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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] wheres a good source for drill bits for PCB's??

2005-11-09 by Leon Heller

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth Long" <kelong_2000@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] wheres a good source for drill bits for PCB's??


> n00b question... what's special about PCB drill bits,
> as opposed to what's available at Home Depot or Lowes?

They are made of tungsten carbide. Ordinary HSS bits get blunt very quickly.

Leon 

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