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For higher quantities of boards, I use the quick-turn service of one of our regular PC board houses. I can usually get 30 to 100 4-layer boards (depending on their size) in 1 week, for around $550. The price goes way down, if I’m willing to wait longer – maybe $2.50 or $3.00 each for 100 boards in 4 weeks.
I've used the old kit from Radio Shack with the scratch on stickers and the acid bath. That does work, but with today's tiny IC's with dense pins configurations, I'm sure I wouldn't be able to do it well.QuoteFor higher quantities of boards, I use the quick-turn service of one of our regular PC board houses. I can usually get 30 to 100 4-layer boards (depending on their size) in 1 week, for around $550. The price goes way down, if I’m willing to wait longer – maybe $2.50 or $3.00 each for 100 boards in 4 weeks.That would be ok with me. Things must have changed since I last looked into this. In the early 90's, I was told by board manufacturers that they would do no less than a few thousand at a time and would charge a lot for it. That's why I got into making software emulations - virtual machines.I think it's all coming together now, though.Thanks.
Is there much wrong with stripboard?
Yea....and to show off my (!)1337 sd3rn sk!llz. That and I couldn't find a bread board small enough.But really incase you didn't notice there is stuff on the bottom too.Can't do that with a bread board
I just put together another protoboard like that:http://www.bioloid.info/tiki/tiki-browse_image.php?imageId=127http://www.bioloid.info/tiki/tiki-browse_image.php?imageId=128- Jon
For bare boards (no soldermask or silkscreen)PCB Express (7 mil clearance, 15 mil drill)http://www.pcbexpress.com/products/prices.php#1pricingFor quick(ish) full-feature two-layer boards (minimum of three boards unless you're a student and can ship to a University address):Advanced Circuits (6 mil clearance, 15 mil drill)https://www.33each.com/For quickish (international shipping) full-feature boards:Olimex (8-10 mil clearance, 24 mil drill)http://www.olimex.com/pcb/