[XCSSA] Who is your favorite boardhouse?

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

Wow BatchPCB is both cheap and informative! I think I'm almost done  
with 2 boards I am wanting to make (I can send them your way, but  
wasn't sure if I should attach them to an e-mail or use another  
method). The only problem I am having is that I am getting Stop Mask  
errors (layer 29) when I run the Design Rules Checker. I think I know  
what that is, but have no clue how to fix it (or even if I need  
to :P). Any ideas?

Tim



On Aug 1, 2008, at 9:39 AM, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio  
wrote:

> I have used http://www.batchpcb.com/ for prototyping and they are  
> good and
> reliable, but a bit slow.  They are slow due to the nature of their
> business, but for one or two-of, they are one of the better ones.   
> If you
> are going with a big order, then you can use one of the many chinese  
> board
> houses.  I have used http://www.goldphoenixpcb.biz/. They accept the  
> same
> gerber files as batchpcb (they are business partners).  They have a  
> $99
> special for 155 sqin worth of board.  No setup fee, but if you want
> certain "extras" you have to pay for them, such as 2sided silk  
> screen.  If
> you stick with single sided silk, then the 99 bucks will get you as  
> many
> of your boards as you can fit in 155 SQin.  You do not have to make  
> the
> gerber file with the multiple boards, you send them the files for one
> board and they replicate it for you to maximize the number of  
> boards. They
> do allow for multi project order, but you have to pay a fee for this
> ($30).  Oh! and shipping is included in the price.
>
> I'm sure there are many others out there, but those two I have used  
> and
> had zero problems.  They will be included in my presentation.  I'm not
> sure when I will be able to give the presentation, since I have to  
> go to 3
> weeks of training by the end of September.  At least one of the  
> trainings
> falls on the meeting day.  Once the training days are firmed up, I  
> can let
> Tweeks know when I'm gonna present.
>
> If you need help with your board layout, just let me know.
>
> Later,
>
> Charles R. Strang
> Administrative Offices of the US Courts
> Systems Deployment and Support Division
> Work # (210) 301-6300
>
>
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> So I am fairly close to finishing my board layout for my MidiBox
> project (in this case, it is the BankStick module) and was curious as
> to who your favorite boardhouse was? The EagleCAD site lists TONs of
> them. It's a simple top/bottom board with a ground plane so it's
> nothing super fancy, although I only plan on ordering 1 or 2 to begin
> with. I'm not finished yet, but if anyone wants to see the work in
> progress, let me know!
>
> Werd,
>
> Tim
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