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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] About holes

From: Kerry Wentworth <kwentworth@...>
Date: 2010-06-15

Depends on the distributor and the size. Mouser carries 6 different
sizes, priced from $1.10 to $3.21. I pay $1 each for resharps from
Electronic Goldmine, but I order from Mouser a lot more often. I will
probably get a couple on my next order.

Kerry


Harvey White wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:08:35 -0700, you wrote:
>
>
>> Buy carbide PCB drills from DigiKey. They have 1/8" shanks. Try to find a
>> Dremel drill press.
>>
>
> New carbide PCB bits from a commercial distributor are ruinously
> expensive. Shopping for the grab bags can get you resharpened bits,
> many sizes you don't need, but still at a much better price. The 20
> lots are too small in quantity, I think I've seen a fifty lot for
> about twice the cost from HF.
>
> Harvey
>
>