On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 23:19:34 -0400, uhmgawa <
uhmgawa@...> wrote:
>
> While I've used shearing in the past, I'd rather
> not do so if I had a choice. Shearing stresses
> are rather broadly distributed compared to sawing,
> routing, etc.. Making cuts close to active traces
> and vias via shearing is best avoided IMHO.
That's true but i avoid traces at the edges anyway and do no plating of
holes.
I have a small table saw with carbide blade, but most times i avoid the
noise and dust.
Even quality PCB suppliers like bungard sell shears.
ST