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----- Original Message -----
From: "David McNab" <rebirth@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:38 AM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] cutting boards - methods?


> Hi,
>
> After switching to niponcio's method of using label backing paper for
> the TT, one major source of pain has gone away.
>
> Now for another painful area - cutting boards.
>
> I tried a jigsaw mounted upside down under a table - worked great for a
> few cuts, till the teeth wore out - I gave it up because I knew the cost
> of blades would quickly start to add up.
>
> Then, a hardware store salesman recommended I build a mitre box, and cut
> the board along-ways with a hacksaw. This works well - gets a very clean
> precise cut, but long (15cm/6inch) cuts take 5 minutes of hard sawing
> and gives me sore arms.
>
> I considered a band saw but those things cost more than I'm ready to pay
> at this time.
>
> Can anyone offer any better ideas for fast precise cutting of boards
> using cheap equipment?

A tile cutter is supposed to work quite well. I score both sides with a
Stanley knife and then snap the board; it's quite easy with the FPC1
material I use (paper/fibreglass composite) but somewhat harder with FR4.

Leon
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