getting pcb's made

[Brian Marshall]

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.

[Hairston]

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

[Ansil]

futurlec.com

[Brian Marshall]

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.

[ErikMiller]

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....

[gtrmac]

This company is great:

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

Cheap, fast and high quality. Usually you only get 2 out of those 3.

[Ansil]

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.

http://futurlec.com/PCBService.shtml

dont' feel bad i didnt' find it the first time out either had to have someone show me lol

[bwanasonic]

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

[puretube]

dunno bout them, but worth a check:
http://www.olimex.com/pcb/index.html

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

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.