In order to complete this step you have two options:

Professional Manufacturing:



If you have never made a PCB and have no interest in gaining the skill to do so, this is what I would recommend. By getting your board professionally manufactured the difficulty of this project goes from high intermediate down to beginner. Your board will be guaranteed to be high quality, come with a solder mask, and may even come with a solder stencil.

Homemade PCB:



This is the option for those who really want to improve their skills and enhance their personal capabilities. It is also the option for those into high pace prototyping and who are really cutting the costs low. The ability to make my own PCBs has been one of my biggest advantages over the years and I strongly recommend it to anyone who is interested. I have developed my own method for making PCBs (see my channel for how to do that) which is a little outside the scope of this tutorial and requires equipment most beginners can't afford. Therefore, instead I recommend the toner transfer method using a product named PressN'Peel. It is fairly easy and the only equipment you'll need that not necessarily everyone will have is a cheap laser printer. Check out clacktronics-uk's tutorial for more details!

The basic process is as follows:

Clean your copper cad board. Print your design onto the Peel n' Stick using a laser printer. Iron the design from the Peel n' stick onto your copper board Place the board in ferric chloride until etched. Clean off the toner

Solder Mask (Optional):

A solder mask is a covering that protects your board in all places but where solder needs to go. This makes it slightly easier to solder but more importantly dramatically improves the ascetics of the board. If you did not get your board manufactured you may want to add one, but its not strictly necessary. Personally I find this process incredibly easy and highly recommend it. Again, I'm only going to go over the basic process so you know what you're getting into. Check out cpeniche's tutorial for more details!

The process is as follows: