Homebrew PCBs

On 31/12/2012 22:56, "Andrew Hakman" <andrew.hakman@...> wrote:

>>There used to be a small tool that was used to create an island around
>>a drill hole. it was effectively a micro sized hole saw. The
>>technique was to drill holes in copper clad where you wanted them,
>>isolate this hole with the tool (as needed) and then bridge from
>>island to island with the parts.
>
>I've seen boards built with this. Usually the pre-drilled proto board, but
>with copper tracks that run from one edge to the other, and you separate
>the rows into smaller sections with the little hole saw, but I've never
>seen the tool. Have any info on it?


I think you are thinking of Veroboard and a tool like this to break the
tracksŠ
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300816579317

A small drill bit works almost as well. This tool does not create an
island of copper, it clears the copper strip away around the hole and
breaks the strip into two sections.

Regards,
John