[CyberRabbi]

Looks like you’re having fun. While you’re having fun you should really try getting your hands wet with electronic design :)

[pkiller]

I've been prototyping for some time now and never really focused on getting my projects into PCBs. But yeah I guess you're right I can't really argue with you, I should improve my electronic design skills.

[CyberRabbi]

No pressure, I just think you’d enjoy yourself!

[jstanley]

Isn't this already quite an involved electronic design project?

[mhh__]

I could be over exposed to the wrong data but I looked at getting some board spins recently and it seems to be very expensive at the moment.

Retail Chinese PCB fabs are up a bit, PCBA like macrofab seems up a lot.

[pkiller]

I got some PCBs made a couple of years ago from JLCPCB and it wasn't that expensive, with shipping, 5 boards of small size (cheapest ones, not suitable for every project) was about €10 or €12. Of course for hobbyists who are going to need several tries it makes it expensive, still it's a lot cheaper than before where I could only get PCBs for a much higher price.

[lnsru]

Well, one can try repairing faulty pcbs and save some €€€. I do it always for expensive pcbs. For 2 layers it is not hard, more layers require small drills to break connections in vias.

[namibj]

Doesn't necessarily work if you need impedance control for high-speed signals.

[mhh__]

Couple of years ago was before current shortages, they seem to be effecting the price.