Hi Victor, I’m familiar with these.
http://consumables.alliedhightech.com/PCB-Indexing-Pins-p/pcbpin.htm <http://consumables.alliedhightech.com/PCB-Indexing-Pins-p/pcbpin.htm>

I believe that depending on your technique they aren’t always throwaway, they can be reused provided they aren’t damaged (bent) or buildup epoxy residue during use. The price per pin may seem high, but you have to balance that against the cost of preparing multiple mounts with one coupon each, vs a reduced number of mounts with multiple coupons per mount.


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Mission Assurance
Kavli Institute for Astrophysics & Space Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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> On Mar 7, 2017, at 8:57 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> 
> Fellow TechNetters:
> 
>    Are there any active Panel planet gurus out there using index pins for pinning several PWB coupons for their cross section mounts?   I am in need of a vendor for index pins in a variety of diameters (8-19 mils) with a length of 2.5 inches.
> 
> Victor,