First job the draftsman would layout PCB's with tape and pads on mylar sheets And then we'd send those out to be reduced. Then to the FAB house who'd run some p

First job the draftsman would layout PCB's with tape and pads on mylar sheets And then we'd send those out to be reduced. Then to the FAB house who'd run some prototypes. All told the whole process seemed to take about 3 months from scratch. The couple of times I delt with homemade PCB's... janky. If I had to prototype something I'd buy vector board with plated through holes and then solder wire wrap wire to sockets. Quicker and almost as reliable as a professional PCB.