Homebrew_PCBs

Hello,

I'm a beginner in the world of making PCBs.

I seek for a website which offers cheap Ferric Chloride and a Etch
resist pen (that's all I need, right?)


Best Regards,
Aviv Revach

Not sure where to direct you for the ferric chloride, but I have used the
Sharpie brand marker pens made by Sanford for etch resistant pens and they
worked great. Available in a variety of widths and available at the local
office supply store.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

> -----Original Message-----
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm a beginner in the world of making PCBs.
>
> I seek for a website which offers cheap Ferric Chloride and a Etch
> resist pen (that's all I need, right?)
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Aviv Revach

--- jolp9 <jolp@...> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm a beginner in the world of making PCBs.
>
> I seek for a website which offers cheap Ferric
> Chloride and a Etch
> resist pen (that's all I need, right?)

Where do you live? What country, I mean.

Etch resist pens are just those permanent laundry
marking pens.

You can also get sheets of rub-on shapes of PCB traces
and IC pin patterns. They work just fine directly on
the copper as etch resist.

I'm in the USA and there is Radio Shack in almost
every town. You can also order from companies such as
Digikey http://www.digikey.com and Mouser
http://www.mouser.com

Look through some of the past messages for opinions on
different kinds of etchant. Ferric Chloride has its
own set of problems. I don't like it because it is
just way too slow.

Steve Greenfield

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Hello,

> Etch resist pens are just those permanent laundry
> marking pens.

So I only need to seek for a permanent marking pen?
Do you know the exact material which is used in these sort of pens?
(so I could check whether it is found in the pen' description)

> You can also get sheets of rub-on shapes of PCB traces
> and IC pin patterns. They work just fine directly on
> the copper as etch resist.

Yeah, I know these sort of sheets, but I rather design my own PCB,
print and etch it to the board (the rub-on shapes don't fit complex
designs, at least that's what I think...)

> I'm in the USA and there is Radio Shack in almost
> every town. You can also order from companies such as
> Digikey http://www.digikey.com and Mouser
> http://www.mouser.com

RadioShack just openned two new stores in Israel. I'm going there
today in order to see if they are selling the "Complete PCB making
kit" that was once sold in their website.

Thanks for the links, I will pay a visit to those websites.

> Look through some of the past messages for opinions on
> different kinds of etchant. Ferric Chloride has its
> own set of problems. I don't like it because it is
> just way too slow.

What would you offer me to use?
A link to a website that sells it would be nice ;)


Best Regards,
Aviv Revach