Homebrew PCBs

Oh this is fantastic!!

I did my first board with my laserjet and using the slick advertising paper,
and I am really pleased!

I don't know if the attached pictures will come through... it's a
business-card-sized board (2x3.5"), double-sided.  If you look close you can
see the alignment of the holes is quite good.  I drilled it by hand with the
$10 Harbor Freight drill and $6 micro-bit pack-- thanks again Erik for
pointing the way!

This was first use of my $60 e-bay laserjet (p1102w) that I just got
yesterday (and which is even complaining about "low-toner" -- the owner
warned me that the intro cartridge was about out).

Awesome guys, thanks for all of the tips (mostly that I've gotten from
reading the archives)

Cheers,
John

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 2:45 PM, John Clonts <john@...> wrote:

> Just getting started on this toner transfer.  My first board was an "Eagle"
> conversion of an "Arduino RBBB" by westfn, and it turned out better than I
> expected-- I just used a copier at work on standard copy paper!  I've tested
> all the traces and not a single short or open!
>
> So now to drill.  Before I order carbide bits online I was trying to find
> some locally.  I have read on here of people who have found multi-packs of
> small carbide bits at Harbor Freight.  I looked through our store and didn't
> find them (staff was busy and didn't have time to ask).  Do the Harbor
> Freight stores no longer carry them?  (I didn't see mention of them online
> either).
>
> Any other suggestions, to be able to drill my board this weekend?
>
> Thanks!
>
>


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Very nice!

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, John Clonts <john.clonts@...> wrote:

>
> Oh this is fantastic!!
> 
> I did my first board with my laserjet and using the slick advertising paper,
> and I am really pleased!
> 
> I don't know if the attached pictures will come through... it's a
> business-card-sized board (2x3.5"), double-sided.  If you look close you can
> see the alignment of the holes is quite good.  I drilled it by hand with the
> $10 Harbor Freight drill and $6 micro-bit pack-- thanks again Erik for
> pointing the way!
> 
> This was first use of my $60 e-bay laserjet (p1102w) that I just got
> yesterday (and which is even complaining about "low-toner" -- the owner
> warned me that the intro cartridge was about out).
> 
> Awesome guys, thanks for all of the tips (mostly that I've gotten from
> reading the archives)
> 
> Cheers,
> John
> 
> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 2:45 PM, John Clonts <john@...> wrote:
> 
> > Just getting started on this toner transfer.  My first board was an "Eagle"
> > conversion of an "Arduino RBBB" by westfn, and it turned out better than I
> > expected-- I just used a copier at work on standard copy paper!  I've tested
> > all the traces and not a single short or open!
> >
> > So now to drill.  Before I order carbide bits online I was trying to find
> > some locally.  I have read on here of people who have found multi-packs of
> > small carbide bits at Harbor Freight.  I looked through our store and didn't
> > find them (staff was busy and didn't have time to ask).  Do the Harbor
> > Freight stores no longer carry them?  (I didn't see mention of them online
> > either).
> >
> > Any other suggestions, to be able to drill my board this weekend?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> 
> 
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>

P.S.  The pictures didn't go through so I posted them in the yahoo groups
picture area, titled "JCC First Board"

On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 9:00 AM, N2BHA <n2bha@...> wrote:

>
>
> Very nice!
>
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, John Clonts <john.clonts@...> wrote:
> >
> > Oh this is fantastic!!
> >
> > I did my first board with my laserjet and using the slick advertising
> paper,
> > and I am really pleased!
> >
> > I don't know if the attached pictures will come through... it's a
>


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