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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Schematic Capture/PCB Creation program of \tchoice?

From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2009-11-06

You make 4 layer boards at home?

When I make the boards myself I spend even more time on a good layout.
After all I am the guy who doesn't have to spend time drilling all the
vias...

We don't have to agree on the issue, I understand that for some people
a PCB is just a means to connect stuff. Just don't be surprised to
meet people that very much consider PCB layout an art, or at least
something to be optimized.

A window is just to keep the cold air out, and a wall is just to
separate rooms, and yet most craftsmen include orderly implementation
and neat appearance in their definition of a job well done.

ST

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 8:16 PM, roycepipkins <royce.pipkins@...> wrote:
> "send ugly mess to production"... I don't send anything to production. Virtually every board I make is a one-off, is home etched and is part of a competition robot. The bot must be ready by competition time or whatever amount of time I have spent will have been wasted.
>
> Forgive me, but I think your needs and most common use-cases are pretty different than mine. My focus is on the robot as a whole. The PCB is just one part of a larger project.
>
> Regards,
> Royce
>