Homebrew PCBs

What I have done for enlarged pads is that I have made library addition to 
the "wirepad" library to include two larger oblong pads. One has a hole in 
the center and one has the hole near an end. I then just import several as 
needed into the schematic and place them in the board where wanted ON TOP 
of the original small pads provided by the normal insertion. In my case, I 
used a small drill size for the hole as I want it only to be able to center 
a bit when drilling.

I find this was an easy way to have my large pads AND be able to orient 
them the way I want based on the circuit. Yeh, I know it may look funny to 
have the longer pads maybe pointed in opposite directions on the board, but 
it can help with trace spacing and afford me a larger target to hit with 
the soldering iron!

just my $.015 worth.

At 09:21 PM 1/6/2004, you wrote:
>   Hi everyone, and thanks for the warm welcome Stefan.  I poked
>around and saw the database and photos, and was darn impressed.  I
>ran down to the WalMart in town here to find the cheapest glossy
>photo paper I have ever found, and am itching to try out the toner
>transfer method with it.
>   I was especially impressed with the photos under the headed
>of "TT8mil".  Who did them, and with what method?  The board looks
>great.
>   What seems to be the software of choice that people find the
>easiest to use for layout?
>   I have an Eagle question too.  I find that I'd like the holes on
>many parts that are in the Eagle libraries are just too small for me
>to drill by hand, and I'd like to make them bigger, but I don't want
>to modify every part file to update the hole size.  Is there any way
>to do this easily?  I've found kind of a crazy way that works is to
>actually place big vias over the pads.  Eagle won't let you directly
>place a via over a pad, however, it will let you place one close to
>it, then scoot it over the pad after it's been placed.  It's kinda
>corny, and takes a while.  There's got to be a better way. :)
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Josh

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