On 4/3/2013 12:07 PM, Neil wrote: > Looks like I still exist here. That said, I found this yesterday, which > may be of interest to those of you who make your own PCB's... > http://www.megauk.com/through_hole_rivets.php > > This was the biggest reason I stopped DIY PCB's, but now I mostly need > 6mil trace/space, so I'll still to commercial. > > Cheers, > -Neil. > Last time I saw riveted PCB's was in the military more than 30 years=20 ago. Those boards were already a good 20 years old then. I noted that=20 the rivets often broke contact and went intermittent with the solder=20 plated pad. Joe, N6DGY --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .