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there's not a lot to it really, if you're talking really simple stuff, a marker pen, copper clad board, and a tray with some ferric chloride in it will do all you need. if you want to do more complex designs, then google press n peel, it's an iron-on film that you print the mask on with your laser printer and then iron onto the board. For larger boards, and easy production of multiple boards, you'll want to be looking at using photoresist boards with the artwork printed onto transparencies, along with a UV lightbox and a heated bubble tank for etching.
Drilling is important too, you will at the very least need a miniature drill with a stand of some sort to accurately make holes without snapping bits constantly, and you will want tungsten carbide drills if you intend to use glass fibre boards, as they'll blunt HSS very quickly (Likewise, you'll probably need a guillotine to cut them if you intend on making large quantities) you can get fancy drills operated by a foot pedal for easier drilling, but they cost more, and are probably not worth it for home use.
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