https://hackaday.com/2017/11/02/why-wait-just-plate-your-own-pcb-vias/
Shit is crazy.
Haha, DIY at its finest.
That's how they do it in the PCB sweat shops.
DIWhy?
I was having fun with diy electroplating just the other day. Isn't hard to set up, but feels a little weird as if you're setting up a meth lab. :P
Threw a thin layer of copper onto some coins as a test (didn't bother cleaning the coins first, which have made them look much better):
(http://i.imgur.com/U274Vjrm.jpg)
Copper acetate and peracetic acid solution, by the way:
(http://i.imgur.com/Huly6n7m.jpg)
Quote from: jubal81 on November 03, 2017, 03:32:23 AM
DIWhy?
I'm with you there. And if I'm being honest, it's getting harder to justify DIY pedals when I can get a decent Chinese clone almost anything (including digital shit I can't even make myself) for $30.
Quote from: culturejam on November 03, 2017, 01:26:40 PM
I'm with you there. And if I'm being honest, it's getting harder to justify DIY pedals when I can get a decent Chinese clone almost anything (including digital shit I can't even make myself) for $30.
THIS is generally why I only build or DIY pedals that are not currently cloned.
Quote from: culturejam on November 03, 2017, 01:26:40 PM
Quote from: jubal81 on November 03, 2017, 03:32:23 AM
DIWhy?
I'm with you there. And if I'm being honest, it's getting harder to justify DIY pedals when I can get a decent Chinese clone almost anything (including digital shit I can't even make myself) for $30.
You are dead to me.
Quote from: pickdropper on November 03, 2017, 02:30:27 PM
You are dead to me.
;D
Maybe I was a little too strong in my comment. I like building pedals because it's fun, not because it's cheap. And I'll always like hand-made boutique stuff. But man, the cheap clones do make me evaluate what I'm doing in a DIY sense.
Quote from: culturejam on November 03, 2017, 06:12:20 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on November 03, 2017, 02:30:27 PM
You are dead to me.
;D
Maybe I was a little too strong in my comment. I like building pedals because it's fun, not because it's cheap. And I'll always like hand-made boutique stuff. But man, the cheap clones do make me evaluate what I'm doing in a DIY sense.
Obviously joking. Cost is a reasonable argument as you can buy cheap Chinese for about the same price as making one. That said, I expect anything I built to use much higher quality hardware and last a lot longer.
If i need a plated through hole in a diy pcb, i pop in an eyelet and it does the job. You can get very small Keystone eyelets from at least Mouser.
dave