Re: gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

2009-06-20 Thread Philipp Klaus Krause
Michael Sokolov schrieb: Peter TB Brett pe...@peter-b.co.uk wrote: * SnPb finish - this one is an absolute requirement for ideological / philosophical reasons, RoHS crap is *not* acceptable. In the nicest possible way, WTF? [...] The lead-free crap suffers from the severe problem of

Re: gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

2009-06-19 Thread Peter TB Brett
On Friday 19 June 2009 03:52:10 Michael Sokolov wrote: * SnPb finish - this one is an absolute requirement for ideological / philosophical reasons, RoHS crap is *not* acceptable. In the nicest possible way, WTF? * Both plated and unplated drill. Some parts have plastic mounting elements

Re: gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

2009-06-19 Thread Michael Sokolov
Ineiev ine...@gmail.com wrote: BTW why unplated holes may be preferable for this case? Sentimental reasons: I want my SDSL gadget to be just as professional as all those mainstream existing SDSL CPE products that fill eBay. I have *never* seen a real commercial product PCB on which the holes

Re: gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

2009-06-19 Thread Michael Sokolov
Peter TB Brett pe...@peter-b.co.uk wrote: * SnPb finish - this one is an absolute requirement for ideological / philosophical reasons, RoHS crap is *not* acceptable. In the nicest possible way, WTF? RoHS is an evil abomination that is reprehensible to the core of my being. The whole

Re: gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

2009-06-19 Thread evan foss
On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 3:02 AM, Michael Sokolovmsoko...@ivan.harhan.org wrote: Peter TB Brett pe...@peter-b.co.uk wrote: * SnPb finish - this one is an absolute requirement for ideological /   philosophical reasons, RoHS crap is *not* acceptable. In the nicest possible way, WTF? RoHS is

Re: gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

2009-06-19 Thread Larry Doolittle
Michael - On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 06:52:14AM +, Michael Sokolov wrote: Ineiev ine...@gmail.com wrote: BTW why unplated holes may be preferable for this case? [pcbfabexpress.com] charge $50 extra for unplated drill and I'm OK with that. (That's for the whole order, not per board.)

Re: gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

2009-06-19 Thread Dan McMahill
Ineiev wrote: On 6/19/09, Larry Doolittle ldool...@recycle.lbl.gov wrote: On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 02:52:10AM +, Michael Sokolov wrote: * Both plated and unplated drill. Some parts have plastic mounting elements and I want unplated holes for those. Get all your holes plated and drill out

gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

2009-06-18 Thread Michael Sokolov
Hello gEDA/PCB users, Ineiev is almost done with the layout of my SDSL board, and I am now looking for a place to fab it. I am posting here in the hope that some kind soul can suggest a PCB fab shop that would be a good fit for what I want to build. Here are my board features: * Simple

Re: gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

2009-06-18 Thread Dave N6NZ
Price out APCircuits.com and sunstone.com -- I've used them both for 2 layer boards with very good results. I suspect their prices will be competitive. Shipping USA-Canada is no hassle. -dave Michael Sokolov wrote: Hello gEDA/PCB users, Ineiev is almost done with the layout of my SDSL

Re: gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

2009-06-18 Thread Larry Doolittle
Michael - On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 02:52:10AM +, Michael Sokolov wrote: * Both plated and unplated drill. Some parts have plastic mounting elements and I want unplated holes for those. Get all your holes plated and drill out your mounting holes by hand. Otherwise you will end up with a

Re: gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

2009-06-18 Thread Marcel . Schmedes . EXTERN
Hello, I've good results and very fair pricing with http://www.pcb-pool.com/ and the Fab here in Germany. But they also have Fabs in UK/US, so I would recommend give it a try. Last time I let them fabricate an 4-Layer 6mil Rules PCB with Silk, Mask, plated Holes, unplated Holes and free

Re: gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

2009-06-18 Thread Ineiev
On 6/19/09, Larry Doolittle ldool...@recycle.lbl.gov wrote: On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 02:52:10AM +, Michael Sokolov wrote: * Both plated and unplated drill. Some parts have plastic mounting elements and I want unplated holes for those. Get all your holes plated and drill out your mounting