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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] JAMECO "Etch Your Own Circuit Board" email

From: David Griffith <dgriffi@...>
Date: 2010-03-18

On Thu, 18 Mar 2010, Harvey White wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:58:10 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 17 Mar 2010, Steve wrote:
>>
>>> I don't recall having seen this mini-drill/drill press discussed here
>>> and wonder if anyone has experience with this combination? How does it
>>> compare to the Dremel drill press? The JAMECO website says "This Mini
>>> Drill is excellent for drilling through circuit boards and protoboards."
>>
>> Dremel attachments are poorly designed and have a lot of slop. A better
>> solution appears to be the Proxxon Micromot line of tools. They're made
>> of metal and don't cost much more than Dremels. They have attachments to
>> do everything that Dremel attachments do and more.
>
> I'll agree to this. I've changed from dremel to Proxxon. Less
> runout, less noise, and better results when drilling holes (down to a
> #78 for vias).

What attachments have you tried?

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