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that makes sense. though the only chance I'll use phenolic is if I
buy a radio shack board.

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Heller" <leon_heller@h...>
wrote:

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> >From: "Phil" <phil1960us@y...>
> >Reply-To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> >To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: PCB Shear
> >Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:30:25 -0000
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> >Probably NOT what you are thinking of but I use this -
> >http://www.grizzly.com/products/item.cfm?ItemNumber=G4011
> >
> >It can do 30" wide PCBs! Though I typically use it for 4-6" wide
> >stuff. :) It does a nice clean job on 062 FR4 stuff. However, it
> >trashes phenolic (I'm not sure phenolic is actually shearable so it's
> >probably not the fault of the machine).
>
> I've heard that you can shear phenolic material if you heat it

first, it

> makes it less brittle.
>
> Leon
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