Congrats Robert! As further encouragement to those who haven't tried, it
really isn't that hard...just be prepared to ruin a few boards getting
your technique down. I still think the most valuable addition to my
technique was using a laminator to transfer the toner.

In any case, good luck with your testing. I hope that when you switched
to dead bug you remembered to flip the components so they're still
pinned correctly.

Have fun!

Josh
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Robert Ussery wrote:
> I
> broke my only PCB drill while loading it into the drill press, so I
> converted the board to SMT (i.e., "deadbugging" all non-surface mount
> components) at the last minute. I have yet to try the board out, but it
> looks pretty good. Cool, huh? Now on to re-design my PC's motherboard!

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