[sdiy] Dremel attachment for cutting epoxy/fibreglass boards

[Neil Johnson]

Justin Owen wrote:
> Like the title says - would anyone like to suggest a Dremel attachment for
> cutting fibreglass/epoxy-based, double-sided,copper-clad PCB boards
> down to smaller sizes?

If you can, avoid cutting fibre-glass this way - the dust is quite a hazard to 
health.  The recommended way to trim fibre-glass PCB to size by hand is by 
guillotine: quick, and no dust.

The method Seb recommends is generally for production, where you panelise 
up multiple PCBs, auto-populate them (i.e., pick-n-place), and then break 
them out prior to final assembly.

> I've always cut the SRBP ones with a Stanley/Xacto blade - but I fear that
> might be alot of work with a fibre-based board.

Yes, a _lot_ of work!

Neil


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