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cuts pcb like butter.

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Duane C. Johnson <redrok@...> wrote:

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> Hi Rick;
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> Rick Sparber <rgsparber@...> wrote:
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> > I have one of these paper cutters but it did not work well
> > for me. The small board squirmed as I started to cut.
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> I added "Rubberized Shelf Liner" to the bed. I glued
> this stuff down with rubber cement. Much better than the
> hard slippery wood surface on the paper guillotine.
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> BTW, there are some paper cutters with anti skid surfaces.
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> > I can see it working with larger boards.
> > So maybe for boards less than 2" use the sheers and
> > greater than 2" use the cutter.
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> I agree. My tin snips are the old style that look like large
> scissors, not the modern type with force multiplication.
> The blades are a bit more than 4" long.
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> Longer boards than the blade length tend to warp the board
> when it has to curl up over the handle.
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> The modern snips tend to warp even short boards though.
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> > Rick
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> Duane
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