In the past I've tried tin snips, but the jigsaw with tungsten tipped
blade is by far most useful for minimum amount of resources/space. Works
much like your table saw, except you have to follow the line by eye.
If your band saw had same blade used in a hacksaw, then I can just image
what it would of looked like after cutting PCB material.
For long cuts I use a in my jigsaw. For small cuts I also used to use
the jigsaw, but since the guillotine was installed I use that. Although
after shearing it sends fractures about 3 mm deep into the material.
lcdpublishing wrote:
> I have been using my table saw to make all the bigger cuts and the
> bandsaw to make the smaller "nibble" cuts. Table saw worked good,
> band saw blade doesn't like PCB material at all - dulls very fast.
>
> This morning I thought I would try cutting up a circuit board with
> tin snips. I only have the "aviator" style and it worked much better
> than I thought, however, making a long cut was a bitch because the
> material would not flex enough to easily slide past the jaws.
>
> I can see where that shear would make quick work of cutting up a
> circuit board, it also looks like it would be handy for cutting up
> sheet metal for a small enclosure.
>
> Chris