[sdiy] First PCB....

[Tom Farrand]

You can get the Gerber files from ExpressPCB and then you can have the
boards made anywhere.  They charge for that service as they are
knowingly flushing future revenue down the toilet, so it is not free.
However, I think I paid $60 to have everything converted to standard
files and was off to the races on a commercial product.  I just don't
think that service is advertised anywhere on their website.  An email
ought to do the trick.  The commercial quantities of the boards came
out fine.  (I emailed them before I did the board and specifically
asked about this service.  They told me the conditions up-front.  They
made good on their promise and I paid what was agreed.  I have no
connection to ExpressPCB other than as a customer.)

Peace.
Tom Farrand


On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Mike Beauchamp <mikebeauchamp at gmail.com> 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.
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Tom Adam <tom.adam at thebigear.be> wrote:
> > 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,
> >
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