3 Sep
2023
3 Sep
'23
9:32 p.m.
I had a couple of boards from OSHPark. They seemed a bit slower : it took
them longer to accumulate enough board orders to fill their panel needs.
For a very small board (same size as an HPIB connector) they were
excellent. Cheap, and postage included whereas the Chinese suppliers have
expensive postage (unlike what we're used to from ebay).
However, a bigger board (still only 50mm square) was a lot more expensive.
They don't seem to have the 'cheap if it's under 100mm square' rule that
the Chinese suppliers do.
From here (UK) it seems you need to calculate in detail to choose the
optimum for size and postage.
On Sun, Sep 3, 2023 at 10:04 PM Paul Koning via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
PCVWay will give you purple (or several other colors) for an extra
charge.
On Sep 3, 2023, at 4:47 PM, Chuck Guzis via
cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 9/3/23 13:28, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
> I like OSHPark, US based and pretty quick, decent pricing. Low enough
I haven't felt compelled to look for cheaper alternatives. One nice
feature is that they take KiCAD board files directly, no need to generate
the low level Gerber files. One oddity is their purple (or black) solder
mask, but one gets used to it. 2 or 4 layers and some other variations.
I think there's a link on the KiCAD PCB layout menu send your design to
PCBWay--or at least there was; I haven't checked lately.
At one time, I thought that OSHPark (and I've used them) did all of
their production domestically, but someone told me that it's not
true--they send out their work to China, just like everyone else.
That certainly isn't what their website says -- "about us" says
specifically "manufactured in the USA".
paul