[sdiy] Stripboard and pad tool source in US? Very large stripboards epoxy & phenolic

[Robin Whittle]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the pointer to the Vector Pad Cutter tool 574-P138A:

  http://www.mouser.com/catalog/specsheets/574HANDT.pdf

I didn't know such a thing existed.  I guess it is best to reserve
such a tool for phenolic stripboards - fiberglass would blunt it rapidly.

This supplier is not in the US - but they are not far away, in
Vancouver BC.  They have an impressive array of prototyping boards,
including stripboard, from Vero and other sources:

  http://stores.ebay.com/pixel-print-ltd   (shanaey)

They have some very large stripboards, such as this fiberglass board:

  http://cgi.ebay.com/160481307473   USD$20.72

11" x 19" = 296 x 500mm 22,425 holes, 115 strips of 195 holes.  So the
strips go lengthways.

There's a phenolic stripboard of about the same size:

  http://cgi.ebay.com/150394992824   USD$13.52

11.81" x 19.68 = 300 x 500mm 22,932 holes, 196 strips of 116 holes.
So the strips are aligned with the short side.


    - Robin               http://www.firstpr.com.au/rwi/dfish/


> Thanks all for the pointers to stripboard. I haven't worked with it
> before - just used photoresist type boards, but this time I want to
> skip on doing the full layout until after I do some testing.
> Breadboard was driving me crazy with spurious signals when I get my
> hand near it.
> 
> The photoresist ones I've used are: http://www.mpja.com/products.asp?dept=394
> 
> I've had a few misfires, but they usually come out pretty good:
> http://lumin.us/msr/forums/photoresist.jpg
> 
> Found the tool at Mouser. It leaves you with a circular pad rather
> than a circular blank. Part number 574-P138A. Really pricey, but I
> think it's going to save some grief/space. I'll post some pictures of
> the result when it comes in.
> 
> Mark