I used to go through the trouble of etching boards at home working with fairly nasty chemicals long ago. However the ease, speed and low cost of ordering PCBs n

I used to go through the trouble of etching boards at home working with fairly nasty chemicals long ago. However the ease, speed and low cost of ordering PCBs nowadays means I can no longer justify to myself the time, trouble and danger especially with a kid in the house. Much better to get a prototyping shop to do it and send you.