Hi Lou What part of the country are you in? I would think that these figures would hold true across the country, but just curious. -----Original Message----- From: Lou Dallara [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 9:15 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [DC] Board costs At a IPC meeting, a board house gave some interesting figures on board costs. The material = 30 % of the board cost. The drilling cost = 10 % of the board cost. Conclusion is : choose you material carefully. Louis Dallara CID CAD Engineer