Homebrew PCBs

I think the tape will be fine, doesn't have to last forever. I usually
strongly dislike tape (because it leaves a mess) but this would be a
good application. If you glue something on I woud avoid food
containers made of polypropylene or polyethylene, instead go for ABS
or other styrene based plastic, same as the printer cartridge is most
likely made of. It will glue much stronger.

Any metal object can be used to make the hole, like a nail for example
or an old soldering iron tip, just drag it around through the plastic
to enlarge the hole. I'm sure you can also drill it as long as you
vaccuum out all the chips afterwards (again, that kit is made so that
everybody can easily handle it without fuss). A very neat job would
add tapping a thread for a removeable cap.


ST


On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:11 AM, James <jamesrsweet@...> wrote:

> I suppose a scrap of copper or aluminum tubing would work as well.
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> Duct tape tends to fall off over time. You might try foil tape, it can be found in the HVAC section of any hardware store, it's typically used for gas appliance venting and duct work. You could also hot glue a piece of plastic cut from the lid of a butter/cool whip/etc container over the hole.
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