[sdiy] First PCB....

[Cynthia Webster]

We used ExpressPCB to design the Zeroscillator and make the first batch, 
then we
purchased each of the Gerber files for $60.00 a piece and took 
production elsewhere
for larger quantities which worked out well.  We have returned to using 
them because
we are now making smaller batches of them more often with ExpressPCB, 
than the large
 batches we used to farm out elsewhere.  Some boards are four layer and 
some are two
and we still use them for our designs because you can roll up your 
sleeves and jump right
in to being productive.

We love their service and have found them to be quite helpful.

Cynthia

http://www.cyndustries.com/

Mike Beauchamp wrote:
> A few years ago, I spent quite a few months of work designing a board
> in expressPCB. What I never really thought about was the problem of
> getting boards made at other places, and I really wish someone would
> have steered me politely away from expressPCB before I spent all that
> time on it.
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> Anyways, I picked up KiCad last year, and I'm a pretty big fan of it!
> But yeah, there are a lot of options and people can argue all day over
> which one is best. None of that really matters, but all i'm saying is
> don't forget that expressPCB has you tied into one manufacturer and
> the time spent learning their software could be spent learning
> software that is a lot more flexible.
>
> Your board looks okay.. personally, I like doing all my traces at 90
> and 45 degree angles, but I guess that doesn't matter at all
> considering how many legendary products have been made with boards
> that look completely different! Keep at it, it's a fun hobby!
>
> Mike
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> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Tom Adam <tom.adam at thebigear.be> wrote:
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>> Howdy,
>> I just designed my first PCB in an effort to get to know the software
>> (expressPCB/SCH). Nothing fancy, and if I would build it I would use MUUB
>> pcb's, but I needed something easy for my first try.
>> You can download the files here....
>> www.thebigear.be/SDIY/Test2.pdf
>> www.thebigear.be/SDIY/test2.pcb
>> www.thebigear.be/SDIY/test2.sch
>> (J4&J7 are bicoloured LED's...)
>> All comments appreciated.
>> Be gentle on the n00b;-)
>> Cheers,
>>
>> --
>> ToAd
>> Tom.Adam at thebigear.be
>> www.thebigear.be
>>
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