# PCB "thickness"?

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/pcb-thickness/2080>\
**Category:** BatchPCB\
**Created:** [June 21, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/pcb-thickness/2080 "2006-06-21T17:35:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![roach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@roach](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/roach)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/pcb-thickness/2080/1 "2006-06-21T17:35:00Z")

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The “thickness” (don’t know the correct term) of the boards I got back from BatchPCB seem to be around 1.75 to 2 mm. Does anyone know of a table of industry standard PCB thicknesses? Is there some way to order thinner boards from BatchPCB, or, barring that, another low-cost, hobby-oriented fab house? Any help is appreciated…

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**Author:** ![leon\_heller](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/leon_heller/32/7602_2.png) [@leon\_heller](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/leon_heller)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/pcb-thickness/2080/2 "2006-06-21T17:40:14Z")

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1.6 mm is the usual thickness. Soldermask will make it thicker.

Leon

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**Author:** ![NleahciM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dc4da7/32.png) [@NleahciM](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/NleahciM)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/pcb-thickness/2080/3 "2006-06-21T17:53:00Z")

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> roach:  
> The “thickness” (don’t know the correct term) of the boards I got back from BatchPCB seem to be around 1.75 to 2 mm. Does anyone know of a table of industry standard PCB thicknesses? Is there some way to order thinner boards from BatchPCB, or, barring that, another low-cost, hobby-oriented fab house? Any help is appreciated…

I've heard nothing but good things about pcbcart.com, and they can do .8mm thick PCBs for no extra cost, as I recall.

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**Author:** ![roach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@roach](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/roach)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/pcb-thickness/2080/4 "2006-06-21T18:34:54Z")

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> NleahciM:  
> I’ve heard nothing but good things about [pcbcart.com](http://pcbcart.com), and they can do .8mm thick PCBs for no extra cost, as I recall.

I checked them out, and while they _do_ offer every option I could possibly need, and their unit prices are very good, there is a per-order tooling fee of $38, which is a little steep for a one-off. Still, I’ll keep them in mind if I ever want something in quantity.