Bob Blick wrote: > He did not say that. He said he was doing it for a project for > university. Maybe the project requires him to do his own work. He had previously said he works in a University lab. > We are actually recruiting yak herders to the Piclist, so if you > chose a different ethnic group to slur that would be good. Doh! So who's left? According to recent commercials, even cave men are no= w demanding respect. What's the world coming too!? > The points you make about professionally-made boards are all valid, > but solarwind likes etching his own boards, and if this is not a paid > project it could make a lot of sense for him to DIY. You may be confusing who the OP is. Solarwind is known to be a student someplace in Quebec if I remember right. Etching your own boards when you're a hobbyist or student or otherwise don't or can't value you time highly can make sense (which I also said). However the OP was "V G", who i= s apparently someone paid to work in a lab. ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .