uRuler - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Jebnor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2013, 12:05:00 am
content: Dave, you are making money on this right? I know it's not overly expensive for PCBs to be made, but at the rate it's going, there may be many hours of mailing ahead. Just let us know that you are making a living wage on this. AU$15 for 5 is a great deal I think.And now I wait for the delivery sometime in late september.

author: adam1213
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2013, 12:12:53 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on August 14, 2013, 10:24:41 amFor 2 boards sent to the US:Material costs: cost of a board * quantity of boards + postageMaterial costs: $0.7*2 + $2.60 = $4.Remainder after material cost = $8.86 (after paypal etc fees) - $4 = $4.86.Effective pay per hour before tax: boardsSentPerHour * $4.86*Note that with 5 rulers for $15 the increased cost of $5 is less than the increased material cost of the extra boards.

author: Jebnor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2013, 12:16:18 am
content: WHere did that quote come from? I must have missed it.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 16, 2013, 12:18:23 am
content: Quote from: Jebnor on August 16, 2013, 12:05:00 amLike I said in the other thread, costing is:For a $10 order of two boards:$8.86 after fees-$2 for the boards-$2.60 for the stamp-$0.03 for envelope-$0.02 for label$4.21 profit for stuffing one envelope.Worth it?Then I pay 30% tax on that.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2013, 07:37:01 am
content: Suggestion for next time - do them as a snappable panel, include space in the waste for an address label. No need for an an envelope - just label and post!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 16, 2013, 10:03:08 am
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on August 16, 2013, 07:37:01 amSeveral reasons why that's not desirable:Snappable panel is not good for a ruler, you need clean routed edges.You pay more for the board area.It is very questionable whether Aust Post will accept that. It is not clear that you even allowed to send anything but dead tree in an envelope, depends who you ask. Such a board would raise a red flag instantly (no pun intended) at every step of the delivery process.

author: ElectroIrradiator
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2013, 10:26:07 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on August 16, 2013, 10:03:08 amNot to mention scratching the rulers while in transit.

author: fcb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2013, 02:49:12 pm
content: Mission creep.Why not add a few SOIC>DIL & SSOP>DIL pads in an (underused) area, just for those emergencies.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2013, 04:20:58 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on August 16, 2013, 10:03:08 amAppreciate all the above - I wasn't being entirely serious...

author: snoopy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2013, 06:23:46 am
content: just ordered my 5 rulers. Probably give a few away to friendsHad something similar to this from a pcb supplier but unfortunately they put the drill holes in the middle of the ruler and not at one end like dave has done itregards

author: MFX
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2013, 03:36:54 pm
content: I seem to have missed this project? Where can they be ordered from? I've done a search on "uRuler" but nothing much is coming up.Martin.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 17, 2013, 04:02:31 pm
content: http://www.eevblog.com/2013/08/15/eevblog-µruler-now-available/https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/dave's-pcb-rulers/http://www.pozible.com/project/31806

author: TerminalJack505
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2013, 04:07:03 pm
content: Quote from: MFX on August 17, 2013, 03:36:54 pmhttp://www.pozible.com/project/31806

author: MFX
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2013, 04:19:20 pm
content: Thanks, ordered 5 ,don't know why my search didn't work.Martin.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 17, 2013, 05:02:17 pm
content: The search on this forum is quite useless in my opinion. Searching with Google using "site:eevblog.com" works much better.

author: stecklars
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 17, 2013, 11:35:40 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on August 16, 2013, 04:20:58 pmWell, in Germany you can do it...http://www.heise.de/hardware-hacks/projekte/Contact-me-1745708.html?view=zoom;zoom=1It was really delivered like that

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2013, 11:43:25 pm
content: Quote from: stecklars on August 17, 2013, 11:35:40 pm...I can almost hear of lots of EEVBloggers rummaging around to see what old crap they have lying aroud that they can put a stamp on to see if it makes it to Dave's PO box.... maybe that's a competition in the making...

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 10:40:54 am
content: I printed a postcard on Photo paper front and back and it arrived safely through the post from SA to Martin Lorton.

author: MFX
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 05:45:03 pm
content: I may try etching a PCB with his address and electronic postage label :-)

author: Bloch
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 06:21:11 pm
content: I wonder why i get>>Your payment can not be completed because one of the recipients at this time can not receive payments.<<on paypal ?

author: CaucusRacer
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 07:05:08 pm
content: Quote from: Bloch on August 18, 2013, 06:21:11 pmI have the same problem. Some googling around seems to indicate it may be a currency conversion problem.

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 07:13:55 pm
content: I get the same, but in Dutch: "Uw betaling kan niet worden voltooid omdat een van de ontvangers momenteel geen betalingen kan accepteren."It shows me the amount of € so it looks like the conversion is ok.Is Dave's PayPal account full?

author: Legit-Design
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 07:18:33 pm
content: Someone go and wake up Dave!He is missing on uRuler purchases/donations.When my 5 pcs of uRuler finally arrive, how can I proctect them from nasty fingers which etch away the gold and copper (through scratches) over time? Or should I wash my uRuler in IPA or acetone after each use? Use medical whipes? And put them in a silk pouch after each use?I want the properties of uRuler to remain the same, not become stiff or anything, and still remain very straight on the edges.Also like someone pointed out on youtube, is it safe to put precious uRulers loose in same envelope? What if they will be scratched? Has Dave done thorough testing on maybe five (5) uRulers in a same envelope and used steppermotors/servos to toss it around for 24h or something? Cheap Chinese pcb houses usually have some kind on shrinkwrap around pcbs, so they don't flop around and scratch each other in the package. Has Sagan thoroughly tested uRulers to be safe and suitable for long time use?

author: ddavidebor
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 08:00:05 pm
content: That's not funny.But a sagan review should be XD

author: chrome
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 08:13:42 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on August 16, 2013, 12:18:23 amI do hope you're joking.30% tax on $4.20 means you get to keep $2.94.I'm assuming you can do at least 1 envelope a minute that'll be $176.4 per hour.