cheapest PCB fab company in the US?

[kodiakklub]

OSH Park seems to be the winner so far at $1/sq in. does anyone know anywhere cheaper in the US? or has anyone in the US had a positive experience with a fab shop in china or europe? thanks.

[electrosonic]

I don't know if OSH park is the cheapest, but I am really happy with the quality for the price. The fact that they accept native EAGLE files means I don't get the chance to screw up my gerber files. It takes about 3 weeks for me to get my boards in Canada, but that is not a big deal for me personally.

Andrew.

[kodiakklub]

i found a site called http://www.seeedstudio.com/ and their prices are absurdly cheap. cheap enough to take a chance on. i just ordered 10 boards that can be a max of 10cm x 15cm for $56 USD shipped! they are made in Hong Kong though, but hopefully they are good enough quality.

[therecordingart]

The last quote I received from these guys was insanely cheap.

https://twistedtraces.com/

[guitarmageddon]

Since we can now see Earth from space it seems absurd to think so colonially these days.

I'm in Oz so techncaly disqualified from answering, but... though OSH is cool, I use iTead.
Cheeper, fast and good to deal with.

Requires gerbers and is Chinese, if that's a problem.

[mth5044]

It really depends on how many boards you want I think.

[pickdropper]

The last quote I received from these guys was insanely cheap.

https://twistedtraces.com/

These guys are local to me and have been good.  Pricing is generally reasonable.  

Not as cheap as China, but if you want a fab company in the US, they qualify.

OSH Park is great too, but as others have mentioned, also China fab.

[therecordingart]

The last quote I received from these guys was insanely cheap.

https://twistedtraces.com/

These guys are local to me and have been good.  Pricing is generally reasonable.  

Not as cheap as China, but if you want a fab company in the US, they qualify.

OSH Park is great too, but as others have mentioned, also China fab.

They are local to me as well...about 6 miles away. I haven't used them yet, but have been in communication a few times. Really solid to work with in the planning stages so far.

[kodiakklub]

wow. twisted traces is sky high expensive. my board there would be about $96 per board. oshpark would be 18, seeedstudio is almost 6 for a 3.4x4.9 inch board @ 10 boards an order.

Since we can now see Earth from space it seems absurd to think so colonially these days.

I'm in Oz so techncaly disqualified from answering, but... though OSH is cool, I use iTead.
Cheeper, fast and good to deal with.

Requires gerbers and is Chinese, if that's a problem.

original idea behind a US preference was turnaround time and reliability for the money involved for a first timer. but i can eat $56 bucks if seeedstudio turns out to be a dud.

[kodiakklub]

iTead is almost $7 a board and looks a little more reliable. i will keep them in mind for the next run.

here's the current link to their shopping cart site: http://imall.iteadstudio.com/open-pcb/pcb-prototyping.html

[midwayfair]

The last quote I received from these guys was insanely cheap.

https://twistedtraces.com/

I'm really not understanding their pricing. I put in a 2x2 board on a co-op panel and it came out to $72. That looks like it ought to be a set-up cost for a full run, plus whatever each board costs, but there's no description of how many PCBs you get, or a way to get more an automatic quote for more than one PCB. OSH Park's closer to $12 for three boards on a co-op panel. What did you pay and for how many PCBs?

[kodiakklub]

the default is 3 boards for TT. if you hit the "ignore" button the page will reload and you put in your dimensions again but there will be a quantity box above the price

[midwayfair]

the default is 3 boards for TT. if you hit the "ignore" button the page will reload and you put in your dimensions again but there will be a quantity box above the price

Holy crap. It really is like $70 a board. I don't think they're doing a good job competing, as they say, on price with their East Asian competitors. 

[kodiakklub]

or even their american competitors  

where do you get yours done midway?

[therecordingart]

I think you guys are misunderstanding the pricing on Twisted Traces. One 11x17 board is $295. Two 11x17 boards is $315. How many of your 2x2 circuits can you fit on an 11x17 board?

[Govmnt_Lacky]

Comes out to be about 46 of them.

Which means about $6.40/per baord at 2x2.

With my math at least... 

[therecordingart]

Comes out to be about 46 of them.

Which means about $6.40/per baord at 2x2.

With my math at least... 

The more boards you order the cheaper it gets. Like ridiculously cheap.

[kodiakklub]

@recordingart: i believe you are referring to the prototype page. if you go to the prototype page, you can fill up 1 board as much as you can for $295 with a "working area 9" X 15"". i can only fit 1 of my boards in a 9x15 area for a total of $295 per board. on the coop page, 1 of my boards would be $96.20. no matter how i slice it, TT is a fortune for me comparatively.

EDIT: sorry, 2 boards fit on a 9 x 15. so about 150 per board

[kodiakklub]

Comes out to be about 46 of them.

Which means about $6.40/per baord at 2x2.

With my math at least... 

according to their math, they can fit 7 @ 2x2 boards on one 9x15 sheet aka working area for 295 / 7 = 42.14 per 2x2 board

[gjcamann]

Since we can now see Earth from space it seems absurd to think so colonially these days.

I'm in Oz so techncaly disqualified from answering, but... though OSH is cool, I use iTead.
Cheeper, fast and good to deal with.

Requires gerbers and is Chinese, if that's a problem.

For a 10cmx10cm its only $25 for 10 peices!! Is that right?