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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: muddyfox on February 02, 2014, 12:44:10 PM

Title: color pcb in Europe?
Post by: muddyfox on February 02, 2014, 12:44:10 PM
 
Hey peeps!

Anyone aware of any color FR4 sellers in Europe? I only found abcfab but they are stateside and the shipping costs are ridiculous.

Title: Re: color pcb in Europe?
Post by: micromegas on February 02, 2014, 12:48:17 PM
I don't know of anyone, I asked my supplier (www.retroamplis.com) a couple of  times but nothing.

Now that madbean is going to release a lot of etching projects I'm intersted in getting stocked in various colours.
Title: Re: color pcb in Europe?
Post by: muddyfox on February 02, 2014, 12:58:18 PM

I'm mostly looking at our UK friends, they seem to have pretty much everything available to them locally?
Title: Re: color pcb in Europe?
Post by: stevie1556 on February 02, 2014, 01:15:34 PM
The only places I've found are in America, and like you say, postage and import charges just don't make it economical to get.

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Title: Re: color pcb in Europe?
Post by: davent on February 02, 2014, 05:18:51 PM
The pcb materials take paint well just be sure they're non-conductive, i've used acrylics for years with no issues. Presensitized boards seem to only come in this repulsive green/brown colour that i couldn't bear to look at, could never find any of the nicely coloured stuff so paint hides the ugly.

dave
Title: Re: color pcb in Europe?
Post by: DutchMF on February 02, 2014, 05:33:25 PM
I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for:
http://www.banzaimusic.com/Board-FR4-RED.html (http://www.banzaimusic.com/Board-FR4-RED.html)
They also have black, green, blue and yellow

Paul
Title: Re: color pcb in Europe?
Post by: muddyfox on February 02, 2014, 05:38:32 PM

Thanks man but that's just the FR4 board and I'd like copperclad.
This is used in tube amp turret boards and such...
Title: Re: color pcb in Europe?
Post by: DutchMF on February 02, 2014, 05:44:15 PM
OK, I was afraid that it wasn't this easy.... I don't etch (or build amps.....) so I wasn't quite sure what you meant. It was just that the 'FR4' bit rung a bell, like I'd seen/read it somewhere before. And I should have known you probably checked out Banzai way, way before posting here!  ;)

Paul
Title: Re: color pcb in Europe?
Post by: davent on February 02, 2014, 06:16:33 PM
abcfab's shipping to Canada is almost as bad as Europe, one piece copperclad, red 4×6", $1.75- shipping to Canada $16.04, Germany for example was $17.80 but it looks as if every European country has a different rate, so it may be far worse. They really don't want out of country business.

dave