> Just thought I would report on the free "Go Naked" service from Spirit > Circuits (UK) in case anyone is interested. It was recommended to me in a > thread I started not so long ago (thanks to whoever it was..) asking about > decent PCB houses for prototyping - i.e speed/price for small orders. > They do a free, 2 layer PTH board with *no mask or silk* (1 of, only 1 > design regardless of size - no panelising, I asked :-) ) There is no > *official* size limit on design either - I asked about this too. > To order, just e-mail them the Gerbers and NC files, with the address and > Company Name/Number. >=20 > I ordered one on Tuesday and it turned up on Thursday in a fancy package - > very nice quality board, great service for prototyping purposes. No messing > about with restrictions on certain drill hole sizes/shapes etc (I had plated > slots on my board and a couple of "non standard" size holes) > On first impressions, they seem they might be a good company to do business > with quality and service wise, although I'm pretty sure they won't beat > China etc, on price with finished boards, but I'm going to ask for a quote > on a 6 or 8 layer board I'm designing just to find out how it compares to > PCBCart (whom I usually use, very cheap indeed with good > service/communication) I believe it was me that posted a link to their site. I am most interested in what you say, as I have a couple of boards I want to stick through this service. Thanks for the feedback. Alan --=20 Scanned by iCritical. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .