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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] setting the rings on carbide drills

2005-06-10 by Art Eckstein

ST,
I have one in an excel spreadsheet if that will help. I can either send it 
to you or upload as you desire.

bubba

At 02:24 PM 6/10/2005, you wrote:
>In a message dated 6/10/2005 6:25:17 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>stefan_trethan@... writes:
>
>How can  those rings be set? does it work with a metal tube and a  little
>hammer?<<
>No, ST.  Use a small press.  Need not be a precision  manufactured thing,
>just a bit of bar-stock with an axle through the end, and a  flat surface 
>upon
>which to place your work-piece.  Using a hammer will  surely damage the bits!
>
>Also, if  somebody knows a inch/metric PCB drill conversion table (with the
>#),  please let me know. it isn't that important as i can easily calculate 
>it
>myself, but if you know a url...<<
>If you mean the American "Drill-numbering system", it cannot  be
>"calculated".  These numbers are quite random, and the ONLY 
>thing  "regular" is that the
>size INCREASES as the number DECREASES.  A "Chart"  with the diameters in 
>both
>inch and metric is surely available.  If I had a  scanner, I'd find one and
>send it to you, but I do NOT have a scanner, and, as  there would be 
>THOUSANDS
>of characters (#'s) to type, and I am very, very 
>lazy,  sorry!
>   Jan  Rowland
>

Bubba

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