Bob,
I second what Dennis said. I just got six 8 x 12 sheets of FR4, .031"
from abcfab, and they're pretty good. Like he says in his ads, they
may need a bit of touching up with cleaner. I plan to get some more,
thicker stock, and I'll go with him again. The six 8 x 12's cost me
$6 plus 4.50 shipping by Priority Mail, and he will combine purchases
to save on shipping.
Ted
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "dl5012" <dl5012@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> That works out to almost 10 cents per sq. inch. Try abcfab on
> eBay. You can get single sided single sided 1 oz. 0.062" thick CEM-
> 1 for about 2 cents per sq. inch (including shipping - he uses flat
> rate priority boxes in the US so shipping doesn't dominate cost).
>
> CEM-1 isn't very good for punching or high frequency circuits. I
> prefer FR4, but can't beat the price.
>
> I haven't seen much single sided FR4 from him, but he does have
> double sided. He would only be a problem if you needed the full
> 8x10 for a single board; the largest I've seen from him is 6x13.
>
> If you buy from, tell him I referred you. It might get me some free
> or discounted boards... I'll check with him to see if it's okay to
> give out his email address so he can save eBay fees... Contact me
> off-board for details (I don't want him to get spammed because ∗I∗
> posted his address for a bot to pick off).
>
> Anyone care to share their secret contacts to PCB manufacturers who
> will still give/sell scraps to hobbyists?
>
> Regards,
> Dennis
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "newaag" <newaag@> wrote:
>
> > I found the best price for new boards is circuit specialists, and
> > buy the 1 oz. .062 8x10" boards for $7.50each.
>