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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:34:46 -0400
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Trace width - best practices?
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On 10/31/2012 09:26 PM, Peter Stuge wrote:
> Jan Kasprzak wrote:
>> : In my early use of PCB I used the autorouter a lot, but with time I've
>> : changed over to routing manually after I found that I could do a much
>> : better job that way.
>>
>> OK, I have tried manual routing mysefl, and while it is quite
>> time-consuming, it can be a really rewarding game :-)
> 
> And you can get better at it after some practise!

  I'm doing it (with PCB) tonight, for my next controller design at
work.  The only part I dread is generating footprints.  I need to do one
for a pushbutton switch now, and I'm procrastinating...hence this email.
;)  Otherwise, while it does involve some concentration, I find it
enjoyable.

              -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA