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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick" <njacovou@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:52 AM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drilling Pcb's


> Hello everyone.My name is Nick from Sydney Aust. My first post to
> this group.So this is probably a dumb question to you guys.I have
> managed to etch my first board after a few failures, but I came up
> with a real beauty(I think anyway).I drilled a board last week and i
> nearly went blind tryin to line up the bloody drill to the pads.So
> is there a way i can use a mirror or something to give me a better
> view of tiny drill to tiny pads. I am using a dremell mounted on a
> stand .The drilling is easy but lining up whilst looking through the
> magnifying glass is hard.Any tips would be appreciated.Thanks.

I had the same problem which I solved by buying a pair of 3.5 diopter
reading glasses.

Leon