{"id":3156,"date":"2010-10-12T04:49:16","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T09:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/?p=3156"},"modified":"2015-09-26T11:11:01","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T18:11:01","slug":"cheap-prototype-pcbs-from-dorkbotpdx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/cheap-prototype-pcbs-from-dorkbotpdx\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheap Prototype PCBs from DorkbotPDX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pcb.laen.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3157\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/cheap-prototype-pcbs-from-dorkbotpdx\/pcb_order\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/pcb_order.png\" data-orig-size=\"520,462\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PDX Dorkbot PCB Group Order\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/pcb_order.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3157\" title=\"Photo by pjrc.com\" src=\"http:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/pcb_order-500x444.png\" alt=\"Three 2-layer  boards, $5\/sq inch.  No setup fee!\" width=\"500\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/pcb_order-500x444.png 500w, https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/pcb_order.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dementeddiode.org\/blog\/\">Laen<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/dorkbotpdx.org\/\">DorkbotPDX<\/a> has been running a <a href=\"http:\/\/pcb.laen.org\/\">PCB proto service<\/a> for some time now, and I finally got a chance to try it out this month.<\/p>\n<p>The pricing is simple. \u00a0For 2-layer boards, it&#8217;s $5 per square inch for three (3) PCBs, with no setup charge, and shipping is free.<\/p>\n<p>The tunaround time is typically 9 days + first class mail shipping, which ends up being just under two weeks total fom PCB release to delivery in Austin. \u00a0This is pretty good for a group order, and signficantly faster than <a href=\"http:\/\/batchpcb.com\">BatchPCB<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/poll-who-is-your-favorite-prototype-pcb-vendor\/comment-page-1\/#comment-2983\">based on my experience<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The only downsides that I am aware of are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PCB orders only go out once a month, unless there is enough demand to justify a 2nd run.<\/li>\n<li>If you wait too long, the panels can fill up. \u00a0Again, if there is enough demand, sometimes a 2nd panel can be added, but don&#8217;t count on it.<\/li>\n<li>The soldermask and silkscreen can be any color (and you don&#8217;t get to choose!) \u00a0BatchPCB at least guarantees the standard white\/green.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4-layer boards are available as well, but at a higher cost ($10\/square inch) and less frequent intervals.<\/p>\n<p>Entries for the next PCB order <a href=\"http:\/\/pcb.laen.org\/\">are due on October 25th<\/a>. \u00a0The more orders Laen gets, the more likely he is to continue the service, so if you have some designs you&#8217;ve been thinking about but have been put off by expensive PCB costs, finish them up and get some boards made!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laen of DorkbotPDX has been running a PCB proto service for some time now, and I finally got a chance to try it out this month. The pricing is simple. \u00a0For 2-layer boards, it&#8217;s $5 per square inch for three (3) PCBs, with no setup charge, and shipping is free. The tunaround time is typically &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/cheap-prototype-pcbs-from-dorkbotpdx\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cheap Prototype PCBs from DorkbotPDX<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[40,5],"tags":[137,354,355,32,33],"class_list":["post-3156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books-and-resources","category-electronics","tag-batchpcb","tag-dorkbotpdx","tag-laen","tag-pcb","tag-printed-circuit-board"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pioCd-OU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1399,"url":"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/avr-hv-rescue-shield-pcbs-are-in-kits-available-soon\/","url_meta":{"origin":3156,"position":0},"title":"AVR HV Rescue Shield PCBs are in, kits available soon.","author":"Jeff","date":"March 3, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Big news - the AVR HV Rescue Shield PCBs arrived yesterday!\u00a0 I'm currently testing them and will post information about kits for sale as soon as I verify that everything is working properly. 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