Vero/Breadboard friendly DPDT/3PDT slide switches?

[Bandwagonesque]

hi everyone. i've been having a bit of trouble sourcing DPDT and 3PDT (and for that matter SPDT) slide switches that are vero/breadboard friendly so i can install them right on the board. i hoped some switchcraft and cw industries ones i bought through surplus along with a batch from mouser would do the trick but all have real strange pin spacings and i cannot use them easily. does anyone have any suggestions as to companies or types i can look into using? any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Kipper4]

Hello mate.

This is what I use.
Reply 12 here

https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=115051.0


Rich

[niektb]

I think I would design a small PCB to mount the switch on. Sort of a breakout board

[anotherjim]

https://www.bitsbox.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_138&products_id=917
I see a flaw in the plan. the switch would have to be as wide as a DIP IC in order to use all the pins. The 6 pole linked above could go at one side of your BB with the button overhanging the edge, but you would only get 3 separate changeover poles since the side to side pins would be in the same bus strip - oh and you'd probably have to carefully twist the flat pins 90deg to fit in the contacts nicely (have to do that with skeleton trim pots anyway).
A 2 pole gets you an SPDT, a 4 pole gets you 2PDT, 6 pole 3PDT.

[PRR]

Solder 1-inch stubs of #20 wire to all the pins and play Twister(r).