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[Solved] How to fasten 2 pieces of Vector Board for soldering holder like Bill uses

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I found the Vector Board, and cut it into 2 pieces about 4x4 but no idea how to fasten together. I just got a new hot glue gun, is that a good way, just around the edges of course, or some kind of glue or contact cement. I have never worked with this material before and google only wats to tell me about wood boards.

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@ronalex4203

I haven't seen the what Bill uses, but why not just solder four male header pins into each corner of the first board (two along each side of the corner), then drop the second board down on those pins and solder the pins onto the top board. If you need more space in between, then mount the male headers on top of the bottom board so that the plastic layer is in between the boards.

If you take your time and make sure all the bottom pins are vertical, then the second board should provide a solid and heatproof guide for future use.

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@will I am not sure I am following you. If you are talking about soldering pins into the Vector boards, that isn't possible. The best idea is to watch the video 

at about 12:43.

 

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@ronalex4203 

To me, it doesn't look like the two boards are connected, they seem loose and it's the pins that are keeping them in line.

If you need to have them connected, maybe drill holes in the corners (if there aren't any) and use a nut and bolt to hold them together with the holes aligned.

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@will That is a possibility. Did you notice he has a hole in each corner, maybe there is a press fit something there. I will re-play the video in slow mo and see if I can tell. Darn, you got it @will. As soon as I went back to the video and the boards are on the table you can see they are separate. Man I am getting sloppy in my old age.

I am about as sure as this old man can be he does say they are copper clad on 1 side. That makes sense to me because that would create a heat sink but he does say the copper does NOT come into the holes so I am not sure it would work as a heat sink. In any case, I will use the one I found and maybe Bill will reply to my YT comment and advise me.

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Posted by: @ronalex4203

@will That is a possibility. Did you notice he has a hole in each corner, maybe there is a press fit something there. I will re-play the video in slow mo and see if I can tell. Darn, you got it @will. As soon as I went back to the video and the boards are on the table you can see they are separate. Man I am getting sloppy in my old age.

I think those corner holes were probably teherewhen the boards arrived. They (and PCBs) are usually pre-drilled so that they can be mounted with bolts (or self-tapping screws) after the circuitry is complete.

I am about as sure as this old man can be he does say they are copper clad on 1 side. That makes sense to me because that would create a heat sink but he does say the copper does NOT come into the holes so I am not sure it would work as a heat sink. In any case, I will use the one I found and maybe Bill will reply to my YT comment and advise me.

If you just use them to keep headers aligned and vertical, then there's no point in them acting as a heat sink, that would just slow up the process of melting the solder.

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That will teach me to trust my memory. He does turn over the boards and you can see there is some copper I think. That is at 15:24. It happens too quick and I can't be sure, but my best guess is as he says, 'no plated through holes'. I have seen that board on amazon, I will order that and move on. Once again Will you got me looking in the right direction. If you are ever over on the island, let me know, I owe you a beer/wine/whisky or two at least!

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@will No holes in the boards I got so far. Yes, heat sinking is a little tricky. My comments are influenced by my recent soldering job and I overheated the pin enough that it slipped part way through the board. I trimmed to length and it seems ok but had I had a sink at the far end away from the heat source that might not have happened. In any event, I now have my answer and will move on to the next adventure. I am marking this thread SOLVED with the more than capable help of @will!

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