Making your own circuit board with the toner transfer process – 5 Methods tested.
13 February 2023The toner transfer process is a common method used to create printed circuit boards (PCBs) in a DIY setting or small-scale production. The process involves transferring a printed image of a circuit design onto a copper-clad board, which is then etched to remove the unneeded copper and leave the desired circuit pattern. The process of transferring toner onto a circuit board remains the same, but the methods of achieving it can differ. I conducted a brief search on YouTube and tried the top four methods, as well as creating my own approach. I utilized the test pattern from here, which…
Tips for toner transfer with 3D printing
It is possible to transfer toner onto your 3D prints. Check the original guide on this process found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/FDM_TonerTransfer/ Here a few tips I have found in my own testing. The beauty of this process is you can alter…
Defender Cocktail table gives new life to an old laptop
The background During a clean-out of my shed, I stumbled upon an old, discarded Dell laptop. Despite its inability to properly boot up, I saw potential in the device. I had always dreamed of owning an arcade machine that could…
Waterproofing WLED
I started out my Youtube channel with a video about WLED. Well, it was actually about a Larson scanner cap but in earnest, my videos were about WLED. The main reason being my boys wanted some sort of lighting on…
Low polygon WLED Neopixel cement lamp completed
It took up to the wire but the lamp was completed on the 4th of December with the competition closing on the 5th. It was pretty tricky trying to get a good photo of the lamp as my camera exposure…
Low polygon WLED Neopixel cement lamp
Instructables has a lamp competition on at the moment (probably ended by now). I am going to make a lamp from an STL found on Thingiverse. I will convert the STL to a mold using fusion 360. Cast cement in…
Block bypass
A behind-the-build video will be available soon. In the meantime please enjoy the video below.
Remote cat door lock
I will be publishing a build guide through the usual channels soon. For now please enjoy the video above.
Sensing spider
Halloween is coming and spiders are perfect for creating a good scare. This project can be either 3D printed or made from wood. A great and challenging introduction to Arduino that demonstrates a practical use of multiple inputs and outputs.…
ESP3D config file.
Here is the configuration settings I used for an ESP32CAM Cut and paste this in your configuration.h if you are facing issues.
Doc Brown Inspired sunglasses
Check the show notes for the STL and SVG Photos below
