Monday, 14 May 2012

Laser Engraved PCB

I thought we were being really clever with this one but apparently it has been done before!

We needed a PCB making for a simple stepper motor driver and thought "why can't we use the laser?". A quick trip to maplins we had a copper clad board and some grey automotive primer.
The process itself is really simple:


1) Spray board with Primer


2) Engrave board with design


3) Etch Board


4) Remove remaining primer with acetone


5) Solder Board!



You will have to excuse the soldering - My drill bit was too large and i didn't have any flux!


We are not going to be making proffesional boards like this but for a clean, high speed way to make a PCB its pretty good.
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  1. Anonymous4 July 2014 at 08:53

    This is a great post and enjoy the look of your blog very much.

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  2. Unknown28 March 2016 at 09:06

    Thanks for the Instruction on Laser Engraved PCB.

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