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

Removing sections of track or pads can be done several ways.

1. A large drill bit just in a hand held chuck to cut the track away.

2. A special Spot Face Cutter hand tool - Vero & others made them.

3. Overheating a section of track after scoring it with a knife. If you
need to remove sections, you can tack solder a wire on to act as a
handle after overheating that section enough to soften the adhesive.
Even cold, a soldered on wire, often gives enough purchase to pull a
track section up.

4. If you have resistance soldering equipment you can use that to put a
high current very low voltage which will blow the track. It can then be
fairly easilly picked off. I think that you could put a couple of
pieces of wire in a instant heat soldering gun instead of the loop of
wire used as an element & do the same thing.

5. A knife blade can be used to lift the track but that is dangerous.

6. A Dremel or other rotary tool.

Regards,
Brian.