[sdiy] pcb drilling

[James Patchell]

Get a Dremel "Drill Press"....the dremel tool goes fast enough and the 
drill press attachment will keep you from breaking bits.  Carbide bits are 
very brittle...be careful.

At 07:02 PM 1/10/2005 -0800, s wrote:
>Hello Guys
>
>I'm finally getting to a point of making my own PCBs,
>and my one unresolved issue is the driling of the
>holes...
>
>I've read that the supertiny carbide bits are the best
>to use, but they need a High rpm drill press to work
>well. Do any of you know if a 3000rpm drill press
>should work allright? I know the average hand drill is
>about 900rpms, but they're not stable enough to avoid
>snapping the tiny bits even if they were fast enough.
>
>What have you used that worked well? this is the final
>issue between myself and pcb making...
>
>Thanks
>s
>
>
>
>
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