DIY PCB for pic programer

[mhawk134]

I'm more of the make it my self type person, and would really like to print my own circuit board for a PIC programmer as I finally got my programmer working a couple of days ago, and all though it looks good as is, I think a PCB would look even sweeter, if anybody know anything about this or somewhere that sells a kit for this let me know, as I wouldn't mind getting the parts shipped in and then working on this next week.

Hawk

[Winterz117]

i think radio shack sells a pcb design kit, but i couldnt find it on the website. i know my store sells one

[mhawk134]

i think radio shack sells a pcb design kit, but i couldnt find it on the website. i know my store sells one

Does it come with the acetone and all the stuff for etching also?

Hawk

[bill16504]

There's a lot of vids on YouTube for making your own pcbs.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pcb+making&aq=1&oq=pcb

[Nemesis]

contact Alien_x he'll be able to help you.

[Winterz117]

no i dont really know but ill be going to radio shack soon and ill let u know

[gameroms]

good luck at radio shack, there not the store they used to be.

[PspKicks316]

Radioshack is amazing. Yes, they sell a kit for about $15-20(around there) and it contains I think 2 pcb boards(you can also buy more, bigger, and also double sided there) and it also contains the solvent solution and etching solution. I THINK it comes with a permanent marker to draw traces if you wish also. I've gotten the kit before and I was please with it.
(Be careful. The solvents stain. Badly. LOL)

[gameroms]

radio shack is amazing, lol.  obviously you didnt go in one 10 yrs ago  there they were uber amazing. 


this stuff is the bomb for making your traces, dont use the marker in radio shack kits, it looks :censored:ty.

http://www.techniks.com/


heres a guide for using that product

http://www.techniks.com/how_to.htm

[PspKicks316]

radio shack is amazing, lol.  obviously you didnt go in one 10 yrs ago  there they were uber amazing. 

Unless I was walking around soldering and stuff at age 5/6, nope, I didn't XD
hahaha.
And, yeah definitely don't use the radioshack marker for it. gameroms is right, it's horrible lol.

[Winterz117]

yeah i never really went to radioshack for this kind of stuff when i was six

[spinparty]

This is the site people say is the best. Its very imformative and what not.
http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/gooteepc.htm

Also instructables.com if you search PCB, they have a picture process which is also helpful to clearify alot of the terminology. The first link also has the link for the download of the pcb layout designer. Its meant for designing and sending it to their company for production but it works just to print it out and use it as your iron on. Let me know how this works out as im quite interested!