Homebrew_PCBs

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Schmalz" <brian.s@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:25 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Place to have small quantity board made for others
to buy


> OK, I'm not trying to go way off-topic here, but I don't know who else
> to ask about this. I have a small board that I have designed (and built
> many of by hand at home using TT) and I've had Olimex make several of
> them. Now other people want to buy bare boards and build their own
> boards. I have no interest in being a 'business' and selling these
> things. Are there any companies or organizations out there that will
> make and sell blank boards for your hobby circuit? I.e., I want to find
> a company that will keep some small quantity of these boards in stock,
> and have a web-store that people can buy single quantities from. Does
> such a thing exist?

Far Circuits in the US does something like that, mainly for radio amateurs:

http://www.farcircuits.net/

Leon

>OK, I'm not trying to go way off-topic here, but I don't know who else
>to ask about this. I have a small board that I have designed (and built
>many of by hand at home using TT) and I've had Olimex make several of
>them. Now other people want to buy bare boards and build their own
>boards. I have no interest in being a 'business' and selling these
>things. Are there any companies or organizations out there that will
>make and sell blank boards for your hobby circuit? I.e., I want to find
>a company that will keep some small quantity of these boards in stock,
>and have a web-store that people can buy single quantities from. Does
>such a thing exist?
>
>Thanks for any leads-
>
>*Brian

> OK, I'm not trying to go way off-topic here, but I don't know who else
> to ask about this. I have a small board that I have designed (and

> many of by hand at home using TT) and I've had Olimex make several of
> them. Now other people want to buy bare boards and build their own
> boards. I have no interest in being a 'business' and selling these
> things. Are there any companies or organizations out there that will
> make and sell blank boards for your hobby circuit? I.e., I want to

> a company that will keep some small quantity of these boards in stock,
> and have a web-store that people can buy single quantities from. Does
> such a thing exist?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Codesuidae" <codesuidae@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Place to have small quantity board made for
others to buy


> Doesn't Olimex allow reorders based only on the original order number?
> Maybe you could publish the order number and allow others to simply
> order whatever quantity they want directly from Olimex?

I think they can do that. I won the monthly Olimex competition on the
PICList some time ago, and Olimex gave me the order number if people wanted
to order the boards. I did make a couple of mistakes with the hole sizes for
connectors, so the boards won't be much use. Olimex drill holes should have
a plating allowance added and I forgot about it in a couple of cases. Most
other manufacturers use finished hole sizes - much more sensible. I'd
already made my own PCB, so it didn't matter to me.

Leon