Re: Alberta Printed Circuits drill rack warning

I echo that! I use them all the time with excellent result.

Remember, even if two orders are sent in by one customer, they might not be on the same PCB panel when manufactured. APC manage
to give a good price by mixing orders from multiple customers onto one panel.

Someone mentioned their 3-day service. It is a lot better than that. For example, if I email the file Monday morning to APC, I
will have boards in my hand Wednesday morning. That is 48 hours service INCLUDING shipping from Alberta to Florida. Fantastic
service for the price that they charge.
Bertho Boman
Vinland Corporation
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> "Steve Carlisle" <quatsein@...> wrote:
>
> Well, we all learn from our mistake's. I have heard many good
> expierences from people that have used APC. It's always at the
> top of the list for circuit board makers.
>
> Steve Carlisle
>
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> From: Greg Nuspel <nuspelg@...>
>
> I learnt the hard way about checking you drill rack against the board
> shops standard drill rack. So I hope to prevent anyone else from having
> this happen to them.
>
> I designed two circuit boards for a project. They are approximately 3 x
> 3 inches. I sent the files to Alberta Printed Circuits here in Calgary.
> They have an automated system that reads the files and information then
> makes the boards. I didn't realize that the Eagle
> http://www.cadsoftusa.com program had selected 5 and 6 drills for the
> respective boards that were not on their standard drill rack. They
> charged me $13.50 per drill extra setup fee. Now my project gained
> $148.50 in cost. I must admit that it was my fault, even though I had
> stated I wanted the most economical setup possible being my first hobby
> project to be made this way. Being a machinist I was surprised that they
> had to do two setups, on two consecutive job numbers using the same
> extra drills. I will be shopping for another board shop.
> --
> Greg Nuspel