Homebrew PCBs

sailingto wrote:
> Phil, I have used rivets very similar to those in the .8mm size. The
> tool I have is a Panapress with the punches - they work nice indeed.
> High density would be a problem.  My use is normally for via from one
> side of board to other and my boards are NOT dense.

I take it you mean something more like this?

http://www.megauk.com/through_hole_rivets.php

The drill sizes seem a little more reasonable (0.8mm rivet needs 1.0mm 
hole, and there's a 0.4->0.6mm rivet for finer pitch work), as do the 
prices (about £25 for a pack of a thousand rivets, about 1/10th of the 
price of the CIF parts). Problem is the tooling is much more 
expensive... £250 for the press, then £91 for each die set (one required 
for each size). Ugh.

Think I'll stick with wire-wrap wire, the 0.5mm drill bit and a needle 
file for now...

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Phil.
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