Good morning Technetters, I just wanted to say thank you to all for your assistance. Barry Gallegos, PE Western Electronics, LLC 1550 South Tech Lane Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone 208-955-9771 Fax 208-955-9751 -----Original Message----- From: Phil Nutting [ mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ] Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 7:50 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Drilling through Assemblies Barry, If this were a small quantity of boards, I'd probably use a regular high speed drill and throw the drill bit away when I'm done as the board material is abrasive and will ultimately dull the bit. For large quantities of boards a carbide bit is preferred. It lasts much longer and can withstand a larger range of bit speeds. As for a drill press, use what fits the board and bit size and is clean (free of grease and oil). I've used large floor mounted drill presses and small "Unimat" style drill presses. Sometimes it's simply a matter of what do you have that will work. The Yankee in me will keep from buying unnecessary equipment if I have something that works for the short run. Phil Nutting Manufacturing Engineer Kaiser Systems, Inc. High Voltage Power Supplies That Work(tm) 126 Sohier Road Beverly, MA 01915 ph: 978-922-9300 fx: 978-922-8374 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Barry Gallegos [ mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ] Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 9:09 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Drilling through Assemblies Good day to all. We have accepted an order of PCB's to assemble for a customer. this customer has requested that we make some modifications to the boards that they are providing. the want for us to Drill several holes in the board to insert some through hole components into. my question is this. is there any special type dill press that we should use, or any special type of drill bit. what speed should the drill run at and any other special precautions that I should be aware of. Barry Gallegos, PE Western Electronics, LLC 1550 South Tech Lane Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone 208-955-9771 Fax 208-955-9751 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site ( http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm <http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm> ) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----