Commercial services for making PC boards are so competitive [1] that making them yourself is rarely worth the trouble. The standard photochemical process is quite good, better than any of the do-it-yourself processes.  (In Shentzen, you can get 4-hour turnaround at no extra charge.) Machines for milling one-off boards have been around for decades, but they&#x27;ve never been used much.<p>Small-scale solder paste printing and pick and place is more useful. Those are hard to do by hand, expensive to get done for one-offs, and solder paste&#x2F;place&#x2F;reflow all have to be done in close sequence.  Reflow ovens are easy; toaster ovens with special temperature controllers are often used.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ladyada.net&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;tutorials&#x2F;library&#x2F;pcb&#x2F;manufacturers.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ladyada.net&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;tutorials&#x2F;library&#x2F;pcb&#x2F;manufactur...</a>