What 's a poor ol ' man to do? No 3D printer, no maker space and more important NO money Go ...

[G+_Ralph Mills]

What's a poor ol' man to do? No 3D printer, no maker space and more important NO money. Go Cheap and Stay Home.

 

Originally shared by Ralph Mills

 

My Cheap $4 PCB Drill Jig.

A re-purposed 12Vdc 1A wall wart, 1"x 3" Lumber, Scrap Pine Board, 2 pencils. Momentary push button switch, Spring, Power 2.1mm barrel connector, 1.5 inch hose clamp, wire, screws, zip tie and the Banggood $4 USD Drill and bit combo. (only thing I didn't have laying around.)

http://www.banggood.com/12V-Small-PCB-Drill-Press-Drilling-With-1mm-Drill-p-929516.html

Oh and I used some of the packing material to deaden the rattle between the motor and clamp.

Not for close tolerances (a lot of "play" in there) just a quicker means to drill a dozen or more holes in pads on my Single sided PCB projects than a pin vise.

KE5QKR Emile Diodene I hope once again to have my project recognized as "Cheap Old Man" Compliant.

I'm sure the people over at TWiT's Know How could design a 3D print that would be prettier and allow more precise drilling. I highly doubt it could be cheaper!

73 de AB1OP_Ralph

[G+_Eddie Foy]

Love it! But started down that route and went for smt, no drilling (well for most of the pcb ) no tearing off pads,. ( but need the eyes for drag soldering )