Having done PCBs down to 0.2" wide, I pass on what I do... First, I use a scroll saw with a jeweler's blade (0/2) in it. This is only about 10 thou thick. I cut a slot in a piece of 1/4" plywood and tape the plywood down to the saw's table, this gives me a zero-clearance place to work so that the board doesn't fall through the hole, and is supported right up to the blade. Second, I use metal shears (aka "tin snips") to just cut the pcbs up. Works best with thinner pcb material. Paper slicers only work on 0.31 or thinner board, and they don't work that well with the 0.31 either. It *can* be done, but it's not pleasant. Plus, PCBs are brittle - I would think that cutting something that narrow, it would crack. If it were me, I'd use the scroll saw. If you don't have one, maybe a small metal shear would be a good investment?
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] cutting SMALL! PCB's
2007-10-19 by DJ Delorie
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