I doubt the idea is to compete with a modern board-house. This is a learning experience, and in all likelihood, and though not to get too moooooshy and screw up my image as a hard-nosed, cold-hearted prick, an attempt to create a father/son bonding experience.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:23 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Direct printing of artwork > > > Not to throw cold water on your or your son's PCB ambitions, > but might it be > cheaper and less trouble to have the boards made by one of > the low cost > proto houses that exist now? You can get proto boards done > for less than > $100. By the time you set up an exposure lamp, buy the > chemicals, film, pcb > blanks, figure out how to dispose of the used etchant, and > drill the holes, > you could be over the $100 and "lots of work" mark. > > Of course, if the idea is to explore the actual process of pcb > manufacturing, equipment, materials and supplies procurement, > and how to > comply with all the environmental regulations of toxic waste > disposal, then > using a pcb fab house would be missing the point... > > I think it's great that your son has the curiosity about it though. I > learned much about working with hand and power tools and auto > repair from > watching and helping my father when I was a kid. Although I ended up > choosing a different branch of engineering than my father (I > am electrical, > my father is mechanical and nuclear), I attribute my interest > in analysis, > problem solving, and handyman's skills to the role model that > is my father. > Even though it's the day after Father's Day, I am still > saying "Thanks, > Dad!". > > Best regards, > Ivan Baggett > Bagotronix Inc. > website: www.bagotronix.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 2:56 PM > Subject: [PEDA] Direct printing of artwork > > > > My son wants to build a board to learn how it's done. We've > got schematic > and > > PCB files ready to roll. I've got some old Kepro-clad kits > (pre-sensitized > > copperclad); now all we need is a way to get the artwork > onto a negative. > I've > > done it before using viewgraph transparencies, but don't > now have a handy > way > > to turn the printout into a negative. I recall doing it > eons ago by using > > Postscript output to a file, then directly monkeying with > the Postscript > header to > > invert the colors. Does anybody have a more modern way to > invert black and > > white? I can print to a PDF, but that doesn't seem helpful. > Neither was > anything > > I could find in tinkering with the colors within Protel. > Surely somebody > else > > out there has already done this? Thanks in advance for any > help you can > offer. > > > > Steve Hednrix > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
