> I can make a PCB at home in under 30 minutes, excluding drilling, with
> 8/8 mil tracks. The only cost is the film I use for printing the artwork
> and the presensitized copper laminate. It will cost under $3 for an 8.4
> sq. in. board.
>
> Why should I pay a lot more to a company like Dorkbot and wait for 10
days?
And if it's SMD, you can skip most of the drilling which tends to be the
hard part (time wise anyway). Make it single-sided and you might be able to
skip all of the drilling.
SMD has actually made homebrew a bit more viable, so long as you stick to
the bigger parts.
Tony