Electronics Cheap PCB etching, any help.

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  1. acrimonious

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    I need to find a PCB etching tank, heated, bubble etch would be great but not really needed.

    I'm making boards for people and firms all the time and i'm sick of my blue 'student' etching tray, i'm willing to put some money down for this but parting with (a much loved) £120 (the cheapest i can find) for a vaccum formed sheet of plastic with a heating element just seems wasteful.

    If anyone could point me in the direction of an etch tank/lab/machine for reasonable money, 2nd hand or otherwise, it would be greatly appreciated.

    :worried: Plus i think the sunbed people are catching on (linkie) :worried:
     
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  2. Oclocker

    Oclocker What's a Dremel?

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    Don't rapid do em cheaper (or the people they get em from gega something?
     
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  3. acrimonious

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    No fraid not, rapid was the first i looked at.
     
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  4. Oclocker

    Oclocker What's a Dremel?

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    Sorry been away - mega are dear as well..
     
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  5. Amorphus

    Amorphus What's a Dremel?

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  6. OneSeventeen

    OneSeventeen Oooh Shiny!

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    holy crap! New ways to be cheap that involve electronics!!!

    And I trusted Afrotech to show me these already!
     
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    I'm using the toner transfer method, just when your making hundreds you just wanna slap it in the tank and relax.

    Cool method tho.
     
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    Afrotech. my fav mod site for years! :rock: :rock: :hip: :clap: :rock:
     
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