Comments on: PCBs from Olimex http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/ Alex' blog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:05:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Florin http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-10270 Florin Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:16:58 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-10270 Thats a great resource, since i live in Romania near Bulgaria, but i recently got my hands on a cnc machine, and together with my UV pcb fabricating skills, im not gonna need any commercial PCB fab services. Thats a great resource, since i live in Romania near Bulgaria, but i recently got my hands on a cnc machine, and together with my UV pcb fabricating skills, im not gonna need any commercial PCB fab services.

]]> By: Adam http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-10273 Adam Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:33:57 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-10273 Olimex are certainly fairly nice, although I've not used them yet - mainly because of the whole printing out an order form and faxing it in business that you mention. They're also one of the few places that require hole sizes to be pre-plating, whereas most fab houses will account for plating thicknesses. You might want to look at BatchPCB (run by SparkFun), which do double sided with double sided silkscreen and soldermask for $2.50/sq.in, or €40 for your 160x100 board (although with longer lead times). I've also looked at pcbpool and pcbcart, both of whom have fairly good deals on small quantity orders. Olimex are certainly fairly nice, although I’ve not used them yet - mainly because of the whole printing out an order form and faxing it in business that you mention.
They’re also one of the few places that require hole sizes to be pre-plating, whereas most fab houses will account for plating thicknesses.

You might want to look at BatchPCB (run by SparkFun), which do double sided with double sided silkscreen and soldermask for $2.50/sq.in, or €40 for your 160×100 board (although with longer lead times).

I’ve also looked at pcbpool and pcbcart, both of whom have fairly good deals on small quantity orders.

]]> By: Alex http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-10280 Alex Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:59:40 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-10280 Adam, thanks for the input. I think Sparkfun will be the next on my list. Cheers, Alex Adam,
thanks for the input. I think Sparkfun will be the next on my list.
Cheers,
Alex

]]> By: Marcus http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-10310 Marcus Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:43:42 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-10310 Hmm, looks great! Looking forward to hear from you if the quality meets your expectation. Probably I will try them too and will shamelessly use your experience ;) Happy holliday! Hmm, looks great! Looking forward to hear from you if the quality meets your expectation. Probably I will try them too and will shamelessly use your experience ;)
Happy holliday!

]]> By: Gabriel http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-10400 Gabriel Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:13:00 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-10400 I've had a lot of great boards made by Advanced Circuits at www.4PCB.com Everything is online and fairly painless, plus, if you are a student I believe they still offer a discount for that (you also get a free pizza and 2 liter soda as well, hoorah!). Turn around is fast and they are pretty cheap. I’ve had a lot of great boards made by Advanced Circuits at www.4PCB.com

Everything is online and fairly painless, plus, if you are a student I believe they still offer a discount for that (you also get a free pizza and 2 liter soda as well, hoorah!). Turn around is fast and they are pretty cheap.

]]> By: Michael http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-10555 Michael Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:45:55 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-10555 Thanks for the tips. I was planning to use BatchPCB at some point, as the price looks pretty good. I priced out a 2.2"x1.8" board for my SP0256-AL2 speech chip circuit at US$20 ~ $12.50 € (incl setup fee). Planning to have a PCB made for real once I add an AVR to the circuit for simplified interface (and to do TTS??). -Michael Thanks for the tips. I was planning to use BatchPCB at some point, as the price looks pretty good. I priced out a 2.2″x1.8″ board for my SP0256-AL2 speech chip circuit at US$20 ~ $12.50 € (incl setup fee). Planning to have a PCB made for real once I add an AVR to the circuit for simplified interface (and to do TTS??).

-Michael

]]> By: DIY - How to build your own Tengu! | zedomax.com - The Coolest DIYs, Hacks, Gadgets, Web2.0,and Internet Marketing. http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-12494 DIY - How to build your own Tengu! | zedomax.com - The Coolest DIYs, Hacks, Gadgets, Web2.0,and Internet Marketing. Mon, 05 May 2008 16:19:14 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-12494 [...] new version of my Tengu clone. This time on a printed circuit board (PCB). I have them produced by Olimex and I am very pleased with the quality. The PCB worked on the first try and has some minor issues [...] […] new version of my Tengu clone. This time on a printed circuit board (PCB). I have them produced by Olimex and I am very pleased with the quality. The PCB worked on the first try and has some minor issues […]

]]> By: Praful http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-13226 Praful Mon, 12 May 2008 02:11:54 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-13226 Thanks for the input, at www.oasistechsol.com we do a lot of embedded work, this input is going to be useful for us as well. -Praful Thanks for the input, at www.oasistechsol.com
we do a lot of embedded work, this input is going to be useful for us as well.

-Praful

]]> By: harish http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-19505 harish Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:20:51 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2008/04/04/pcbs-from-olimex/#comment-19505 I still using manual for creating my PCB. Coz, in my country there is no industirla like this. i hope there will be online PCB production near my country ;) I still using manual for creating my PCB. Coz, in my country there is no industirla like this. i hope there will be online PCB production near my country ;)

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