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The MCIGICMFR-4 Copper Clad PCB Laminate Circuit Board is a pack of 10 single-sided, high-quality boards designed for etching and prototyping. Each board measures 4 x 2.7 inches with a thickness of 1.6mm, made from durable FR4 Bakelite and copper. They come moisture-protected to prevent rust, making them perfect for DIY electronics and IoT projects.
Material Type | Glass, Copper |
J**L
These Boards Are Wonderful
The media could not be loaded. Was a little bit weary compared to the reviews left here, so I'll share my honest experience with these boards. Right out of the box, the surface wasn't that great. Kind of like scuff/grease marks on it, but nothing that would effect the usability of these boards. Just sand off the imperfections with some fine grit sandpaper. I personally didn't notice any severely messed up cuts for the edges of the board, maybe others got a bad batch. I'm sure if I measured it that it wouldn't be perfectly square, but I'm not going to nitpick on that.For the actual etching, especially for the first time, I found these boards to work almost perfectly. I used Staedtler's universal permanent markers to make my traces, and it worked surprisingly well (sharpie works ok but can smear off). Almost all the traces were preserved after etching, and I didn't notice any peeling or have trouble with the thickness of the copper. Other than needing to saw the boards into smaller manageable sizes, these boards were very easy to use. Overall, for the price it's a nice and easy introduction to DIY PCB manufacturing and I will be buying more.
C**N
Light scratches, but perfect for what I needed
Perfect sizing. They arrived stacked on top of each other so most of them came slightly scratched, not an issue for me personally since I’m using them for large sized traces along with dissolving most of the copper off the board itself. Aside from the light scratches look good and function exactly as expected!Unless you’re planning to make super small tiny traces, I’d recommend them
A**R
Good quality
I purchased the wrong boards. I needed double sided and bought single. This was my mistake and while waiting for the right ones to come in, I tested these boards. I cut traces in a finished PCB that is only 25mm in diameter on a Shapeoko 4 XXL. It's such a giant machine to see these boards on but the end result was amazing. As with any blank board, there is going to be the slightest thickness variation but I was able to cut across the entire board with no problems by slightly increasing my depth of cut to account for this and it worked great. I did not use standard PCB design software mainly because the board had to be so compact that it was difficult for me to get the design to fit. I ended up doing the actual design work in Carbide Create. I did not use board leveling so instead surfaced a base piece of MDF to hold the board and then did depth checks in all four corners. I would run the depth test until the bit cut the copper in all four corners and then run the cut at that depth. It worked perfectly. Now waiting for the right boards to get here so I can test my holders for the back side cut.
G**R
Good Enough
You get what you pay for--this is a 10-pack of 2.7x4" offcuts from PCB manufacturing, stacked without anything separating them, and put into a thin cardboard box that's scotch-taped shut.They're scratched, gouged occasionally along the edges, stained in places.Will they work? Sure, if your project is fairly simple and you have wide, not-too-complex traces, the surface scratches here and there probably won't affect your functioning. Without putting it under a microscope, none of the scratches look deep enough that they've broken through to the laminate.If you're making something incredibly complex with hair-thin traces and precisely-calculated resistance from component-to-component, well, you probably should spend a little more than 69 cents per board.This is keeping manufacturing waste out of the landfill and getting it to hobbyists that'll use it, so...as my wife said when she married me, "Meh, it'll do."
R**9
Works as should
Used to make custom switching board for my laser engraver to allow me not to unplug wires to switch to rotary. Easy to work with.
Z**.
Bought these for Manhattan style prototyping
What a joke of a prototyping method. I’ve been using these as heat sinks, ground planes, mounting boards.What I haven’t done since the first day is try to bend or break them. Their substrate is fibreglass, and they can be pretty sharp. Didn’t cut myself but came near on multiple occasions and eventually decided I’d have to use these for a better purpose than a terrible prototyping method.
R**E
Looks like a duck, clucks like a chicken
Spent a couple days making the circuit board using my milling machine and a 1/64" end mill. When I tried to solder parts to the board, the copper pealed off in 5 of 32 solder joints. This is 1/2 oz circuit board, which is the thinnest copper cladded board. Unfortunately the other sellers of circuit board do not say how heavy the copper is (1/2 , 1, 2 oz) , so I am buying circuit board from an electronics company. At least this seller is honest about this being 1/2 oz board.
W**K
fast delivery, and good price.
I used it for some small project.
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