<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14172" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14185">I was looking at a more conventional dimond head milling unit such as: <a href="http://www.lpkf.com/_mediafiles/3866-brochure-lpkf-protomat-e34-44-en.pdf" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14192">http://www.lpkf.com/_mediafiles/3866-brochure-lpkf-protomat-e34-44-en.pdf</a></span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14171"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14156"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14158"><font size="2" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14157">Sincerely, <br> </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14155"><font size="2" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14159">Chris Juried <br>Audio Engineering Society (AES) <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var>Member <br>InfoComm-Recognized AV Technologist</font><span class="postbody" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14154"><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.juriedengineering.com/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14153">http://www.JuriedEngineering.com</a> (Juried Engineering, LLC.)</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14162"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14168"><font size="2" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14167"><br><br>This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any distribution or copying of this email, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify me at (754) 300-9972 and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and any printout thereof.</font></font><br></div></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14195"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14202" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14201"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14200"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14199"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14198"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "rsdio@audiobanshee.com" <rsdio@audiobanshee.com><br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14197"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14196">To:</span></b> Chris Juried <cjuried@yahoo.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> SDIY List <synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl><br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14204"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14203">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 3, 2016 12:22 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [sdiy] Audio circuits and basic electronics knowledge recommendation.<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457001560489_14205"><br>On Mar 2, 2016, at 3:37 PM, Chris Juried <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:cjuried@yahoo.com" href="mailto:cjuried@yahoo.com">cjuried@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<div class="yqt0607564134" id="yqtfd06099"><br clear="none">> I would love to get my hands on a laser cuter for prototyping. Any idea what these are running, on the entry level machines?</div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">In Seattle, Metrix Create:Space has a LPKF Protolaser S capable of 2-mil traces with 2-mil spacing. They also have a CNC PCB Plotter for the necessary drilling. I had the honor of designing the first functioning circuit that they built - a tiny PCB the size of a coin for wearable computing.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.metrixcreatespace.com/#circuitlab-rates" target="_blank">http://www.metrixcreatespace.com/#circuitlab-rates</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">I thought you asked "where," but I see you actually asked "what," as in cost - I think they're six figures to buy, and I don't know whether that includes the significant training necessary to operate them properly. Depending upon what you want to spend your time on, you're probably better off hiring someone to make PCBs for you rather than buying the equipment to do it yourself.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Brian<div class="yqt0607564134" id="yqtfd07856"><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>