[XCSSA] Printed Circuit Borad Fabrication

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

On Wednesday 08 April 2009, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio wrote:
> Are there any local pcb fab shops available?
>
> Have a small 4.9 X 2.6 board that I need a
> couple produced from photo positive on
> 1/32" FR3 material.   Total holes 265 each.
> I can drill the holes myself if necessary.

You stuck on using your own photo board process yourself?  Single layer or 
dual layer?  I've done single layer.. but never had much luck with two layer 
photo stuff myself. Honestly.. that's how folks did it 15 years ago.. But if 
you can generate gerber files then I would just send it to a web-fab shop 
like 
	http://4pcb.com/
	
Some of the other XCSSA guys have favorite fab shops too..

> My old Rat Shack photo resist kit burst and
> the chemicals did the rest (nasty corrosive
> mess), unfortunately R/S no longer sells this.

Really?  That's a shame..  But yeah... take it as an omen man.  You can have a 
professionally made board for like $30 now days.. and it ends up looking like 
this:
	http://theweeks.org/tmp/SHOW/2_b_demux-pop1-rear_l.jpg

instead of this:
	http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/dsc02291.jpg

hehe..

Tweeks


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