Homebrew PCBs

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:58:10 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>On Wed, 17 Mar 2010, Steve wrote:
>
>> I received an email from JAMECO a few days ago with subject line "Etch
>> Your Own Circuit Board". The email has a link to a website demonstrating
>> the use of photoresist to make PCB's. Among other things, it promotes a
>> mini-drill and an associated drill press.
>>
>> The mini-drill is JAMECO part number 26702. The drill press is JAMECO
>> part number 26711. About $60 for both of them.
>>
>> I don't recall having seen this mini-drill/drill press discussed here
>> and wonder if anyone has experience with this combination? How does it
>> compare to the Dremel drill press? The JAMECO website says "This Mini
>> Drill is excellent for drilling through circuit boards and protoboards."
>
>Dremel attachments are poorly designed and have a lot of slop.  A better 
>solution appears to be the Proxxon Micromot line of tools.  They're made 
>of metal and don't cost much more than Dremels.  They have attachments to 
>do everything that Dremel attachments do and more.

I'll agree to this.  I've changed from dremel to Proxxon.  Less
runout, less noise, and better results when drilling holes (down to a
#78 for vias).

Harvey