Hi Dave, I haven't read the whole thread but I did something like this recently, except I was soldering from SMT pads to a PCB laid on top of them. I put "fingers" on the edge of the pcb. I used http://www.pcbfabexpress.com Sean -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist