Re: PCB drilling: problem solved

On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:35:40 +0200, martin griffith wrote:
hondgm@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
bungalow_steve@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Tim Auton wrote:
a7yvm109gf5d1@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
If you can't afford 33$ to have a two-sided plated-through-hole board

It's not a matter of being able to afford it. I'm impatient, and it's
not economical for me. Did I mention I'm impatient?
The last board I did, just a week or two ago, is single side, all
through hole, and would cost $60 USD total from PCBCART in 7 days. I
only need one. No soldermask, silkscreen, nothing extra.

All my tools/materials for doing my own cost much less than $200.
Chemicals and consumable materials are cheap. $60 for one 3.5x7 inch,
single side board. Plus I wait a FULL WEEK. That's about 1/3 the cost
of my tools/materials alone.

How does it make sense again to have a PCB house make all your PCBs??

So you only have one design happening at a time?

Uh, we _were_ talking about hobbyists here, weren't we? How workaholic
are you? ;-)

Thanks,
Rich

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