[sdiy] tinning home etched boards?

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	I have found that running my drill at top speed makes the drill bits
last longer and nicer holes also.


-Al


rdrake wrote:
> 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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>> ----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>> From: subjectivity at hotmail.com
>> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>> Sent: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:09:15
>>
>>
>> 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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