Best brand of breadboard

[DDad]

I searched but didn't find an answer. I have 2 sizes of breadboard, one batch from amazon and one from tayda. Both have some holes where it's hard to put a wire in without bending it. What are some better breadboards? Or all they all like that?

 

[jwin615]

They're all like that new. Cut a section of header pins and go through and pop the cherry row by row, careful to penetrate at a.90° angle. if you look closely, there are 2 bent pins that friction fit to the inserted component. You don't want to smash them or fold them over at an angle.
And for the love of flux, don't shove 16mm pots into them.
If you feel you must, you'll need to twist the legs where they are like
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Instead of. - - -
That will help keep from bending those leaf springs, but it still makes me nervous.
Brandwise, BusBoard is a solid product.

 

[DDad]

So I tried a BB and a Jameco. Unless the batch I got from Tayda was poor quality control, there is a difference. The BB and Jameco were far superior, IMO, than the Tayda boards. It wasn't even close. The Jameco won out over the BB. But I like both of those. I ordered more Jameco boards even though they are very pricey compared to Tayda. This is my retirement hobby and I don't want to cheap out and get frustrated. Worth it to me, maybe not to others.