Homebrew PCBs

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:46:55 +0100, killerobot9000  
<killerobot9000@...> wrote:

> Hello,
> I saw tons and tons of tutorials on how to make your own PCBs but they
> are all shades of white/clear and don't look very professional. I was
> wondering if anyone knows how to make green professional looking PCBs?
> I googled around and found this product:
> http://www.web-tronics.com/torefogpgr.html
> Anyone know if this is what I need? Or is there an easier or maybe
> cheaper way of making the PCBs green?
> Also, if you need to make a large number of PCBs (say, 100 or so per
> week) would it be cheaper/faster to make them yourself or order them
> from a place for like $2-3 per sqr in?
> Also, as a side note: This is basically the process of making a PCB?
> Print the design onto photopaper, use iron to transfer ink onto
> special copper board, use that chemical stuff to eat away all the
> copper thats exposed then use alcohol to remove the ink. Then drill
> some holes (unless its a SMD board. in which case you would make a
> stencil and apply soldering paste or hand solder it.) Correct?
> Thanks for your time,
> -killerobot9000


I doubt that green stuff will make it look good (the toner underneath will  
make it dark), you need what is called soldermask.
For 100 boards a week having them made is far more reasonable.

ST