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Thanks for the advice! I'm looking into fablabs as well. Universities have some very well equipped but they don't seem to be open to outsiders

I'll keep you posted about PCBWay! (JLCPCB also has some offerings, but their quoting system crashed when I uploaded the file)

I just want to drop yet another software for mechanical design: OnShape. It is web-based (apparently developed by former Dassault engineers) and the free version is very complete, it just makes your designs public. It's very good for educational purposes as well. We have been using it for a while (a...

Got interested in this discussion. I worked with Anti-Stokes luminescence (not Raman, but plasmon-enhanced luminescence). In my setup I used a 90:10 beamsplitter since I had excess laser power, I preferred to optimize collection. I also used a short-pass RazorEdge from Semrock (be prepared to open u...

PCBWay started offering manufacturing services . They quoted 109U$ for the base plate in AL6061 with black anodizing, and the shipping to France 40U$. In total, it would come to ~190U$ including VAT. Looks like a very competitive price, and was wondering if anyone has any experience working with the...