I'll check but I believe JLCPCB has even tighter minimum spacing/dimensions than Oshpark. I think gold plating is an option there as well. They built the boards in 1 day, and shipping was 2 weeks.
On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 12:27 PM Brian K. White <[email protected]> wrote: > I have noticed the same with the router cuts. They aren't always too > accurate relative to the other operations. The router path will be good > in relation to itself, but can be shifted off from everything else. > Every operation can be a little off from every other. I have had pretty > good luck so far that the mask has been pretty well aligned with the > copper, so I haven't had mask screwing up my pads even though I specify > zero padding. > > But I don't know what the standard is anywhere else at the > individual/hobby level. They sure look better than a lot of others. > > I also really like the publishing/sharing platform. That could be better > still, but I don't know if anyone else is doing even that much. > > -- > bkw > > > On 8/22/19 11:38 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote: > > great point, for small boards the difference is minor. > > However, I will say that at minimum geometries I have had some > > concerns with Oshpark on their registration accuracy. Sometimes drills > > are not centered. > > I have yet to fail a board however. > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 10:34 AM Francesco Messineo > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > wrote: > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 4:26 PM Stephen Adolph > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > I tried JLCPCB for a new PCB, which would have cost me 40$ US at > > oshpark. I got 5 boards for 2$ CDN shipped to me in 2 weeks total > > from submission to boards in hand. > > > > > > Wow! > > > > > > Think I know where I am getting boards made from here out. > > > > I usually order from JLCPB too, unless the boards are so small that > > OSHPARK gets not really much more expensive. In all fairness, OSH > PARK > > quality is unbeatable and their PCB have ENIG (gold) finish, unlike > > the standard JLCPCB which is lead-tin. > > Just my opinion. No relations with neither of the two. > > > > Frank > > > >
