sailingto wrote:
> I agree with you Andrew - and I think a carbide saw for cutting PCB would be ok (carbide bits sure drill good), but I don't know of a small carbide blade. The only carbide blades I have are 8" and 10" for larger saws.
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> A carbide would cut "thin" aluminum ok, but darn I'd wish to be careful and wear protection - eye, hand, and arm for protection from small flying aluminum chips?
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> Ken H>
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There are some carbide tipped blades in the 4" range for woodworking
biscuit cutters. They are possibly too coarse (i.e. 6 or 8 tooth) for
thin stock, but who knows - might work. The other problem would be the
arbor size - I believe they are 5/8", not 1/2".
Norm