RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Through hole plating

This may be an over simplefication of the problem, but several of the custom
PCB board providers in the back of electronics magazines produce PCB with
plated thru holes. I've used www.expresspcb.com (usual disclaimer). Using
their software, I finished the layout on a Sunday, hit the send button and
had 3 2x5 double sides boards with plated through holes back on Wednesday at
a cost of $120.

-----Original Message-----
From: JanRwl@... [mailto:JanRwl@...]
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 12:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Through hole plating



In a message dated 01-Sep-00 16:56:32 Central Daylight Time,
wotisname@... writes:

<< Does anyone know how I can through hole plate the drilled holes on a
circuit
board using technology that is available to the home-shop. >>

Terry! I wish! I can do double-sided and even "CNC" drilling with a
home-brew drill which does about one hole per second, but I have NO clue how
to PTH! So, I use a few tiny rivets! I had some "surplus gimmes" which
were
gold-plated, for #56 holes, but the got all used-up very fast! The current
ones I have on hand are ugly tin-plate, and need a #51 hole, quite a "jump"
in diameter! Swaging and soldering-over is a drag, but, well, what can one
do! If YOU find out how to PTH over the kitchen-sink, lemme know! Jan
Rowland, Troll P>S: (I have gotten some boards in "lots" of 20 and 100,
but the one or two times I had to get a PTH prototype "one-each", it was
like
$400 for ONE small board! (They "gave" me two for same price!).

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