In designing a PCB, one will encounter various types of holes. These holes are placed in different layers according to how the holes/cut-outs are used in a PCB design tool. The different layers for ...

Drilling holes in PCBs is nearly always an exercise in compromise; the holes are small, precision is paramount, and the common solutions, such as a Dremel drill press, aren’t of the highest quality.

This drill press was built to drill through-hole printed circuit boards. [Rhys Goodwin] didn’t want to shell out for new equipment, so he dug through his scraps to see what he could accomplish. He ...