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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Question about soldering double sided boards.

From: Philip Pemberton <philpem@...>
Date: 2005-01-11

In message <12d.538c37ab.2f148df2@...>
JanRwl@... wrote:

> Tom: Eyelets. Google "International Eyelets". A pain in the gluteous,
> but aside from PTH, just about the ONLY way, if you can't see the solder-pads
> on top!

There's also the Multicore Copperset system - IIRC there was some info on
improvising tools for it on <http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/>. Basically, you
need a center-punch, a lump of metal to serve as an "anvil", a bunch of
0.85mm drill bits and a mechanical pencil to dispense the rivets.

Later.
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