Well James,
I have to guess where on earth you are- but have you seen this?
http://www.circuitmedic.com/products/115-7000.shtmlWhen looking for a source and shipping is a factor, it would be helpful to
let the group know where you are located- to avoid irrelevant suggestions.
HTH and 73
Bill
N4BKT
On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 7:44 AM, James <bitsyboffin@...> wrote:
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> Hi all, I would like to use some via rivets, thing is, I want to use
> them in a 0.8mm drill hole.
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> I purchased a few (from a Taobao seller) which were advertised as 0.8mm,
> but they turn out to be closer to 0.9mm outer diameter and are not going
> to fit (I tried, I did get one to jam in, just, but it wasn't easy!),
> I'd really rather stick with 0.8mm holes.
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> Search hard as I can, high, and low, ebay, taobao, alibaba.... I just
> can not find anything smaller than 0.8mm, apart from... this old thread:
> http://tech.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/message/24987
> where indeed megauk sells rivets suitable for that drill size.
> Unfortunately, megauk wants to charge me 30 pounds to post them to me,
> 30 pounds shipping, for a bag of rivets which probably weigh less than
> 10 grams
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> So, does anybody know of any other sources for rivets which will fit in
> a 0.8mm hole?
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