The cutter in your picture does look like a heavier duty model. Mine
was a Boston model that is of inadequate design for this purpose. I
think people should be wary in the sense that one should examine their
paper cutter to determine if it has adequate support for the cutting
blade so that they don't end up ruining their cutter, like I did mine.
Hence the beware. I don't doubt that you get excellent results with
your cutter.
Cheers,
-Ted
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Rick C." <rixy@V...> wrote:
> Very interesting. I didn't know they made a cheaper on than the one
I
> show. I have been using the same cutter for over 30 years without a
> problem. Almost professional results. I taught two adult education
> classes requiring students to purchase their own cutter. Not one
cutter
> was incapable of doing the job. The cutter model referenced will do
the
> job. The word "beware" is a strong word to use.
> Rick
>
> Ted Inoue wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
> > ymmv
> >
> > -Ted