Homebrew PCBs

I just found a great way to cut PCB's. The local media arts teacher
had an old manual paper cutter. It is a big beast but it works great.
It is about 2 1/2 to 3 foot square and has a big long lever that
shears against the blade on the side of the cutter. It cuts FR4
without a problem. I have made 10 inch cuts along the length of an 8 x
10 inch copper clad board with it. It just shears right off. It also
makes a nice sound while cutting that gets my students worried. They
allways ask if I'm cutting my arm off. The electronics guys at USU
have an old sheet metal shear that works even better. It is foot
powered and just chops the stuff apart like nothing.

Bryan Jackson




--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Richard" <rwskinner@...> wrote:
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> Thanks Tony,  After I stay up all night on a coffee buzz, building
circuits and boards and stuff, I know My old eye sight is't all that
great and I can still drill a few hundred holes by hand with handheld
dremel and 032 carbide bit and you know that my hands proabably aren't
all that steady at that point :)  I bet I have busted 1/2 a dozen
carbide drills over the years hand drilling so that's not to bad. 
It's just that doing it by hand isn't as fun as it was when I did my
first one !
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> My worst expriences is trying to cut to size my PCB's without
causing bodily injury!  Dang them dudes don't cut all that great.  My
best method is a die grinder and vut off wheel then polish to size
while cleaning up the edges.  I like the upside down, table mounted
jig saw I had seen, but I'm not sure how well that would work out.
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