Sorry if I'm behind the times, just did a new project that required a pcb, and ExpressPCB is my go-to vendor for one-off boards. I just noticed they now provide the low-cost boards (fixed size, 3x5, quantity 3) that I've always ordered with silk screen and solder mask for $71. I got my latest boards that way and they're beautiful. No relationship to them, just a happy customer. You can still get the barebones boards for $51. The hack I used to use was to put the component id and such on the top copper layer as tiny text, but that was a bit of a pain for layout. (Oops, can't put that label there, it's copper and there's a trace there also) Really nice to be able to get real boards, even if it does end up being ~$23/board. -- Bill Ezell ---------- The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck will be the day they make vacuum cleaners. Or maybe Windows 10.