Homebrew PCBs

Chester,


Lots of good suggestions. I am looking for a small change to my existing
drill press to make it better rather than building a new one. You can see it
here:

http://rick.sparber.org/drdp.pdf

I have tried a laser dot but the spot was too big plus the angle was not
right. Having it shine up from the bottom gives me the best angle but then
the hole gets clogged with shavings.

I look forward to seeing what you build.

Thanks,

Rick


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Hello Rick,
A posible solution;-
Make a jig for your drill to mount under the board surface(a pedal with a
linkage to raise the drill).
Use a dot or cross laser mounted on a Lab stand "foot plate" and goose-neck
above the drilling area.
Drill a test hole on a spare piece of board and aliagn the laser.
A permanant Drilling Base could be made from a piece of flat aluminuim sheet
with a 5mm hole in the centre of the drilling area, mounting the Lab stand
on the sheet.
Adding a cheap USB microscope connected to a "cheapie" PC and Flat LCD
monitor using the Lab stand would help with any member with fading eyesight.
I intend to construct this rig soon (busy moving at the moment and as such,
all my Kit is in boxes....AAAAGGGHHH) A soon as I can, I will post
construction diagrams and pics.
chester