On Tue, 22 Nov 2005, Olin Lathrop wrote:

> David Van Horn wrote:
>> I'm looking to make crenellations in the side of a PCB.
>> That is, to have "half a pad" so that pins can be laid alongside the PCB
>> and soldered into the circuit, rather than being threaded through a
>> hole.
>> 
>> Does anyone know how to do this without the mill putting copper kerf
>> into the hole?
>
> That's how I've done it.  Why do you care if the mill cuts copper as long as
> the PC house is willing to do it?

Aren't those pads on the side made such that the hole plating continues 
on the edge to the full width of the pad ? That would not be done by 
cutting there.

Peter
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