Homebrew PCBs

In article <4C0D531C.5080000@...>,
   DJ Delorie <dj@...> wrote:
> What would be nice is if I had a cutter that always left a bulge on the 
> end of the wire - once you insert it and cut it, it *can't* fall out.

They used to use those for mounting components on PCBs centuries ago.
Insert component, clip off ends leaving a deformed wire that would retain
the component then, when all were in position, wave solder.

Oh look, you can still get them:

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=browseSubRange&Ne=4294953839&N=4294946449&productNum=5402013

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