<div dir="ltr"><div>Jon,</div><div>Here is a link to an inexpensive bundle of perfboards for many projects:</div><div><i>10 PCS 73mm x 100mm PCB Board Prototype Kit Protoboard Copper Strip Board Circuit Board Breadboards 957 Holes Perfboard Universal Printed Circuit Breadboard for DIY Soldering Electronic Projects</i> ($8)</div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prototype-Perfboard-Breadboard-Electronic-Experiments/dp/B09BCT2T8W/">https://www.amazon.com/Prototype-Perfboard-Breadboard-Electronic-Experiments/dp/B09BCT2T8W/</a></div><div><img src="cid:ii_lqrlngmn1" alt="image.png" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="201" height="196"><br></div><div><br></div><div>The problem I have found with these perfboards over the years is the need to cut them to size per project.</div><div>Here is a bundle of multiple sizes I've ordered before to give me a selection for different projects - includes edge-card tabs:</div><div><i>ELEGOO 32 Pcs Double Sided PCB Board Prototype Kit for DIY Soldering with 5 Sizes Compatible with Arduino Kits</i> ($10)</div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/ELEGOO-Prototype-Soldering-Compatible-Arduino/dp/B072Z7Y19F/">https://www.amazon.com/ELEGOO-Prototype-Soldering-Compatible-Arduino/dp/B072Z7Y19F/</a></div><div><img src="cid:ii_lqrlm6t50" alt="image.png" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="194" height="197"><br><br></div><div>The following link has most of the same sizes of perfboards, but includes screw terminals, male & female headers, and jumpers for only $2 more:</div><div><i>Tnisesm Double Sided PCB Board Kits,with 40 Pin 2.54mm Male and Female Header Connector, 2P&3P Screw Terminal Block Prototype Boards for DIY Solderin</i></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tnisesm-Connector-Terminal-Prototype-Soldering/dp/B0BWDZK4KZ/">https://www.amazon.com/Tnisesm-Connector-Terminal-Prototype-Soldering/dp/B0BWDZK4KZ/</a></div><div><img src="cid:ii_lqrm6apk2" alt="image.png" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="198" height="199"><br><br></div><div>You may also wish to acquire some card-edge connectors, both solder and ribbon cable, to make plug-in circuits.</div><div><img src="cid:ii_lqrmuvht3" alt="image.png" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="231" height="108"></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 29, 2023 at 8:04 PM jonathan hunsberger via TriEmbed <<a href="mailto:triembed@triembed.org">triembed@triembed.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Ah, I used the wrong word maybe. It was a board with holes, but laid out like a breadboard (like your 2nd set of examples but colored like a breadboard too), and the pieces were soldered into it. However that format constrained the layout too much. The true perfboard you pictured first would work better and I think I will buy some of that to have on hand for hands-on thinking about arrangements.<div><br>...<br> <br></div></div></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 29, 2023, 18:16 Scott Hall via TriEmbed <<a href="mailto:triembed@triembed.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">triembed@triembed.org</a>> wrote:</div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">....</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto" lang="EN-US"><div dir="auto"><div>
</div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div>Here is links to a couple of articles on using prototyping boards:<br><div>from MKTPCB (who makes circuit boards): <a href="https://www.mktpcb.com/perfboard/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mktpcb.com/perfboard/</a></div><div>from DigiKey: <a href="https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/blogs/2022/start-building-cleaner-perfboard-projects-using-these-simple-tips" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/blogs/2022/start-building-cleaner-perfboard-projects-using-these-simple-tips</a></div></div>
</blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Scott G. Hall<br>Raleigh, NC, USA<br><a href="mailto:scottghall1@gmail.com" target="_blank">scottghall1@gmail.com</a></div><i>Although kindness is rarely a job, no matter what you do it's always an option.</i><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>