Comments on: DIY PCB Fab Pictures

By: BigIg

BigIg — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:04:45 +0000

I was actually thinking about wasting a bunch of money on a laser printer.

Now I can use my semi-decent inkjet to achieve the same result.

Thanks!

By: justDIY

justDIY — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:18:15 +0000

Adam, good point on the dust mask … I don’t wear it while soldering or anything, just to keep the fiberglas dust outa my lungs when I’m drilling or cutting the PCBs.

So if anyone is sensitive to chlorine gas, which is released during the etching process, invest in a quality respirator that actually scrubs the air, not just removing dust.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:01:25 +0000

Just as a safety note, the N95 “respirator” you picture there won’t do squat to keep chemical gasses from your lungs. They are designed to filter .3 micron and larger particles - so they would help somewhat for sanding or in case that some items are atomized, but provide little protection otherwise.