[Noisebridge-discuss] Help with Eagle CAD

Dr. Jesus j at hug.gs
Wed Apr 22 19:10:45 UTC 2009


On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:36:11AM -0700, Jonathan Foote wrote: 
> I've considered fabbing my own, but WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE USED
> ETCHANT? Pouring toxic metal salts down the drain is ecologically
> inconsiderate and likely illegal. The price of copper being what it
> is, I'm sure the fab houses have some kind of electrolytic recovery,
> but that's more than I feel like dealing with in the sink. I'll stick
> to the fab houses, who also do a great job drilling all those teeny
> holes in the right place.

Whenever I ask this, I get vague handwaving about neutralizing the
etchant "and then Bob calls someone to come and pick it up."

When I find Bob's number, I'll let you know.



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