Just curious if anyone knows of any punches/saws that can be used to create nice, smooth edged, professional looking slots in PCBs for components like switches or potentiometers that frequently come with flat/bladed leads as opposed to round leads.
I suppose one could drill a circular hole large enough to accommodate the dimensions of a flat/bladed lead but that is sloppy and requires a lot of solder fill. I've seen hand punches with squeeze handles but those are obviously limited to the throat depth of the tool which may or may not reach the required location on the board.
Would love to hear how people have handled this issue when doing their own boards. Thanks,
Ωhm.
I suppose one could drill a circular hole large enough to accommodate the dimensions of a flat/bladed lead but that is sloppy and requires a lot of solder fill. I've seen hand punches with squeeze handles but those are obviously limited to the throat depth of the tool which may or may not reach the required location on the board.
Would love to hear how people have handled this issue when doing their own boards. Thanks,
Ωhm.
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