Homebrew PCBs

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
To: <homebrew_pcbs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 9:04 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] board mounting holes


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> Hi,
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> anyone using a punch like that?
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> <http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=44060>
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> I would like to try one, so before going through the trouble of finding
> one (no luck at the tools shop and no luck at ebay germany), it would be
> good to know if it will work.

I think that some radio amateurs use a similar punch to make small pads of 
PCB material, for 'Manhattan' style prototyping. They glue the pads to a 
piece of copper laminate ground plane and use them for circuit tie points.

Leon