<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I recommend sunstone. If you are going to go with the panel based there is an American company that Monty Goodson uses.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Oct 13, 2008, at 1:44 PM, Gintz, Travis wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>I think I'm going to go with sunstone, there's a discount code that<br>saves me 10-15 bucks, its local so I can pick them up. They'll have them<br>done weds if I send in the files before 12 noon tomorrow, and they're<br>open 24-7 so I can pick up after work.<br><br>Only 2 more bucks for 2 extra boards (8 devices) is a bonus!<br><br>Thanks everyone for the tips. Prices aren't too bad, but they check<br>things for free and have a fast turnaround. <br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:dorkbotpdx-blabber-bounces@dorkbot.org">dorkbotpdx-blabber-bounces@dorkbot.org</a><br>[<a href="mailto:dorkbotpdx-blabber-bounces@dorkbot.org">mailto:dorkbotpdx-blabber-bounces@dorkbot.org</a>] On Behalf Of Paul<br>Stoffregen<br>Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 12:54 PM<br>To: A discussion list for dorkbot-pdx (portland, or)<br>Subject: Re: [dorkbotpdx-blabber] PCB board house<br><br>Sunstone might be worth looking into. They do not care if you place<br>multiple copies of the same design on your board. They make the board<br>in one day! If you're in a real hurry, you can drive out there and pick<br>them up, or just wait 1 more day for delivery. They recently raised<br>their prices, so it may or may not work out.<br><br><a href="http://www.pcbexpress.com/products/prices.php#1pricing">http://www.pcbexpress.com/products/prices.php#1pricing</a><br><br>You could make a 1.75 by 5 inch board (4 copies), which would be 8.75<br>square inches and qualify for their lowest prices. Their prices don't<br>make a lot of sense to me. 6 boards costs $145 which will give you the<br>24 you need, and for $2 more you can get 8, but then there's a big jump<br>going from 8 to 10. Strange.<br><br>I have used Sunstone many times (though before the recently price<br>increase) and they are very fast and reliable.<br><br><br>Another option would be Gold Phoenix, in China. For about $100 (plus <br>shipping??), you can get a whole panel which is about 2 to 3 times the <br>size you need. Here's the info:<br><br><a href="http://www.goldphoenixpcb.biz/quote2.php">http://www.goldphoenixpcb.biz/quote2.php</a><br><br>There is no electrical test and they mention a 15% fail rate, but it <br>looks like they are willing to panelize for you if it's only one design <br>on the board, and they'll do V-scoring so you can easily break the <br>boards apart.<br><br>If you try Gold Phoenix, I'd be really curious to hear how it goes. <br>I've never tried them, but might someday.<br><br><br>-Paul<br><br><br><br><br><blockquote type="cite">I need some boards made, and we failed on etching some boards<br></blockquote>recently.<br><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I was going to use expressPCB but you have to use proprietary <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">software. I use Diptrace for my schematic and board layout and can <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">export in several formats. They don't take that format at ExpressPCB.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Does anyone know of a place that can have a decent turnaround (within <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">a week) for a low price? No silkscreen or solder mask needed. 1 sided <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">board with plated holes.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I need 24 boards of 1.25" x 1.75"<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Regards,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Travis Gintz<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote>------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">dorkbotpdx-blabber@dorkbot.org<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber<br></blockquote><br>_______________________________________________<br>dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list<br>dorkbotpdx-blabber@dorkbot.org<br>http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber<br>_______________________________________________<br>dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list<br>dorkbotpdx-blabber@dorkbot.org<br>http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>