[sdiy] tinning home etched boards?

[Adam Schabtach]

> i think the size of the traces are great. and the pads WOULD 
> be great if it werent for the fact the drill bit often goes a 
> bit to one side or the other. this damn drel drill press is a 
> hunk of junk in regards to drilling perfectly straight.

I think that you just answered your own question. I use a Delta benchtop
drill press and do not have the problems that you are describing. I also use
an XY positioning table if I'm drilling a bunch of holes at regular
intervals, e.g. the 0.1"-spaced holes for DIP ICs. The positioning table is
a luxury, but the drill press is a necessity.

> also..part of this might be that all last week i was 
> soldering the asm2 board which is pure soldering luxury..nice 
> solder mask..good big pads,etc.

Well, there are reasons that I've decided to mostly use batchpcb.com for
doing my boards, rather than doing them myself. It depends on whether you
have more time or more money, I suppose.

--Adam