I'm figuring that with your milling setup, you could have another
pass, set to cut deeper, then just snap them along that line.
Of course, from what you say the PCB stock wears bits out -very-
fast so that might not be the most financially wise way to do that.
Steve Greenfield
--- crankorgan <
john@...> wrote:
> Steve,
> I use precut surplus PCB stock. I think I saw on Think and
> Tinker that the Mechanical Etching bits can be used to scribe and
> snap board. I have a feeling this only works with some types. I
> scribe and snap Perfboard on the holes.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@y..., Steve Greenfield <alienrelics@y...>
> wrote:
> > I saw a website where someone just took a dremel and fiber
> cutting
> > wheel, mounted the dremel over the top of the board and then
> just
> > pushes the board underneath it. I think he used one of those
> > flexible extensions so he could get the cutting wheel low
> enough to
> > the board and still at 90 degrees to it.
> >
> > You could do the same with that small air die grinder at Harbor
> > Freight Tools, it is about the diameter of a marker.
> >
> > Of course, with a shear you don't have the worries about dust.
> You
> > do -not- want to breath the fiberglass and resin dust from
> cutting
> > PCBs.
> >
> > Steve Greenfield
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