obrien135 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

If you want to etch a two sided board, do you iron both sides, flipping it over after doing the first side, or does the heat transfer well enough through the board from one side?

coolboarder44 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I don't think you can use a picture from a magazine directly and put it onto your copper clab board. What you might have to do is scan the pic into your computer and put it into photoshop or something to trace it out. I think it has to be only black ink (not sure how the colour ink reacts to the acids) plus you can't really get colours on your PCB anyways :) But just as long as you get the image onto photo-glossy paper (ie, printed it off of your comp.) you should be good to go.

obrien135 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Do you print the pattern of the artwork out onto the glossy paper you got from magazines? I didn't see that part in the video. Does it have to be white or can there be colors or black printing on it before you print the toner onto the paper, if it's from magazines? It looked like you suggested using magazine pages. Can you use glossy photo paper instead?

oneskirvin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

very nice man thanks for the video

killitb (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I really liked the part where it showed the copper being etched away. that was pretty cool.

stupidfish100 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

lol this is much more easy then the make thing and cheaper to

TheBypasser (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

hehe I use ferrum too - if the mixture is dense, you need like 20-30 minutes per average board, also it's reusable, non-toxic (so you can turn and grab your board with bare hands) and can be restored if overused by putting iron nails in it.

TheBypasser (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I tried both metal-cutting and just strong cardboard-cutting scissors - both worked perfectly.

RudyChickenz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ferric chloride is more expensive, non-reusable, you have to use more of it, and it produces a lot of copper salts that are bad for the environment when you pour em down the drain. this method is way better IMO.

captainmarmalade (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yeah they're called tin snips. i used to use them when i was roofing. they're somewhat like what you would use to trim small hedges, but they don't have a curve in them. they sell them at pretty much any hardware store if you haven't found them yet.