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In article <1992Jul26.194825.17099@norfolk.vak12ed.edu> fculpepp@norfolk.vak12ed.edu (Fred W. Culpepper) writes:
>adw@cci632.cci.com  writes:
>> 
>> I can usually eyeball where the drill press will drill with reasonable
>> accuracy, and any variation can be compensated by bending the pins of the
>> IC socket or IC to fit.
>> 
>>  However, I have a 64 pin IC that I want to put on a circuit board. I don't
>> wish to have to get a stronger eyeglass prescription after drilling the holes.
>> So does anyone have any techniques or equipment that they use to drill these
>> types of things?
>> 

A trick or two of mine...

As some have mentioned, I used to get a piece of perfboard from Shack   
with .010 centered holes and throw (well, C-clamp) that on my board
and go to town.  However, since the holes were smaller than 1/16", I
would go through a lot of perfboard. (I was drilling _through_ the 
holes on the perfboard).  I went to price 1/32" bits, tho, and found
them to be ridiculously expensive, like $1.59 each.  Yuk.

So, while rooting around in the basement, I found a box of about 100
small finishing nails, 1/32" x 1", with kind of a diamond shaped tip..
sharp enough to go through PC stock.  Cut off the head, insert into
drill, presto... 100 bits for $1.59.  

My 65536 Kopeks.

J-.
 
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