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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Easy to machine circuit board?

From: Adam Seychell <adam_seychell@...>
Date: 2002-07-23

JanRwl@... wrote:

>
>
>Yes. The cutters will last longer, provided that is not "glass-fiber
>reinforced phenolic". It is the glass fibers in FR-4 that do-up cutters!
>ONLY solid carbide drill-bits or router-bits can even be CONSIDERED to mill
>glass-epoxy!
>
Reminds me when I went to cut a 900mm length of FR4 using a jigsaw.
After about 3/4 of the way through the HSS blade was concave, with
almost no middle teeth remaining. Carbide tooth jigsaw blades are
available. A bit pricey but they probably last a hobbyist for ever.