[sdiy] Where do I go to have PCBs made?

[jays at aracnet.com]

Doug,

About seven years a go a fellow that did some contract work for the company I worked for had a unit like this. Can't remember the brand or model. Unless it was something simple he'd usually send boards out still.

While it did what it was suppost to it ended up being a very expensive way of making boards. There were two issues. First was the cost. Turns out the machine he had would go through quite a few router and drill bits which cost a fair amount of money. Second issue was that you still didn't have plated through holes even though you could do 2 sided boards. It took a lot of work filling all the holes with wire and soldering them.

Some thoughts.
Jay S.


Doug Wellington wrote:

> Has anyone done their own prototyping?  I've been looking at the LPKF
> ProtoMat S42.
> 
> http://www.lpkfusa.com/protomat/s42.htm
> 
> Yeah, I know I can get a lot of boards done for the money I'd spend on
> that, but still, I'd rather spend the money on that than on a new
> car...  ;-)
> 
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