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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: Brian Marshall on April 05, 2004, 09:50:03 PM

Title: getting pcb's made
Post by: Brian Marshall on April 05, 2004, 09:50:03 PM
Ok, i'm prety sick of etching PCB's  express pcb seems pretty spendy....  any better ideas?  qty's would be between 10, and 100 depending on a number of factors.
Title: getting pcb's made
Post by: Hairston on April 05, 2004, 09:57:51 PM
Hey Brian,
 Are you the same Brian Marshall I see every once in a while on the ADA Depot forum?

 Honestly though ExpressPCB is the way to go for bulk boards. The quality is just impecable. I can't say enough about them. I used these guys to make the first run of the production PCBs on the 3-Tube Mod we re-developed for for the ADA MP-1 at Adadepot.com. I couldn't be happier with the results. They will cut it to just about any shape you want and the soldermask/silkscreen option are also well worth the money. Just my opinion.

Does anybody have any other service they use that have comparable quality? Just curious.

-HB
Title: getting pcb's made
Post by: Ansil on April 05, 2004, 11:05:02 PM
futurlec.com
Title: getting pcb's made
Post by: Brian Marshall on April 05, 2004, 11:41:31 PM
yes im the brian marshall from ada depot.  havent been there in a while.  I tried the mp1, and didnt like it.

I looked at future elec website, and didnt see any pcb offers.
Title: Check this place out
Post by: ErikMiller on April 06, 2004, 12:01:27 AM
http://www.pcbfabexpress.com/

I found them in Nuts 'n' Volts.

Best thing is that they will make them for cheaper without solder mask and legend.

Now if only I could find a place that would give me a break on single-sided boards....
Title: getting pcb's made
Post by: gtrmac on April 06, 2004, 12:14:32 AM
This company is great:

http://www.custompcb.com/index.html

Cheap, fast and high quality. Usually you only get 2 out of those 3.
Title: getting pcb's made
Post by: Ansil on April 06, 2004, 12:27:48 AM
Quote from: Brian Marshallyes im the brian marshall from ada depot.  havent been there in a while.  I tried the mp1, and didnt like it.

I looked at future elec website, and didnt see any pcb offers.

http://futurlec.com/PCBService.shtml

dont' feel bad i didnt' find it the first time out either had to have someone show me lol
Title: getting pcb's made
Post by: bwanasonic on April 06, 2004, 02:51:31 AM
If you can fit your layout 4-up within a 3.8" X 2.5" area, the Express PCB *miniboard* option works out to around $5 a board.

Kerry M
Title: getting pcb's made
Post by: puretube on April 06, 2004, 01:18:56 PM
dunno bout them, but worth a check:
http://www.olimex.com/pcb/index.html
Title: getting pcb's made
Post by: Paul Perry (Frostwave) on April 07, 2004, 08:06:36 AM
The Bulgarians were a bit rude when I asked would they take a Protel file, but people in the diy-robotics speak highly of them.