Anyone used ExpressPCB?

I read a lot in this group about making your own PC boards, but as near as I can tell by the time I buy blanks, echant, special printer paper or UV lights, etc, etc, I've spent almost as much as just ordering the board made for me (and I get two-sided boards with plated through holes I don't have to drill myself :-).

I just sent off my board design for my silly cellphone ring notifier to the ExpressPCB.com folks, so I'll see what they look like on Thursday (that's when the mail says they should arrive). I was just wondering if anyone else has used them (or one of the many other prototype board making services that you can find in a web search) and what kind of experience they had with limited run board services like ExpressPCB?

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Thomas A. Horsley
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I thought it was too much $$$.

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Jim Douglas

I have used them a number of times here in the UK. Their turnaround times are about the same as for European manufacturers. The quality of the boards is excellent, especially the production service.

The only problems are (a) it's not cheap and (b) as far as I know you're limited to using ExpressPCB for your designs - there is no way to export to, say, Gerber files, or generate your own transparencies. This second part is quite a smart business model - few will want to redesign their entire PCB all over again in a new package.

Regards, Howard

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Howard Long

Hi Howard,

I have been successful at generating printouts of the art work using pcbexpress (single sided boards only) and transferring it to a pcboard using a laser printer (or copier) and a hot iron. Then I can drill, etch and stuff my own boards.

Joe

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Joe

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