Re: gEDA-user: pcb fab recommendations

[Dan McMahill <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank Eory wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm not quite sure if it is permitted or not to post an answer on this 
> mailing list. If not, then please answer to my private email address. I 
> live in Canada and I'm looking for cheaper PCB makers then the local 
> company I am ordering from. My PCB is 4" x 3", 2 layer and my last order 
> was for 24. There were some corrections I made to the board and I would 
> like to reorder for a small quantity to be sure I don't end up with a 
> lot of boards I have to correct by hand. Please give me your 
> recommendations for a maker.
> Frank

I've used apcircuits (a canadian shop) several times and have always 
been very pleased.  I've used their "proto 1" service which is pretty 
bare bones.  2 layers, no soldermask, no silk, so you're not going to 
want to use this if you have some fine pitch packaging where you want 
the soldermask or in apps where you really need a power plane.  But, 
they are fast and efficient.  They do offer some additional capability, 
but I've not used them for my larger boards with multiple layers.

-Dan