[sdiy] Place to get a cheap 1-off of a large PCB?

[Byron G. Jacquot]

>I'm looking for a place to order a 1-off or a small quantity of a
>rather large PCB (11"x16").   I blew my chance with advanced circuits
>by ordering some boards for the student special, so their 500$ free
>isn't available to me (damn).  I thought at one time I saw another
>board house that had the same special, but googling hasn't been able
>to dig it up.  Same goes for any specials that let me order just a
>single board instead of a batch of 5 or 10, I just need to get one PCB
>to ensure quality before doing a final run.

Have you checked into all of the other specials from Advanced Circuits?  Their bare bones service might fit, if you can do without soldermask and silkscreen.  They'll do a one-off of any doublesided board up to 12 * 16.

If the board works and you reach production, you can also credit the bare-bones cost towards the regular order.

https://www.barebonespcb.com/!BB1.asp

I've used the service several times, and it's always been good.  Short turnarounds for one-offs (less than a week), good boards, and free popcorn.

Byron Jacquot