27-06-2017, 04:03 PM
If you don't like breadboards, how about Veroboard - stripboard with copper strips and holes punched at 0.1" intervals, now available from a number of manufacturers.
![[Image: l-01-0021Front.jpg]](http://www.verotl.com/images/images/veroboards/l-01-0021Front.jpg)
The strips can be cut to provide breaks using a spot face cutter - essentially a drill bit mounted in a handle so you just twist it to remove the copper. You can design your own layouts or there is even a free CAD program available these days.
For circuits using transistors and discrete components, the electronic schematic can be transferred to the board quite easily with the actual components in the same position as the schematic.
When I used it a lot, I found the most economical way was to buy it in long strips and cut it up as required.
Try entering Veroboard into a search engine - select images and you will find lots of circuit layouts and actual built up boards and ranging from simple to extremely complex, so you can see that it is a very flexible tool to have at your disposal.
The strips can be cut to provide breaks using a spot face cutter - essentially a drill bit mounted in a handle so you just twist it to remove the copper. You can design your own layouts or there is even a free CAD program available these days.
For circuits using transistors and discrete components, the electronic schematic can be transferred to the board quite easily with the actual components in the same position as the schematic.
When I used it a lot, I found the most economical way was to buy it in long strips and cut it up as required.
Try entering Veroboard into a search engine - select images and you will find lots of circuit layouts and actual built up boards and ranging from simple to extremely complex, so you can see that it is a very flexible tool to have at your disposal.
