[sdiy] Possibly quick / cheap pcb service - anyone interested?

[Neil Johnson]

Hi,

Tom Bugs wrote:
> I'm sure there's a market for very small scale PCB productions as  
> many board houses don't become viable until you reach, say, 20 PCBs.

Oh, there is a market, but most people are put off by the prices.

> George Hearn introduced me last year to www.PCBtrain.co.uk who  
> offer relatively affordable one-off boards for prototyping - this  
> may give some good ideas for chargeable prices, though this isn't a  
> CNC based service.

*cough* Not what I'd call affordable - the PCB shop I use in China is  
cheaper even for small runs (and I'm including FeDex shipping to the  
UK).  I recently had a couple of 50mm x 80mm double-sided PCBs made,  
total cost £44.  PCBtrain would charge £52.  In quantity they're more  
than twice the price of China.

Neil
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