[sdiy] Cutting PCBs

[ben bwise]

hello, possibly he meant those table top cutters that is a ruler with
the circular blade mounted onto it. i can see that being helpful. when
cutting strip board I use the marking and snapping technique its very
simple and to hand, with tools you probably already have -ben

On 8/30/07, Paul Perry <pfperry at melbpc.org.au> wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of mark verbos
> Sent: Thursday, 30 August 2007 2:00 AM
> Don't forget PCBs come in two materials - the brown phenolic, that tends to
> shatter, and the (usually) green fiberglass reinforced stuff that is pretty
> indestructible.
>
> I personally wouldn't dream of using a paper cutter on PCBs - my prediction
> is that the phenolic would tend to crack & shatter, while the other would
> screw the paper cutter (at the very least, it would wreck the cutting edge).
>
> Tungsten carbide scriber & snapping, that's my advice for the green stuff.
> Maybe try out cutting some discarded computer boards first for practice.
> (google for "PCB jewellery" for inspiration)
>
> Paul Perry Melbourne Australia
>
> >I have heard of a tabletop paper cutter working really well for that.
> >Maybe at Kinko's or the library or somewhere?
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