As you say, give your money to someone else, that's just ridiculous.
I think some places even cut the smaller boards out for you, for free,
with no extra charge.
Also, calling a panelization of _different_ boards "step and repeat" is
showing me i don't want to give them my money anyway.
ST
On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 22:33:29 +0100, Alan King <alan@...> wrote:
> From PCBEx:
>
> "
>
> Thanks for your inquiry. We reviewed your picture of PCB design and
> found
>
> there are multiple projects/or multiple parts on one board, which is also
>
> called "step & repeat" or "panelization". Usually we do not accept
>
> panelization for our standard online order, but we could do the
>
> panelization for you according to your design with an extra charge.
>
> Please find the following two options:
>
>
> If you order 5-9 pieces, there will be an extra charge of $40 for
>
> panelization. For 2 layer, 80 sq. inchs, the price comes as:
>
> Unit price: $25 each
>
> Extra charge for customer panelization: $40
>
> Plus Shipping
>
> "