No, not really. The problem with that Ryobi is that it is designed for cutting wood, which means that the blade speed will be relatively high. This will tend to kill the blade very quickly, as it heats up due to friction, then loses its temper, then loses its teeth. This is the sort of saw that gives bandsaws a bad name for eating up blades when cutting PCB.
Much better are the saws designed for cutting metal, which move the blade about 1/10 the speed of a wood cutting saw. Along with a fine-tooth metal-cutting blade, you can cut PCB all day long without eating up the blade. Here's what you really need:
http://www.harborfreight.com/horizontal-vertical-metal-cutting-bandsaw-93762.html --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Ian" <ian@...> wrote:
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> Unfortunately, I don't have one at the present to test with but I would think that a band saw would yield better (cleaner) results and would be much safer than a table saw. Home Depot sells a small 9" model for $119 that would be perfect for this task.
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> http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xg3/R-100082549/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
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> Ian
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Frank P" <qz9090@> wrote:
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> > I wonder if MicroMark sells small table saws?
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> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "sailingto" <sailingtoo@> wrote:
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> > > Harvey, you are correct - the PCB section that is cut off does not do well at all, unless it's pretty large - couple of inches maybe?
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> > > Most all my boards are at least 1" to 3" in width, and that tends to cut off pretty good, but cutting a thin slice will just curl.
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> > > If I had to do 15 or 20 boards I think I might opt for a table saw myself - being sure to use a very fine tooth carbide blade.
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> > > In the PCB cutoff thread last week there was a really nice looking tiny table saw using diamond blade that looked like it'd do the trick.... If I needed 20 boards I think I'd seriously consider looking at a commercial offering.
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> > > Ken H>
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