Homebrew PCBs

> I've just had some 4-layer proto boards made in 48 hours by PWT in Welwyn,
> UK. The price was reasonable - about 500 GBP for three boards and the
> quality was excellent. I even got the red solder resist my client wants
for
> their production boards.

Thats great service and the price is amazing. Six months ago, I could have
gotten 48 hour service for only a slightly higher fee from a number of
prototype board houses. Today, their workload has increased to the point
that one  week turns are even getting questionable. Every board house I
checked with is having the same problems. If it weren't for US customs
random delays, I'd be pretty tempted to send files to the UK.

 I bought some IC's a while back that were only in stock in Canada. Even
with overnight shipping it still took 6 days for then to arrive.

I guess on the positive side, the economy here in the US is starting up
again. A lot of projects sat dormant and now, everyone, my clients included
want everything right away.

Thanks for the UK tip,
Ron