gnupic@linuxhacker.org

On Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 02:14:39PM -0700, niv levy wrote:
> Hi.
> I've been using eagle a bit lately.
> So far i produced (i.e. etched + soldered) one board.
> The power bus  i haven't solved yet, but as for single
> sided boards:
> The auto router menu has "preferred directions" for
> top and bottom layers ( in the"general" tab).
> just choose N/A for the layer which you don't
> want/need.

It works perfectly.

> I made the board by printing onto a photo paper (the
> cheapest i could find at office depot - their home
> brand) dissolving it in water and etching in ferric
> chloride. ( when i priced persulfate it came out
> around 40$/kg and i didn't want to spend the money,
> though i agree that it's probably better)

I agree. I know that the FeCl stains though. So I'll be careful.

> Most of what i am intersted in comes under eagle's
> size restrictions so i havn't tried any "manipulations
> / segmenting" etc.)
> Niv
> P.S. I'm using a variant of your THVP + picpg -
> thanks.

Cool! I'm glad that I'm helping someone.

BAJ