[sdiy] OT: High price of vectorboard

[Buck Buchanan]

Tim Ressel wrote:

> Yo,
> 
> I just got a nose bleed from the high prices of
> vectorboard! Its almost cheaper to have PCBs made than
> to make protos. Especially if you figure in the
> time...
> 
> Anybody know of a cheaper source? All Digikey and
> Mouser carry is Vector, and the altitude is just too
> high for my blood...


Jameco has a big selection of single sided hole-per-pad prototype 
boards.  Not the same quality of Vector but a small fraction of the 
price.  The big ones warp a little when you stuff 'em tight but that's 
not too big a deal.

Other than that, as far as printed boards go, Olimex in Bulgaria beats 
vector in price and their service is great!

If you need more specific info, lemmi know.

Buck