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From: "William Kroyer" <william.kroyer@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 5:33 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Cutting FR4


> This may seem like a silly and basic question but, I've got a bunch of
> 36"X48" sheets
> of FR4 that I need to cut down. Nothing I've tried seems to work. At
> least not for long.
> Initially, I tried just using my jig saw with a metal cutting blade on
> it. I went through 2
> and only got about 1/4" out of each. Then I tried just using my
> router. I killed the bit
> but was able to cut up 1.5 sheets before doing so. Today I picked up
> some 7" cut-off
> wheels for my circular saw. Each wheel cut about 24" each before
> tearing itself free
> of the mount.
>
> Any suggestions? I know for smaller pieces I could probably use a
> paper cutter as a
> cutting shear but I don't know I'm going to get these large pieces cut
> down.

Score it deeply on both sides with a Stanley knife, it will then snap quite
cleanly.

Leon
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Leon Heller, G1HSM
leon.heller@...
http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller

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