31 May
2009
31 May
'09
11:53 p.m.
It seemed to me that Radio Shack stopped selling plain perfboard a year or
two ago. Yet a couple days ago, I found lots of it at the one a few
blocks from my house. Anyone else know anything about this?
Solder-ringed perfboard is good for stuff, but I find plain perfboard nice
for building up stuff that's not necessarily a circuit.
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1 Jun
1 Jun
9:23 a.m.
On Jun 1, 2009, at 2:53 AM, David Griffith wrote:
It seemed to me that Radio Shack stopped selling plain
perfboard a
year or two ago. Yet a couple days ago, I found lots of it at the
one a few blocks from my house. Anyone else know anything about
this? Solder-ringed perfboard is good for stuff, but I find plain
perfboard nice for building up stuff that's not necessarily a circuit.
I wasn't aware that they had stopped selling it. I think I last
bought some about a year ago. I'm going to make the rounds of the
local Radio Shack stores and buy up all I can. I use those large
pieces for projects, usually wire-wrapping.
I'm curious, though...what do you build up on perfboard that's not
a circuit?
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
10:34 a.m.
On 1 Jun 2009 at 12:23, Dave McGuire wrote:
I wasn't aware that they had stopped selling
it. I think I last
bought some about a year ago. I'm going to make the rounds of the
local Radio Shack stores and buy up all I can. I use those large
pieces for projects, usually wire-wrapping.
The last time I looked (about a month ago), the local Radio Shack
still had it on the pegs. Good naked FR4 perfboard in sizes bigger
than 4x5 inches seems to be getting scarcer, however. The last time
I ordered some from Web-tronics, it was on backorder for a couple of
months.
I don't care for the phenolic stuff in larger sizes--it seems to
develop cracks too easily.
--Chuck
10:45 a.m.
On Monday 01 June 2009, Dave McGuire wrote:
On Jun 1, 2009, at 2:53 AM, David Griffith wrote:
They didn't really stop selling it, most stores just stopped re-stocking
electronic components. That seems to have changed recently (within the
past year), however.
Pat
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It seemed to me that Radio Shack stopped selling
plain perfboard a
year or two ago. Yet a couple days ago, I found lots of it at the
one a few blocks from my house. Anyone else know anything about
this? Solder-ringed perfboard is good for stuff, but I find plain
perfboard nice for building up stuff that's not necessarily a
circuit.
I wasn't aware that they had stopped selling it. I think I last
bought some about a year ago. I'm going to make the rounds of the
local Radio Shack stores and buy up all I can. I use those large
pieces for projects, usually wire-wrapping. 
2 Jun
2 Jun
7:02 a.m.
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From: pat at computer-refuge.org
On Monday 01 June 2009, Dave McGuire wrote:
Hi
Jameco had a good selection of different perf board shapes,
sizes and materials. Not cheap but a good selection. They
ship really fast. I live in the bay area and usually get my
order the next day if ordered before noon the day before.
If you need specialty board, such as for a older PC or
S-100 try Anchor Electronics. They have these things
as well.
Dwight
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On Jun 1, 2009, at 2:53 AM, David Griffith
wrote:
They didn't really stop selling it, most stores just stopped re-stocking
electronic components. That seems to have changed recently (within the
past year), however.
Pat
It seemed to me that Radio Shack stopped selling
plain perfboard a
year or two ago. Yet a couple days ago, I found lots of it at the
one a few blocks from my house. Anyone else know anything about
this? Solder-ringed perfboard is good for stuff, but I find plain
perfboard nice for building up stuff that's not necessarily a
circuit.
I wasn't aware that they had stopped selling it. I think I last
bought some about a year ago. I'm going to make the rounds of the
local Radio Shack stores and buy up all I can. I use those large
pieces for projects, usually wire-wrapping. 
3:32 p.m.
Jameco had a good selection of different perf board
shapes,
sizes and materials. Not cheap but a good selection. They
ship really fast. I live in the bay area and usually get my
order the next day if ordered before noon the day before.
If you need specialty board, such as for a older PC or
S-100 try Anchor Electronics. They have these things
as well.
These boards are cheap enough in Brazil, but I'm planning to do some
"speciality types" when I put my cnc machine working...
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