Stefan,
You don't understand like I couldn't understand until a salesman
showed me how the rollers work in a cutting funtion. It is amazing!
Check post 3510 for numbers at www.harborfreight.com or search there
for metal shears. Metal shears (they call them shears, but they look
nothing like that) and cost $90. This is enough for cutting and hten
you have an optional fence guide kit for $30. I am telling you that
if not for PCB cutting get it as an investment tool because never
will you be able to cut such hard material as PCB with such ease! All
tehnks go to the author of post #3510. And that hole punch is just
sweet. I can have corner holes in no time.
Mike
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan
<stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 05:41:07 -0000, mikezcnc <marabu@c...> wrote:
>
> > Hi Stan,
> >
> > You are absolutely correct that Bungard is not the way to go IMO.
> > http://www.covenantgroup.com.ph/covenant/bungard1.html
> >
> > I haven't tried Bungard but I have been forced to work with Kepro
Shears
> > ($565 when they were in business) and it was always tricky to use
and
> > everybody was always tense using that bloody finger eater.
However, once
> > I got the shears mentioned in msg 3510, the cuts look great. I
cannot
> > produce the scan because I am in the middle of a few projects but
I tried
> > cutting it several times, different sizes and concluded that it
is simply
> > an incredible tool. If you saw it and were not familiar with that
tool
> > you would probably never figure out its M.O. The price right now
is so
> > bizarre that it's laughable. Sorry, I couldn't produce images,
but
> > imagine having a perfect cut with a perfect tool, without dust
and with
> > much less risk to your fingers than by using Bungard.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
>
> Thanks.
>
> The Bungard shears were my only experience with bench shears.
> After using them my mind was made up never using a bench shear for
pcb work
> again.
>
> It's good to know that it works better with other shears, maybe if
i find
> one for cheap i will try.
>
> Stefan