In a message dated 12/9/2002 7:01:15 PM Central Standard Time,
rjshaw@... writes:
> It's difficult to get a nice smooth edge like a guillotine. I use a small
> 18" guillotine and it's the ultimate for doing pcb
> off-cuts. It's very small, about the area of an A3 paper guillotine.
I take it this "guilotine" is the European word for "paper cutter" such as is
used in offices and schools? What kind of KNIFE - edges would you use?
Seems the HSS (if that!) blades those COME with wouldn't stay sharp past half
a dozen cuts!
(Once I had 'em rough-cut (1 mm oversize), I'd disk-sand 'em to exact shape.)
Yes, papercutters are readily available and cheap. I'd call that "shearing
to size". But one would have to use some kind of hold-fast technique a bit
more reliable than three or four left fingers on the piece laying on the
board! Say, double-stick tape AND those fat left-hand fingers?
I have a paper-cutter, but that's here in the office, FOR office-work. I
will have to go BUY a cheap one and try that!
Thanks! Jan Rowland
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