RE: RE: [sdiy] tinning home etched boards?

[rdrake]

i've gotten good results using my dremel/drill stand, with carbide bits--don't be too quick to blame the tools.  there's a bit of skill and practice involved, which can't be bought... just like modulars... 
  
b

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>ok
>
>i keep hearing from people that the dremel with
>drill press is not very good for pcb work due to
>how often it doesnt stay straight,etc. which sucks
>as THAT IS THE ENTIRE reason i bought it.
>when i think about how much i spent on the tool,
>the bits, AND the drill press attachment, it makes
>me quite angry.
>
>DRILL PRESS here we come.
>
>anybody want to buy a NICE dremel? ;)
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>> From: lists at studionebula.com
>> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>> Subject: RE: [sdiy] tinning home etched boards?
>> Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:28:31 -0600
>>
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Now that I think about it further, I recall that
>the problem I had when I
>> tried to use my Dremel in a drill press
>attachment to drill PCBs is that the
>> Dremel itself did not center the bit correctly.
>The tip of the bit moved in
>> a tiny circle rather than just rotating around
>its center. This made
>> drilling holes nearly impossible because the bit
>tended to wander around.
>> Once I figured that out I switched to using a
>real drill press. It was sort
>> of surprising that a $100 Chinese-made Delta
>benchtop press drilled more
>> precisely than a Dremel supposedly built for
>small, precise work, but it was
>> the case.
>>
>> --Adam
>>
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