[sdiy] drilling pcb boards...

[Dan Snazelle]

that is one big question...can you get pcb boards made professionally THAT cheap....selling boards to other people might be possible for some projects but maybe not others..remember this summer on the list i was asking people if i SHOULD get the boards for my project made professionally and in the end , at least before summer told me about pcbcart  it just seemed REAL expensive. so i put what i could onto the asm2 board and made the rest on three etched boards and one perfboard board.

thing is with press and peel i already have all the chemicals, boards, etc and it doesnt take THAT much time. i seem to be able to design a small board, print,make drill and solder it in one to two days. not bad for a weekend. BUT there are the problems and hazards we have been discussing.

this pcb cart concept sounds awesome but dont you still end up paying about 30 bucks a board (i might be way way off on that) AND you have to submit in non-proprietary files..which sucks for those of us who learned to do schematics AND boards using express pcb.....however..if its a BIG board for 30, you could split it up into smaller projects all on one scored board.

so that is the main stopping point for me is learning to use something like (GASP) eagle...unless there is something way easier and free.


thanks for the advice as usual....i am seriously considering it for the future.




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