Kimio Kosaka soldered together quite a unique Arduino clone. The entire board is done freeform, with no PCB whatsoever. Based on a Metaboard, Kosaka designed and printed the layout in Eagle CAD. He used the printout as a template to bend steel wires into place to make the connections. Despite using a method that’s known for its delicacy, the final product looks surprisingly robust.
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better in 3D http://robotik.dyyyh.de/wecker.htm
These freeforms are all very pretty, but watch out. Without the full or partial ground plane a PCB provides, your signals can get ragged and even go wrong.
i tryed this but when i gave it some dc power it shorted out anf burnt the chip (must of made a wrong conection)
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