if im using a IC, should i mirror the copper layer... or the layout?....im kinda Lost here....i had a hard time finding the IC... so i dont want to screw up inverting the pin number layout =]
@makahatator If you use a CAD software suite like Eagle, etc., the software will handle which pin goes where, and which layer it connects with. Typically you would invert the top layer when doing toner transfer, while leaving the bottom layer normal. With photolithography this is the opposite case.
Oh, another very neat trick I thought of (and then discovered someone else had as well, and started experimenting with), is to modify a deskjet to spray down etch resistant inks and translate a PCB on a stage as opposed to rotate the feed roller. Result? Printing directly to the boards. Beautiful if the kinks can be worked out. Print, dunk, done. Marker pens are resistant. And dry quickly. And the printer could always do multiple reprints to build the layer.
Which specific brand of transfer are you using? I've tried, multiple times, Press N' Peel. The results were ALL OVER the place, no matter the level of care involved. Some would be perfect, others, absolutely wrecked. I was polishing the boards, solvent washing them, trying different temps times etc. No luck. The base of a lot of irons isn't 100% flat. Another method to heat it is; ceramic tile on hotplate, board, paper, ceramic tile, bit of weight. Very uniform heat & pressure
Excellent Tut Aon, although you sound a tad clinical in it.
Also, im surprised that your love of voltages hasn't bled over into circuit board making via galvanic etching with copper sulphate. I've started using it to etch brass, seems to work well and since copper sulphate is used as a root-kill agent in septic systems, it's slightly less deadly. Also, it's good for hundreds of etches.
Wow, this is pretty informative, aon. I do not believe I will ever need to make my own circuit board but if I do I will know exactly what needs to be done!
how can i do the layout of the circuit and transfer to pcb?????? there's a special paper for it???
sorry i'm a begginer here.........
miguelvelarde10 2 weeks ago
what kind of paper are you using?
donskanone 1 month ago
baking soda, great idea.
1787dude 1 month ago
if im using a IC, should i mirror the copper layer... or the layout?....im kinda Lost here....i had a hard time finding the IC... so i dont want to screw up inverting the pin number layout =]
makahatator 6 months ago
@makahatator If you use a CAD software suite like Eagle, etc., the software will handle which pin goes where, and which layer it connects with. Typically you would invert the top layer when doing toner transfer, while leaving the bottom layer normal. With photolithography this is the opposite case.
aonomus 6 months ago
great informative vid , awesome techniques. quick question though, what type of paper are you using to print on? many thanks.
jhigu 7 months ago
Oh, another very neat trick I thought of (and then discovered someone else had as well, and started experimenting with), is to modify a deskjet to spray down etch resistant inks and translate a PCB on a stage as opposed to rotate the feed roller. Result? Printing directly to the boards. Beautiful if the kinks can be worked out. Print, dunk, done. Marker pens are resistant. And dry quickly. And the printer could always do multiple reprints to build the layer.
lexichronicle2 1 year ago
Which specific brand of transfer are you using? I've tried, multiple times, Press N' Peel. The results were ALL OVER the place, no matter the level of care involved. Some would be perfect, others, absolutely wrecked. I was polishing the boards, solvent washing them, trying different temps times etc. No luck. The base of a lot of irons isn't 100% flat. Another method to heat it is; ceramic tile on hotplate, board, paper, ceramic tile, bit of weight. Very uniform heat & pressure
lexichronicle2 1 year ago
Excellent Tut Aon, although you sound a tad clinical in it.
Also, im surprised that your love of voltages hasn't bled over into circuit board making via galvanic etching with copper sulphate. I've started using it to etch brass, seems to work well and since copper sulphate is used as a root-kill agent in septic systems, it's slightly less deadly. Also, it's good for hundreds of etches.
MrHeadcrab 2 years ago
Wow, this is pretty informative, aon. I do not believe I will ever need to make my own circuit board but if I do I will know exactly what needs to be done!
Redfordcrate 2 years ago