At 12:36 PM 12/9/2004, Peter Moreton wrote: >A while ago I worked at Plessey (microsystems), and we had a >company machinist who milled DIP pin straighteners from aluminium >blocks, using a pair of roller bearings either side of a 'top-hat' >of metal. You slid the DIP along the top hat, and the bearings >formed the pins beautifully. This tool worked better than any >other I have used, before or since. We have two different versions of the above style of lead formers: the Hako unit is called a "Dipliner" and is part # FT100 - it does only 0.3" lead spacing chips. The other unit has a sticker that says "Fancort" - its made from solid anodized aluminum and does 0.3" on one side, 0.6" on the other. I know that Hako also does a 0.6" unit but don't know its part #. Of the two units - the Hako is the easiest to adjust, the Fancort seems to do the (slightly) better job. Both work *very* well. Both have grounding connections for those that worry about ESD (we do). dwayne -- Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax Celebrating 20 years of Engineering Innovation (1984 - 2004) .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .- `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' Do NOT send unsolicited commercial email to this email address. This message neither grants consent to receive unsolicited commercial email nor is intended to solicit commercial email. _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist