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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Harris" data-source="post: 96553" data-attributes="member: 380">I use a local pcb shop by one of our warehouses. They have a general stock of drill sizes that are included for a few hundred holes (I&#039;ve never come close to half) and can usually do an &#039;after lunch tomorrow&#039; turnaround on anything that will fit into a rack unit in small qty.I haven&#039;t done any large orders as the orders sizes I do are in multiples of 2 and I usually only build/design pairs of things.Just have a chat with the operations guy about what format/layers to send files and any sizing/design to keep down material waste and handling costs. Usually they will have a web or offline program to send them over the web.It&#039;s not as cheap as the overseas, but I can&#039;t beat the time and distance when I get an idea at 3 in the morning. If I was doing large orders on proven boards, then that probably would change.I&#039;ve thought about doing my own, either small cnc or old fashion chemicals, but the reality is I don&#039;t have the time, let alone it&#039;s hard to find the time to get something finished in Eagle in the first place.BRad</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brad Harris, post: 96553, member: 380"] I use a local pcb shop by one of our warehouses. They have a general stock of drill sizes that are included for a few hundred holes (I've never come close to half) and can usually do an 'after lunch tomorrow' turnaround on anything that will fit into a rack unit in small qty. I haven't done any large orders as the orders sizes I do are in multiples of 2 and I usually only build/design pairs of things. Just have a chat with the operations guy about what format/layers to send files and any sizing/design to keep down material waste and handling costs. Usually they will have a web or offline program to send them over the web. It's not as cheap as the overseas, but I can't beat the time and distance when I get an idea at 3 in the morning. If I was doing large orders on proven boards, then that probably would change. I've thought about doing my own, either small cnc or old fashion chemicals, but the reality is I don't have the time, let alone it's hard to find the time to get something finished in Eagle in the first place. BRad [/QUOTE]

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