Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Homebrew PCBs

previous by date index next by date
previous in topic topic list next in topic

Subject: Re: FR4 cutting?

From: "alex4459jopiklal44" <christiansen_alex@...>
Date: 2012-03-30

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "engmstevens@..." <engmstevens@...> wrote:
>
> I've been reviewing options for PCB cutting and my options are limited by the fact that I live in an apartment with no garage, so power tools are out of the question.

here my experience..
I have used a plummer sisor or whatever it is called in english :)
the problem is that it bend the edge and if it is with photoresist , the resist is unusable 5 mm from the edge. the same had been the result when using a guilotine.. but after, it is very nice.

I have ended with a proxxon table saw ,its very nice and small, and with the vacum cleaner connected to the saw, I can cut in my kitchen too
I cant see any fibres in the air , when I use a spotlight to make it visbile..
the proxxon is rather cheap at Reichelt in germany.. around 100euro ,the hardmetal blade is rather costly affair, but after a year
I'm very satisfied with it..after ,say ,5 meter cutting.
alex