Re: circuit board makers

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Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net>

 > Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
 >
 >
 > The best and most economical place is:
 >
 > www.expresspcb-dot-com
 >
 > I use this service at both work for engineering prototype boards and for
 > personal use.  They have their own free software
 > which is extremely easy to use, has a large library of readily available
 > parts (plus you can make your own), and delivery
 > time is extremely fast as well.  Design your board on their software.
Click
 > a button to send file with payment information, and you'll receive
finished
 > boards in about two days.

They seem to only make really "small" boards of a fixed size useless to me.
The prices look pretty extreme as well. At something like $100 per two board
it better be some master craftman union people making that board by hand
with a chisel.

Well, it's back to the etch resist sharpie marker, hacksaw and really
exciting rhombus shaped circuit boards.

KEN

 >
 > I've checked out www.pcb123-dot-com, which does have better software than
 > www.expresspcb-dot-com, but turn-around times, and prices are higher than
 > www.expresspcb-dot-com.
 >
 > Or you could use conventional PCB houses (such as www.pcbexpress-dot-com) and
 > others, but you need to have your own artwork program and actually
creating
 > the files (gerbers, drill layers, etc...) can be a daunting task to anyone
 > who hasn't done it before.
 >
 > Dan
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > Are there any places like pcb123-dot-com or whatever that will CUT up yout
 > finished boards to the size you want? I"m looking for some boards around
2"
 > x 10" or so.
 >
 > I'm not going to pay to have a circuit board made if  I have to take a
hack
 > saw to it to give it the "finishing touches." I can make awful, distorted
 > crooked boards at home already, and want to do nothing but solder parts to
a
 > proerly made board.
 >
 > KEN
 >
 >
 >