I just received my order of 1/32" tungsten carbide bits and so
proceeded to drill my unfinished PCB... WITHOUT a drill press.

You guys exaggerated wayyyy too much on how easily these bits snap. I
drilled 60 holes by hand with a Dremel (at both high and low speed
settings) and didn't even get close to snapping a bit. These bits
rock. They drill very very fast - about 1 and a half seconds per hole.
When I cranked my Dremel up to 30 000 RPM, it took less than a second
to drill each hole. I just used a clamp to hold the PCB steady on a
workbench, put some safety goggles on (because you guys exaggerated on
how easily the bits snap), put one fist down on the table near the
PCB, put the other hand (with the Dremel) on my fist and used only the
motion from my fingers to drill the holes. They came out very well and
the whole process was surprisingly fast. Very much worth it to make
PCBs at home. Tungsten carbide FTW!

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