Dead printed circuit boards for London art project?

December 2, 2004 6:41 AM

Where can my sister (in London) find or buy dead printed circuit boards for an art project? The larger the better, the cheaper the better, what they used to be doesn't matter.
posted by armoured-ant to media & arts (6 comments total)

What about a junkyard or perhaps a second hand computer store (if an old motherboard would work)?
posted by Dr_Octavius at 7:02 AM on December 2, 2004

Do they need to be empty or does she want them with components? And do they have to be flat components?
posted by smackfu at 8:13 AM on December 2, 2004

No, components aren't a problem. She'd prefer the boards with them on, if possible.
posted by armoured-ant at 8:54 AM on December 2, 2004

She could find PC board fabrication houses and ask for their rejects (probably without components).
posted by plinth at 9:34 AM on December 2, 2004

You may want to find a place that recycles them, and call them. After all, this sounds like a recycling project. Here's one in Essex...
posted by jasper411 at 12:37 PM on December 2, 2004

This was in the US, but I went to a fairly techy college and there were always computer parts laying about waiting to be trashed or recycled. I used a bunch once for a bad "robot" costume. I don't know what schools are in London, but maybe that would be an option.
posted by stefnet at 7:52 PM on December 2, 2004