gunrunnerjohn posted:OK, I get it now, you're putting the components face-down. That's easily done.
BTW, I do an interesting thing with those headers if I want less clearance. I push the pins through the plastic holder about the length of the holder so the pins are shorter on top. I solder then in, trim them, and then pry off the plastic holder. I get an additional .1" of clearance that way.
This is a good idea. To elaborate on what GRJ is saying,
Obviously you need the carrier/body in place when soldering...then later slide off the carrier from the pins as shown in the photo. Though I have seen some carriers which seem almost bonded to the pins and won't slide off so your mileage may vary. Anyway, once the carrier is removed the remaining pins might need to be trimmed down by essentially the height of the removed carrier piece.
