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

[Doug Wellington]

Limor wrote:
> the way they work, you'll get a LOT of fiberglas dust everywhere too :(
> media lab had one and they tossed it

Ah, that explains why they now include the vacuum with HEPA filter...

Jay wrote:
> 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.

Yeah, you can have a lot of boards made for that kind of money...

> Second issue was that you still didn't have plated through holes even though
> you could do 2 sided boards.

Apparently, if you get the vacuum table, there's a kit to use it to do
the through hole plating.  (Of course, that adds even more to the
cost...)

I called LPKF and the woman I talked to bragged that they were on GSA
contract and that there was no discounting, so everyone gets the same
price.  And what a price!  Man, my 8"x19" CNC mill (that is more
accurate BTW) cost HALF what the S42 does...

Thanks for the info...

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