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At least in the fablab in my university you can make PCBs yourself (cheap, you have the result instantaneously). You can also get them done locally (expensive,
by legulere 10y ago
At least in the fablab in my university you can make PCBs yourself (cheap, you have the result instantaneously). You can also get them done locally (expensive, relatively fast) or in China (cheap, takes long to ship).
- janekm 10y agoIf it's using a milling machine to cut the PCBs it's neither cheap (breaks a few end-mills per project), instant (have to redo the board several times to fix milling issues) not very useful (1 layer, huge tolerances)... It's quite a shame the "fablabs" have chosen to go with that approach (for philosophical reasons mostly, I guess, as the milling machine could also be used for other purposes) rather than a decent simple etching process. Sorry for the rant, I've seen a "fab academy" student struggle with the process quite unreasonably during the last few weeks...