PCB Etching, Dying and Tinning

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Uploaded by on Dec 19, 2009

This video shows a method for transferring a laser printed circuit onto standard copper clad, it also shows how to dye your board and how to coat the tracks in tin.
More information is available from http://www.sonodrome.co.uk
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Check out my newer method for staining PCBs here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzqyEXBJOv8

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  • I tried this and couldn't get the paper to stick to the board when ironing. I have no idea what I'm going wrong.

  • @1787dude if you're stuck with this method we recommend making sure you have a very hot iron with no water in, also you need to get the right kind of paper (thin gloss paper for colour laser printers). If you are still stuck, there's a very detailed 7 part tutorial from our friends at hacking[dot]majenko[dot]co[dot­]uk

  • Are you using Stannous Chloride in the tinning method? Awesome video BTW. Good to see more females getting into a generally male dominated hobby. 

  • Thanks @CodfishCatfish I love making the circuits, there's something liberating about being able to produce something useful for yourself and others. I think we're going to see more women getting into it in the future, with the younger generations growing up at a time where technology is so integral to their lives. Well I hope we see it anyway! I use Seno Immerse Tin Crystals for tinning my PCBs, it's always worked well for me. Thanks again for checking out the video!

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  • @sonodrome thin gloss paper? hotter iron. it could work. thanks!

  • Agreed and thanks for the response. Subscribed.!

  • @1787dude thanks man, feedback is always awesome :)

  • @sonodrome i think ill color mine purple too lol, i saw the other one where you used a marker,I thought that was really awesome.i watched alot of videos on this and liked this one the best.

  • @1787dude yup :D we did spend a lot of time trying to make them a nicer colour other than the mustard yellow they start out like. The new colouring method is much better tho, and it's a lot faster!

  • i like how half of this is about making your pcb purple lol

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