Re: gEDA-user: OT: large (29 inch) boards?

2009-12-23 Thread Dave McGuire
On Dec 23, 2009, at 1:06 AM, Dave N6NZ wrote: Back in the days when I was a CPU designer, we did backplane boards much larger than that. I once spec'ed out an impedance controlled (IOW: very thick) PCB that was 42 x 6. Yes, everybody thought I was nuts. I probably was/am, but let me

gEDA-user: OT: large (29 inch) boards?

2009-12-22 Thread phil
I'm trying to find a shop that will make 29 long boards. They are simple 1/16 two layer boards and will have card edge connectors. Is there a known vendor for this type of work? Thank you, Phil Taylor ___ geda-user mailing list

Re: gEDA-user: OT: large (29 inch) boards?

2009-12-22 Thread DJ Delorie
I suspect you'll have to skip the prototype services and go straight to customer support on that kind of board, at which point you might as well just start emailing fabs and asking. That's a really big board, though. ___ geda-user mailing list

Re: gEDA-user: OT: large (29 inch) boards?

2009-12-22 Thread Kyle Bassett
why so long? if you don't mind me asking... On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 5:08 PM, phil [1]p...@plastitar.com wrote: I'm trying to find a shop that will make 29 long boards. They are simple 1/16 two layer boards and will have card edge connectors. Is there a known vendor for

Re: gEDA-user: OT: large (29 inch) boards?

2009-12-22 Thread David Griffith
On Tue, 22 Dec 2009, phil wrote: I'm trying to find a shop that will make 29 long boards. They are simple 1/16 two layer boards and will have card edge connectors. Is there a known vendor for this type of work? Thank you, Phil Taylor What, praytell, are you planning to put on a

Re: gEDA-user: OT: large (29 inch) boards?

2009-12-22 Thread Steven Michalske
On Dec 22, 2009, at 2:05 PM, David Griffith wrote: On Tue, 22 Dec 2009, phil wrote: I'm trying to find a shop that will make 29 long boards. They are simple 1/16 two layer boards and will have card edge connectors. Is there a known vendor for this type of work? Thank you, Phil Taylor

Re: gEDA-user: OT: large (29 inch) boards?

2009-12-22 Thread phil
Kyle Bassett wrote: why so long? if you don't mind me asking... They are a replacement board for this machine: http://plastitar.com/flickinger/ak_flick_3JAN2007/front_3.JPG Phil ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org

Re: gEDA-user: OT: large (29 inch) boards?

2009-12-22 Thread Dave McGuire
On Dec 22, 2009, at 5:52 PM, phil wrote: why so long? if you don't mind me asking... They are a replacement board for this machine: http://plastitar.com/flickinger/ak_flick_3JAN2007/front_3.JPG *thud*(--- dave falls on floor) -- Dave McGuire Port Charlotte, FL

Re: gEDA-user: OT: large (29 inch) boards?

2009-12-22 Thread Ben Jackson
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 02:52:47PM -0800, phil wrote: Kyle Bassett wrote: why so long? if you don't mind me asking... They are a replacement board for this machine: http://plastitar.com/flickinger/ak_flick_3JAN2007/front_3.JPG If you can live with = 16x16 modules I think your cost

Re: gEDA-user: OT: large (29 inch) boards?

2009-12-22 Thread Steven Michalske
On Dec 22, 2009, at 2:52 PM, phil wrote: Kyle Bassett wrote: why so long? if you don't mind me asking... They are a replacement board for this machine: http://plastitar.com/flickinger/ak_flick_3JAN2007/front_3.JPG That's awesome! you might want to tessellate your boards to make the

Re: gEDA-user: OT: large (29 inch) boards?

2009-12-22 Thread Dave N6NZ
On Dec 22, 2009, at 2:08 PM, phil wrote: I'm trying to find a shop that will make 29 long boards. They are simple 1/16 two layer boards and will have card edge connectors. Is there a known vendor for this type of work I suspect any of them can do any board that fits in a panel, and the