Check out the Elektor prototyper. One member has a nice write up in the forum,
Elektor PCB prototyper - first PCB made! - ELEKTOR.com | Electronics: Microcontrollers Embedded Audio Digital Analogue Test Measurement
http://www.elektor.com/magazines/2010/december/elektor-pcb-prototyper.1602092.lynkx
I find most my pcb's are generally 2 or more layers with planes(fills) and use plated through holes.
but it still would be nice to make a quick 1/2 sided low cost pcb's for many uses. Many low cost consumer stuff is still 1 sided.
Elektor PCB prototyper - first PCB made! - ELEKTOR.com | Electronics: Microcontrollers Embedded Audio Digital Analogue Test Measurement
http://www.elektor.com/magazines/2010/december/elektor-pcb-prototyper.1602092.lynkx
I find most my pcb's are generally 2 or more layers with planes(fills) and use plated through holes.
but it still would be nice to make a quick 1/2 sided low cost pcb's for many uses. Many low cost consumer stuff is still 1 sided.
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OK, looking at the complete kits, they don't look any less expensive than the ones from China on eBay. I don't know about quality, etc.
Just farm out the pcb making to Asia. Too cheap and fast to bother with doing anything else.... Your time, learning curve and they are slow. replacing cutting bits is a consumable cost. Small cost savings over-all if you do a lot of One-Off pcb's. May be some small turn-around time savings for single piece work.
AccurateCNC looks good though.
-RNM
AccurateCNC looks good though.
-RNM
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You would need to make a lot of PCB's to justify $16K. And how do you do more advanced stuff like multilayer etc? Even plated through holes don't happen easily with that process.
I like Pad2Pad. The software is easy to use and they are just a couple of states over. They speak English and are very helpful also.
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