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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Inoue" <ted@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 12:05 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: How to cut circuit boards?


> After reading other reports of using a paper cutter to cut PCB's, I
> tried it myself and totally ruined my paper cutter. It barely knicked
> the board and instead bent up the back bracket of the cutter (where
> the pivot point is). Obviously not a robust design. However, others
> should beware before trying this method. I was much more successful
> with scoring and snapping the board.

That's what I do. I score it with a scriber first and then with a Stanley
knife, on both sides. It then snaps easily. I usually use Fotoboard 2
laminate( paper-fibreglass composite) - much easier to cut than FR4.

Leon
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