Homebrew PCBs

interesting idea.  I've got one here.  It looks like they will only 
work for 100 mil pitch but it does have the right height and its 
mechanically fairly solid. Worth trying though I'm trying to keep the 
production cost reasonably low.

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Richard Mustakos 
<rmustakos@a...> wrote:
> Phil
> I don't know if you are familiar with SurfBoards ( 
> http://www.capitaladvanced.com ), a SMT to SIP converter board 
series, 
> but they have pads on the edge of the board, and a header pin with 
a 
> fork in  the end that slips over the edge and is soldered to the 
pad. 
>  If you can find a source for those, then you can just use a 
regular 
> female connector on the cable, and the whole thing is only as deep 
as 
> your connector is wide.
> Richard