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DIY Pcb Hand Drilling Machine

by zorif on February 27, 2007 Table of Contents DIY Pcb Hand Drilling Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intro: DIY Pcb Hand Drilling Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 1: Stuff needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 2: Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 3: Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 2 2 3 5 5

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Intro: DIY Pcb Hand Drilling Machine

hello all, This is my first instructable. I am just a hobbyist who interested making circuits and their pcb's in complete DIY manner.i saw lot of articles of home made PCBs.they were quite good except one step.making holes for mounting components.start from laser printing the PCB layout to mounting the components you can carry out in home except the drilling procedure.you shld have a drilling machine with small drill chuck,which is capable of holding 0.5-1.5 drills. Then i had in my mind,why not DIY PCB Hand drilling machine. My goal is to built one from junk which is capable of drilling small holes to mount components. Remember this is not sort of professional drilling machine.with it u can just make holes small enough to mount electronic components over PCB. Finishing of the drilled holes will depend up on the type of drill you used.(made) Below is my PCB hand drill and my PCB making setup.

Image Notes 1. 24V DC motor 2. Nylon Pulley 3. Mounting screw with drill bit

Image Notes 1. components 2. Hand drill 3. copper clad and laser printed layout 4. Iron 5. Fecl2

Step 1: Stuff needed

This is what u need to built a PCB Hand drilling machine. 1. 24v DC motor (takes from old dot matrix printer) 2. Nylon pulley (from printer only) 3. Mounting screws 3mm (these are used to mount mother board in CPU cabinet) 4. 3mm hardened screws (2-2.5 Inch in length) 5. 24V supply,some basic tools,Grinding machine with Rough and smooth wheels.

Step 2: Procedure
Making drill bits: Take 3mm hardened screw and cut off its head.then use a smooth grinding machine to grind it as shown in the below picture.this step require little experience of grinding operation. In the picture drill 2 is not good.it can make hole but the finishing of the hole will be bad.as its area increased from tip to the end .where as drill 4 has same area from tip to end.so with it u will get exact circular hole. In the another picture u'll find different types of drills.(sorry for such bad pic i was in hurry so had use MS paint) drill 1 has circular edge so u have to apply lot of force to drill hole where as its grinding is easy. drill 2 has square edge.so there will be 4 cutting faces.with it u'll get good hole but its hard to grind. same with drill 3 but instead of 4 it has 3 cutting edges. so you have to experiment ,which one is good and suitable to you.

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Image Notes 1. Top view 2. Side View

Step 3: Assembly
Now start assembly take the nylon pulley and try to create internal threads.for this u don't need any spl. tools.take 3mm screw and tighten it in to the pulley with little force.as the pulley is made of nylon internal threads will be created by that 3mm screw.now unscrew it and fix the mounting screw firmly. then fix the previously made drill bit inside the mounting screw.now insert this hole assembly in to the motor shaft. *If my explanation is not clear please follow the pictures below. Voilah! your home made drilling machine is ready.before going to drill ur PCB,test it on a waste piece.so that you can confirm which drill is good and with which ur getting good finish. some points that i want to repeat 1.This is not professional type drilling machine. 2.hole finishing will depend up on ur tool(i prefer square type drill).so make it carefully 3.try to get motor with High RPM and some good torque. Have a look at the drilling operation sample video

As i said before this is my first instructable,so let me know abt my mistakes. Regards

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Image Notes 1. All these holes are made using different dia drilling bits.

Image Notes 1. copper board after developing and drilling holes

Image Notes 1. Multi chip PIC Programmer PCB

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Image Notes 1. This tools is for grinding purpose(burr removal).i used 3mm Grub screw.

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Comments
23 comments Add Comment

margrove says:
You can go further! See: http://www.instructables.com/id/PCB-Drill-Press-Using-Salvaged-Door-Hinges/ It works really well. By the way, I had no trouble with your English. For a first instructable you have done remarkably well. Let's have more!

Sep 7, 2010. 2:48 AM REPLY

beehard44 says:
sorry if i double post but, can i use a needle for this or is it too brittle?

Aug 26, 2010. 7:28 AM REPLY

beehard44 says:
is it just me or do your drill bits dont have any cutting edge?

Aug 26, 2010. 7:26 AM REPLY

tony54 says:

Aug 29, 2009. 9:15 AM REPLY Any holes drilled in a PC board should be perfectly vertical (or as close as you can get). When you hold them by hand (I don't recommend it) you can never get it perfect but it might be good enough. Another problem is very small carbide drill bits for PC boards break easily if bent. I recommend a drill press at its fastest speed. Commercial drilling machines run between 40,000 - 100,000 RPM. I Dremel might get you 20,000 to 30,000, which does a good job IF held very still. Their Dremel vice is a better solution but more expensive.

brunoip says:
is that a jdm programmer?

Apr 9, 2009. 3:43 PM REPLY

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Mr. Smart Kid says:

cool but , throw out the iron the is insulated with abestos

Jun 14, 2007. 10:04 AM REPLY

PyroMonger says:
you would be wrong anyway. an iron wouldn't be coated with such a dangerous material. Have some common sense.

Jan 29, 2009. 6:15 PM REPLY

PyroMonger says:
did you mean to say the power cable is insulated with asbestos?

Jan 29, 2009. 6:12 PM REPLY

beehard44 says:
the coil inside is coated with asbestos

Aug 26, 2010. 7:25 AM REPLY

Mr. Smart Kid says:

ABESTOS

Jun 14, 2007. 10:05 AM REPLY

Derin says:
spell correctly that is asbestos not abestos

Apr 23, 2008. 11:55 AM REPLY

piper1234 says:
hey wassamara wita writn' "U" ma man? dis addy is kewl ; ) xD haha

Nov 5, 2007. 12:29 PM REPLY

LasVegas says:

Mar 2, 2007. 9:01 PM REPLY For your first instructable... Not bad. I would have liked to see more detail in the steps of construction. Especially the grinding of your bits. Your spellchecker is working okay, but somehow accepted 'u' as a word. It isn't. It's a letter. Also, 'about' has three vowels, not one; There is a 'space' and a capital letter after a 'period'; And, finally, what exactly does "voilah" mean?

lemonie says:
Anyone interested in "voilah" may find this of some use: http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/voila.html

Mar 4, 2007. 4:33 AM REPLY

zorif says:

Mar 2, 2007. 8:59 PM REPLY yes i do accept.My english is not so good.and it is further spoiled by my SMS language about making drill bits,i will try to get a video.

LasVegas says:
No problem... Surprisingly, your grammer is excellent. Just remember, it's 'you', not 'u'.

Mar 2, 2007. 10:33 PM REPLY

cpotoso says:
Cool comments, but note that it is "grammar" not "grammer" :)

Mar 3, 2007. 12:04 AM REPLY

LasVegas says:
You're right... You caught my typo, smart-ass.

Mar 3, 2007. 6:02 PM REPLY

Mr. Smart Kid says:

vages your funny

Jun 14, 2007. 10:07 AM REPLY

yoghurtsniffer says:
agreed

Jun 6, 2008. 6:07 PM REPLY

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homebowyerboy says:

Nov 26, 2007. 5:47 PM REPLY It's vegas not veges. I agree nice instructable but work on the grammar a little. If I'm understanding you correctly english is your second language so if that is the case then I'll give you that. Nice effort and an excellent first instructable.

microman171 says:

Mar 2, 2007. 6:14 PM REPLY That is so AWSOME!!!!!!!! I hate having to use my pin vice to drill my holes (My dremel wont hold the bits and New Zealand sux so I cnt buy smaller collets) If I can get around to it then this it awsome. Now I need a bench grinder.........

jtobako says:
there is a drill chuck for the dremel/ect tools.

Mar 2, 2007. 7:19 PM REPLY

http://www.dremel.com/en-us/attachments-and-accessories/attachment-accessory-detail.htm?H=188575&G=66442&I=66450

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