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    1. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 10 Nov 2017

      periodic hardware hacker survey: how do you get your PCBs made?

      42 replies 11 retweets 54 likes
    2. josh levine‏ @bigjoshlevine 11 Nov 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      Moving most to ALLPCB lately. Great for 2 layer, 0.006. Occasional WTF problem, but worth it. Easy to place orde. Upload gerbers to China Sunday night, have boards in NYC Thursday afternoon. So crazy cheap it changes the game. Now sometimes blindly order PCB and skip breadboard.

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    3. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 11 Nov 2017
      Replying to @bigjoshlevine

      I am SO surprised you are the first to chime in on AllPCB. Same - great for just "seeing what it looks like" I've used it several times now, and was kind of using this tweet to see where they're at for folks.

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    4. josh levine‏ @bigjoshlevine 11 Nov 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      Was happy enough with bare PCBs over last month that I just sent them a PCBA run. So shockingly cheap and fast, I won't believe it is true until boards show up! Game changer if it works. :)

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    5. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 11 Nov 2017
      Replying to @bigjoshlevine

      Send updates! Would love to hear how it goes - however it turns out :)

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    6. josh levine‏ @bigjoshlevine 20 Nov 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      100 boards (35mmx40mm, 6 lines, 18 placements, 1 side) 11 calendar days from file upload to boards in NYC (parts pre-staged) $2.80 per board (fab+PCBA) 1 minor defect (part moved during reflow) ...I'd call it a game-changing success!pic.twitter.com/xQtXDjkg1c

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    7. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 20 Nov 2017
      Replying to @bigjoshlevine

      Fantastic! (Cute boards!!) Do you track which AllPCB suppliers you end up using? Do you try to consistently work with the same ones, or just bid per job?

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    8. josh levine‏ @bigjoshlevine 20 Nov 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots

      If there are multiple suppliers behind ALLPCB then that is hidden from me. I have a single contact with @allpcb.com address and boxes all come from same place and are branded with ALLPCB logo on the sides.pic.twitter.com/13I9DfuqtW

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    9. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 20 Nov 2017
      Replying to @bigjoshlevine @allpcb

      Huh! The website has changed since I last looked. As recently as this spring there was a way to upload jobs for bid.

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    10. josh levine‏ @bigjoshlevine 20 Nov 2017
      Replying to @starsandrobots @allpcb

      Maybe you started at https://pcbshopper.com/  (or similar) and ended up on http://ALLPCB.com ?

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      Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots 20 Nov 2017
      Replying to @bigjoshlevine @allpcb

      Nope. I assure you this was AllPCB itself. I am certain of it. There was a marketplace for subcontractors (and I was unaware of any in-house fab business.) I've been referring to this as "AllPCB" so far this entire time 😅

      9:21 PM - 20 Nov 2017
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        1. josh levine‏ @bigjoshlevine 21 Nov 2017
          Replying to @starsandrobots @allpcb

          Ah! I see this page, which suggests that they *did* have a comparison system running at some point! Maybe this was a marketing tool to show how cheap they were compared to others rather than a feeder marketplace? Interesting! http://www.allpcb.com/compare_pcb_prices.html …

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        1. josh levine‏ @bigjoshlevine 21 Nov 2017
          Replying to @starsandrobots @allpcb

          I put in my first order to http://allpcb.com  on 4/10/2017 and it was in the current state then, and looks like it was that way since at least 11/19/2016. Maybe slightly different domain? Check your cache! :) http://web.archive.org/web/20161119150407/http://www.allpcb.com:80/ …

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