Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, John Johnson <johnatl@m...> 
wrote:
> If you use a socket with machined pins, it will stand up enough
> that you can solder on the top and bottom.
> 
> Regards,
>    JJ


Do you just heat the bottom and touch the top with some solder ?  
will that solder to the pad on the top ?

I have found that you can easily seperate the pins from the plastic 
in the DIP package and then you can solder them as sperate pieces.

In this case however, I am making a board for a friend and he has not 
tried to solder a socket on the top.  I am not sure that I would want 
a newbie to attempt lining up the pins of a DIP for soldering....

If I place and solder the pins for him, I'll take some pictures and 
post them to the group.

But, if anybody knows of a link that would show this, please let me 
know.

Dave