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Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Why Homebrew?

From: "Tony Smith" <ajsmith1968@...>
Date: 2011-02-13

> So, my question is why would I want to make my own boards with all the
> attendant fuss and mess and then etch and drill them or CNC them? Do you
get a
> better board? A faster turnaround? There is no product to order or store.
Is
> it cheaper to roll your own? I guess I just don't get it. Is it a hobby
thing?


You said it yourself:

I ran a successful business selling.... I switched to commercially made
boards around 1993 as it was cost and time effective to do so....

That covers most of us, as for the rest, they just like making stuff.

Tony