Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Steve <steve65@...> wrote:
>
> Anyone using the Micro-Mark 83213 MINI METAL SHEAR / BRAKE to cut 1/16" 
> FR4? The shear is at 
> http://www.micromark.com/MINI-METAL-SHEAR-and-BRAKE,8395.html

I have one of these.  I'm not sure whether I bought it from Micro Mark or from Harbor Freight.  I think that I did pay more than $140.  It has been worth every penny to me.  

I prefer .030 and thinner FR4 for many things, and my boards seem to get dimensionally smaller rather than larger over time.  But this handles everything I've needed.

Just like cutting paper in an old-style paper cutter, you have to be careful with wider pieces that the cutting action does not pull the board, causing a non-square cut.

-- Dave