Homebrew PCBs

John

I find a Dremel drill and stand just breaks carbide PCB drills, you need something better. More the stand than the Dremel. DJ Delorie has a simple solution for using a Dremel If you use the Dremel then HSS drill bits are more robust and cheap enough. Move to Carbide later as the need arises.

Malcolm

I don't suffer from insanity I enjoy it!

--- On Thu, 5/12/11, John Clonts <john.clonts@...> wrote:

From: John Clonts <john.clonts@gmail.com>
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill Bits
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011, 9:48 PM







 



  


    
      
      
      Just getting started on this toner transfer stuff---  My first board turned

out better than I expected-- I just used a copier at work on standard copy

paper, and a $22 Harbor Freight laminator!  I've tested all the traces and

not a single short or open! ( I made an "Eagle" conversion of an "Arduino

RBBB" by westfn :

http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-your-EAGLE-schematic-into-a-PCB/)



So now to drill (cheap dremel-type).  Before I order carbide bits online I

was trying to find some locally.  I have read on here of people who have

found multi-packs of small carbide bits at Harbor Freight.  I looked through

our store and didn't find them (staff was busy and didn't have time to

ask).  Do the Harbor Freight stores no longer carry them?  (I didn't see

mention of them online either).



Any other suggestions, to be able to drill my board this weekend?



Thanks!

John C.



P.S. My $60 ebay HP p1102w just came today, so now I can try it on magazine

paper or transparency paper or press and peel or pulsar or homemade dextrin

paper or ....



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