MOTM

andrew.hartley@... writes:

>>I went for a hand operated device, which Farnell stock and is made by ABECO 
and called a Forming Handtool, you can also get versions that crop the leads. 
 Most of all they are not that expensive, approx 35 UKP.<<

Thanks for the info.  And a version that crops the leads sounds even better 
still.  I like to stuff the PCBs with all the components that lay flat on the 
board for the first pass, like resisters, diodes, ceramic caps and ferrite 
beads.  I need to clip the leads shorter, otherwise they get in the when I 
try to solder.

>>The hand crank component lead benders are expensive, here in the UK, both 
Farnell and RS stock them. But If you are not forming components by the 
thousand probably a bit over the top.<<

Too bad Paul doesn't invest in that and save himself and all of us a lot of 
time.

--Elhardt
(Easier and faster construction means I buy more.)