John
I find a Dremel drill and stand just breaks carbide PCB drills, you need something better. More the stand than the Dremel. DJ Delorie has a simple solution for using a Dremel If you use the Dremel then HSS drill bits are more robust and cheap enough. Move to Carbide later as the need arises.
Malcolm
I don't suffer from insanity I enjoy it!
--- On Thu, 5/12/11, John Clonts <john.clonts@...> wrote:
From: John Clonts <john.clonts@...>
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill Bits
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011, 9:48 PM
Just getting started on this toner transfer stuff--- My first board turned
out better than I expected-- I just used a copier at work on standard copy
paper, and a $22 Harbor Freight laminator! I've tested all the traces and
not a single short or open! ( I made an "Eagle" conversion of an "Arduino
RBBB" by westfn :
http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-your-EAGLE-schematic-into-a-PCB/)
So now to drill (cheap dremel-type). Before I order carbide bits online I
was trying to find some locally. I have read on here of people who have
found multi-packs of small carbide bits at Harbor Freight. I looked through
our store and didn't find them (staff was busy and didn't have time to
ask). Do the Harbor Freight stores no longer carry them? (I didn't see
mention of them online either).
Any other suggestions, to be able to drill my board this weekend?
Thanks!
John C.
P.S. My $60 ebay HP p1102w just came today, so now I can try it on magazine
paper or transparency paper or press and peel or pulsar or homemade dextrin
paper or ....
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