Homebrew PCBs

matt clement wrote:

>I use a Dremel to do my drilling by hand.  What does everyone use for 
>bits?  i found a nice Dremel brand engraver bit that drills fairly 
>small holes well, but not as small as my vias.  
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 Leave a little space to one side of your vias, and you can just drill the board beside them and bend the wire over on them, after etching.  I rarely drill a hole on the pad for hand made vias etc, into the bare board works just as well.  Nothing says it has to be into the pad, as long as you make the connection..

Alan