My journey through hobbyist electronics has had a number of phases. The starting point was hand-drawn PCBs with resist pens on copper clad and etched with Ferric Chloride (dreadful stuff!). Much later, free PCB layout tools allowed me to move to a photo-etch process with a half-decent bubble etch tank and Potassium Persulphate. This made […]
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3D printing to the rescue
I’m on my third 3D printer having started out with a really cheap and cheerful i3 built with a slightly wobbly plywood frame. Things have moved on and the technology available at a modest price point certainly makes the process much simpler while producing high quality results. I have no doubt that there are many […]