> >In addition, how can I create "thru-plating" for use on double sided boards?
>
> There isn't any practical way. The best you can do is solder wires through
> the vias, and let the component leads do the rest.

I have some of the toner transfer paper from DynaArt and they also
sell some small through hole rivet things. They do the job but I
don't know if they constitute being a practical way. They are quite
fiddly and time consuming.

Steve.

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TLA Microsystems Ltd         Microcontroller Specialists
PO Box 15-680, New Lynn      http://www.tla.co.nz
Auckland, New Zealand        ph  +64 9 820-2221
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