Marcel Duchamp wrote:
> FEDEX is our EXCLUSIVE carrier. There is a minimum charge of $25.00 that 
> covers most Prototype orders. In some rural areas the only delivery 
> service available is two-day. Check with your FedEx rep at 
> 1-800-GO-FedEx (US and Canada only).

I just pulled the last 4-5 orders, and they all have $25 shipping on 
them, other than a few I ordered on the same day ... for those, they 
only charged $25 shipping on one of the orders shipped each day.   I'm 
assuming that AP circuits is similar shipping cost for overnight service.

Since I have the invoices, I figured I'd compare a couple invoices. 
What I found is that for rather small boards (under around 10 square 
inches each), that AP circuits is less expensive for a pair of boards, 
whereas the barebonespcb.com service seems less expensive once you get 
over 10 square inches.

Which basically validates what I was doing - since most of my designs 
are under 10 square inches each  (I have lots of little designs, typically).

To take this full circle, I think I'm going to reevaluate either milling 
or in-house board etching for my one-off, non-production boards.   I 
don't see how I can get much cheaper.

-forrest

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