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Re: PCB copper clad board

2005-07-15 by Mike Phillips

I like th eidea of 1lb packages. How many square inches does that
equate to in .064" ?

Also, do you happen to have any bare FR4?

Mike



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Phil" <phil1960us@y...> wrote:
> I have a ton (ok, probably just 500 hundred pounds) of PCB material
> that I bought from a PCB house that went out of business. Its mostly 1
> oz, double sided .064 but there is a fair amount of 032 and a couple
> large panels of 096. Some single sided as well.  I'm sort of getting
> around to selling it but life kind of gets in the way...  
> 
> What are people interested in?  large boards? pre-cut to specific
> sizes?  I have a feeling that cut to a smaller size might be more
> popular and am willing to do it.  are there any specific sizes people
> are interested in?  Obviously, a small number of "standard" sizes
> would be a lot easier to do.  Eurocard and half-ec are somewhat
> obvious but are there other specific sizes people make?  I personally
> target 1/2" increments (2.5x2 is a nice size for many of my projects).
> 
> One thing that I am toying with is an offer of a set of boards that
> weigh under one pound so they can be shipped first class mail.  This
> would get them delivered quickly and at a reasonable cost.  Thoughts?
> 
> Phil
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "pensinnc" <victorlorenzo@y...>
> wrote:
> > This guy, machinistmaterials,  has some in eBay:
> > 
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> > ViewItem&category=36327&item=7530687770
> > 
> > It looks kind of thick at .093", but I wonder if it could be used for 
> > power supplies and other heavy duty boards.  I guess that would
make it 
> > easy to cut with a mill.  Any opinions ? Thanks !
> > 
> > I have bought from this guy in the past, and he is very reliable. No 
> > affiliation.  
> > 
> > Vic

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