Re: gEDA-user: postscript board fab artwork

[Dan McMahill <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George M. Gallant, Jr. wrote:
> I do homebrew image transfer boards with gschem and pcb.  15 mil trace 
> expands to
> about 20 mil under heat and pressure. 1/4 oz boards are great for etch 
> time but the
> underlying glass fabric causes visible waves in the transfered toner.
>
> George

I am curious as to how this really compares in terms of cost to a place 
like APCircuits.  I've used them a number of times for small 2 layer 
boards and they're fast, cheap, and easy to deal with.  Its been quite 
some time since I priced just getting some copperclad, a bottle of 
etchant and some of that blue heat transfer "paper" but I could easily 
see it getting somewhat close or maybe close enough to where the time 
spent etching your own covers the rest of the cost of having the board 
made by a real board house.

-Dan



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