Another great appeal is being able to put multiple circuits on the same board.  
I've used them about 10 times or so, and no probs so far.  Beware of the 
charges though -- there is a $10 handling charge that they don't tell you 
about up front.

I've used PCBfabexpress as well once, and the boards were a bit warped/twisted 
(not from packaging), but not to the point of being a problem.

Cheers,
-Neil.


On Monday 29 August 2005 11:32 am, Jesse Lackey scribbled:
> barebonespcb.com is great when soldermask / silkscreen is NOT needed.
> The main appeal is the 1-day turnaround.  I have had occasional problems
> with boards (say 2 times out of 20) - a via hole or two not being
> drilled, and once a trace was simply in a different place than in the
> design.  That said, I use them all the time and am happy with the results.
>
> When I need soldermask & silk, I use pcbfabexpress.  5 day turn, $13
> each / min qty 5 boards.  About the only downside is a 25 drills per sq
> inch (on average) maximum, so a dense thruhole design they may not do
> without another $50 premium.  However their boards have been 100%
> flawless and 100% on time.  I've used them probably 20 times at this point.
>
> I recommend both.
> J
>
> Christian A. Weagle wrote:
> >>I've been looking for a PCB fab to make cheap PCBs in small quantities
> >>(1-3) for prototyping (I'm in the US). For 2-layer boards I'd want
> >
> > with
> >
> >>soldermask/silkscreen, and I also work on 4-layer boards as part of a
> >>research project at school.
> >
> > I have use both barebonespcb.com (a division of 4PCB.com, AKA Advanced
> > Circuits) and AP Circuits (Alberta Printed C.).  Both of these companies
> > are serious vendors, who offer a range of capabilities starting with the
> > minimum thing that could be called a PCB and working up to 16-layer RF
> > monstrosities with blind and buried microvias, ceramic stiffeners,
> > teflon, etc. etc.


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