Homebrew PCBs

In a message dated 12/9/2002 7:01:15 PM Central Standard Time, 
rjshaw@... writes:


> It's difficult to get a nice smooth edge like a guillotine.  I use a small 
> 18" guillotine and it's the ultimate for doing pcb
> off-cuts. It's very small, about the area of an A3 paper guillotine.

I take it this "guilotine" is the European word for "paper cutter" such as is 
used in offices and schools?  What kind of KNIFE - edges would you use?  
Seems the HSS (if that!) blades those COME with wouldn't stay sharp past half 
a dozen cuts!

(Once I had 'em rough-cut (1 mm oversize), I'd disk-sand 'em to exact shape.)

Yes, papercutters are readily available and cheap.  I'd call that "shearing 
to size".  But one would have to use some kind of hold-fast technique a bit 
more reliable than three or four left fingers on the piece laying on the 
board!  Say, double-stick tape AND those fat left-hand fingers?  

I have a paper-cutter, but that's here in the office, FOR office-work.  I 
will have to go BUY a cheap one and try that!

Thanks!   Jan Rowland


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