I would think that Grizzly would work fine. I have an old 36" Famco shear that I use all the time. Wouldn't use it on .125" material but it should do fine. Only thing that seems to be missing is a fore tabel to lay the board on while aligning the cut, but that could be added with some plywood or MDF. It's cost and size seem fairly optimum for DYI PCB work, we just need a report on the quality.
Because of the storage location I can't easly eyeball real accurate cuts on the Famco without pulling it out. So I cut a little larger than needed and trim to the line on my 12" stationary disk sander. The dust is nasty stuff so I try an be as close as possible. Then I use wet/dry sand paper to smooth up the final edge.
The glass is hard on the cutting edges but they can be sharpened if necessary.
Craig
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Tom Biery <judsquare@...> wrote:
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> http://www.grizzly.com/products/8-Mini-Shear-Brake/T23109 if so i'll get one
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> From: Alessio Sangalli <alesan@...>
> To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, May 4, 2011 4:45:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Cutting PCBs
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> On 05/04/2011 01:22 AM, tda7000 wrote:
> > I don't think you will get a good and precise cut without a milling machine or
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> No, with this thicker PCB I have that takes A LOT OF EFFORT (it is the
> PCB that I use when I make power supplies to deliver tens of amps).
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> Milling machines work very well but they make dust and are not the
> quickest to use... I would really like to see how a shear works.
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> bye!
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