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Subject: Re: Looking for PCB stock to make flexible circuit boards

From: "b.parcels" <bparcels@...>
Date: 2008-12-08

Hi all,
Been doing the same search myself for a while now... I haven't made
an order yet, but a few promising leads:

www.pcbmaterialworld.com

probably your best bet to find exactly what you need. They appear to
stock all types of copper clad laminates, including flex, and I saw
an ad saying they would deal with hobbiests/researchers.

professionalplastics.com
k-mac-plastics.com

both of these places distribute the polyimide plastic (AKA kapton)
that is typically used as the laminate in flex boards. No copper
clad, but depending what you are hoping to do, it might help. Really
pricy stuff...

bare copper foil (if you are looking to do lamination yourself) is
available pretty much everywhere - including that first link, or
places like:

onlinemetals.com
basiccopper.com

Another great resource for more info about these materials and their
use is "Printed circuits handbook" by Clyde F. Coombs... in it's 5th
or 6th edition now.

If you get a chance, please let us know how things go - I'm looking
to start doing the same thing pretty quick here.

Cheers,
Brad



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "lcdpublishing"
<lcdpublishing@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Does anyone know where to purchase PCB stock to make flexible
circuit boards? The type I
> am looking for is the very thin film which appears to be a plastic
type material.
>
> Chris
>