An Index System for Hand Drilling Circuit Boards

[tonyfoale]

I used to use pre-perforated board as a guide to drill needed holes into metal drilling jigs which in turn were used to drill unetched PCB. I would then use the holes as a guide to draw the tracks prior to etching.

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Two examples of the drilling jigs and the finished boards.

I had a tiny high speed drill (much smaller than a Dremel) and the whole operation was manual.