Quote from: hardpick on May 21, 2013, 03:43:56 AM

Quote from: emanymton on May 20, 2013, 08:57:37 AM

Hi defkin,
I'm in Sydney and I'm getting 625 klondike boards done myself.
I have been waiting for a finalised design to go shopping around for an assembler but these guys look pretty cheap: http://www.tracktronics.com.au.
Dunno if it would work for us to buy together cos I'm looking to have the assembly done within 24-48 hours of receiving chips.
I think we could definitely work together on the heatsinks if you were interested.
Might be good to trade infos on different suppliers/assemblers though.
cheers

Hi I live in Sydney

are you going to sell some of your 625 boards ?

I'm going to try set up a farm in some old server racks with all of them if possible. If it turns out to be too much to handle then I'll sell some of them.
It is quite excessive but I've been kicking myself for not getting into mining sooner and now's my chance.
If the k64 design is available by the time I get my chips then I'll be using that one.

Quote from: FUKT on May 21, 2013, 06:24:29 AM

Quote from: FUKT on May 21, 2013, 06:15:07 AM

Hi, I'll be offering a group service for Australian residents wishing to have their Klondike 16/64 boards built. After looking through all the Klondike info I don't think I'll be trusting any of my boards with inconsistent chinese or similar parts. And at $130 dollars worth of chips in each board I think the extra costs of Australian manufacture are worth it.

I'll be offering a near turn key product ie. cables, atx power, testing and certification. All that is needed from you is correct number of chips and heatsinks.

I'll soon be posting a rough guide for costing (including postage) the 16 and 64 board manufacture with costing for ATX PSU and periphery cables. Also included will be a quick turnaround price and a normal price.

Payment can be made via BTc and direct bank transfer.

Can I get some idea of numbers please?

I'll also be offering to participate in identity verification face to face for worried individuals.

I'll be offering a group buy/service for a near turn key product.

I could possibly be interested depending on price, but I think at my volume it's gonna work out cheaper to do it myself.

Quote from: Defkin on May 21, 2013, 08:08:36 AM

Quote from: emanymton on May 20, 2013, 02:50:13 PM

Best price I can gather right now is as follows:
machine setup (per unique part): 25 parts (pls correct me if I'm wrong) = $100
PCB Load : $4 per board = $2500 (just for my boards, will be more including others)
Component placement fee, $0.05 per part x 307 parts = $15.35
Assembly Price per board = approx $20 per board + parts
would love to hear corrections or better offers...

Hi emanymton

I can think of a few items:
The solder paste stencil
Through hole components
Cost/supply of components, the assembler should be able to supply all of these and depending on what their turnover is they could have good buying power. Tubed components we could supply and will for the avalon chip also they load one for one. Reel components on the other hand can add up on short runs, they are a bit like staples in that when separated from the tape are useless and depending on the machine a number are wasted when loading up.

I think we really need the PCB file and BOM for a comparative quote, what one company charges for assembly, another might make up in supply, and other in short lead times.

Thanks for the input, everythings still very tentative till the design is finalised then I can start to shop around.
It'll be interesting to see how fast we can get these boards put into action.
I can't imagine the components being too much cheaper than mouser but would love if they were.
Hopefully the through hole components don't affect the overall assembly price too much.
If anybody knows any good assemblers or a place to get the heatsinks domestically I think we could all benefit.