Homebrew PCBs

On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 08:39:01 +0200, Robert Hedan  
<robert.hedan@...> wrote:

> All the parts I receive on strips of paper predate the stone age.  The  
> glue
> has turned to amber and the paper is SUPER stiff.  I swear I saw a  
> mosquito
> from the age of the dinosaurs trapped in the amber.  I've soaked some  
> parts
> for days, only to get a rusted out bowl and I STILL had to scrap the crap
> off the leads with my finger nails.
> I prefer to buy in bulk or those modern plastic SMD strips, then I just
> transfer into my storage cabinets with a label on each drawer.
> Robert
>


Then you have a bad supplier.
I get about 70% in paper and the rest in plastic strips, and never had  
problems with the paper. (tho it is harder to find the end of the cover  
tape and i often end up splitting the paper instead ;-).
Both paper and plastic could be used to feed a CNC.

ST