# Arduino with Stackable Headers

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/arduino-with-stackable-headers/17602>\
**Category:** New Product Ideas\
**Created:** [October 4, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/arduino-with-stackable-headers/17602 "2010-10-04T02:43:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![rkburnside](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@rkburnside](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/rkburnside)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/arduino-with-stackable-headers/17602/1 "2010-10-04T02:43:37Z")

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I’ve wanted to plug my arduinos into breadboards for a while, but it

hasn’t been possible due to the odd pin spacing. However, now that sparkfun

carries offset headers…

1. I used a dremel cutoff disc to remove most of the existing header material

2. pulled the plastic away from the pins which separated each pin

3. applied solder to each pin and removed each pin

4. used solder wick to remove excess solder and expose each pin hole

5. using an existing shield to properly space and align each header

One more nice thing is that if I don’t like how it works out, I can always clip the headers off and it is back to normal.