I've never etched a PCB but am watching videos on how to and would like how to regardless. I live in Nashville....there's got to be someone here who can etch boards with all the studios in this town. But learning how to self-etch at home would be a good thing for me no matter what.
[I've never etched a PCB but am watching videos on how to and would like how to regardless] -- While there are those in this forum who somehow "get a kick" and/or "personal pleasure" out of etching their own PCB's, I have never personally gotten into it. My distaste for etching my own PCB's may arise from my aversion of having highly toxic and dangerous chemicals in my home and their odor that is strong enough to peel paint from your walls!!! You need to be extremely careful and cautious using these toxic chemicals while wearing aprons and gloves so you don't get any acid-solution on your skin or clothes, which it will then eat a hole through and/or turn your skin yellow/orange.
I would instead suggest that you download and learn how to use the KiCAD PCB-design program and then design your own PCB's. Once you are finished and you output the famous "GERBER" files, there are plenty of "low-volume / prototype" PCB-fabrication companies here in the U.S. and abroad.
Here is the KiCAD PCB download web-page. It's FREE!!!:
https://www.kicad.org/download/
Here is the PCB-fabrication shop that I have used for around 30-years:
https://www.4pcb.com
However, the DIY'ers on this forum tend to prefer this PCB-fabrication shop:
https://jlcpcb.com
Since you mentioned you are in Nashville, here is a short list of PCB-related companies located in Tennessee:
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ORANGE-colored company names are "clickable":
1)
American Manufacturers Agency, Inc.
Address: 603 Morning Rd., Dyersburg, TN 38024-1948 United States
Business Type: Service
2)
Creswell Richardson
Address: 900 Appling St., Chattanooga, TN 37406 United States
Business Type: Distributor, Service
3)
Kanson Electronics/ISSC
Address: 245 Forrest Avenue, Hohenwald, TN 38462 United States
Business Type: Manufacturer, Service
Description: Made in the USA | Woman-Owned and Veteran-Run Kanson Electronics develops innovation solutions for specific contract assembly problems. Over the years, our dedication, honesty, experience and one-on-one personalized service.
4)
Kele Precision Manufacturing
Address: 2999 Brother Blvd., Memphis, TN 38133 United States
Business Type: Manufacturer, Service
5)
KNS Associates, Inc.
Address: PO Box 11746, Memphis, TN United States
Business Type: Distributor, Service
6)
Micron Corporation - TN
Address: 107 N. Porter St., Suite 6, Winchester, TN 37398 United States
Business Type: Manufacturer, Service
7)
S/G Electronics, Inc.
Address: 9113 Macon Road, Cordova, TN 38016 United States
Business Type: Manufacturer, Service
[learning how to self-etch at home would be a good thing for me no matter what] -- You'll spend more time and money etching your own PCB's while stinking up your residence and burning holes in your clothes and skin, than you will learning how to design your own PCB's using the now worldwide "famous" -- FREE!!! -- PCB-design software program!!! But.....sure.....GO FOR IT!!!
>> SEE??? IT'S EASY TO DO!!!
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