[sdiy] Using a metal shear to cut FR4/PCBs

[Brock Russell]

Colin,

I haven't used the shear you asked about but if you are looking for a 
combination machine similar to, or perhaps identical to the Grizzly 
there is this one available in Canada. 
<http://www.houseoftools.com/product.htm?pid=169515>

I haven't bought it yet but I keep looking at it...

Brock


At 04:35 PM 1/4/2009, Colin Hinz wrote:
>On Sun, 4 Jan 2009, Cynthia Webster wrote:
>
>>[I] ordered a larger 12" shear from Grizzly and it's just about perfect.
>>
>>http://www.grizzly.com/products/g6089
>>
>>So it just means that whatever board you create needs at least one side to be
>>12" or less to fit through the shear.
>
>That's a sweet li'l machine there.....looks like it also would be useful
>for bending up chassis boxes at a moment's notice, too.
>
>Alas, Grizzly has a massive hate-on with Canadians (other foreign customers,
>sure, but no business to Canada.....hey guys, WTF?), so the best I can
>scare up is just a plain ol' shear, like the one from KBC Tools (see
>complete catalogue pages):
>
>http://www.kbctools.com/usa/Navigation/NavPDF.cfm?PDFPage=829 [USA]
>
>http://www.kbctools.com/can/Navigation/NavPDF.cfm?PDFPage=829 [Canada]
>
>Anyone have any experience with this one? It looks effective, though
>a bit.....crude.
>
>- Colin
>
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