GO: A Cheaper Alternative to Dremel - XKE Rotary Tool Kit - Page 2. Making Your Own Printed Circuit Board – An Overview, part 1. If you start tinkering with electronics, eventually you will want to make your own printed circuit board, or PCB as it is generally called.
In the olden days, this subject was pretty straightforward. You went down to your local RadioShack, and bought an etching kit. You drew your single sided design using a marking pen and some supplied stickers. The board was fairly big, and it had only a few simple through-hole components. Demonstration.