Homebrew PCBs

I use a dental pick under a nikon stereo microscope.  It makes like magic
and gives a lot more precision easily breaking tracks.

Same idea for removing tartar at the dentist I guess.

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:05 PM, James <jamesrsweet@...> wrote:

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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com <Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Chris Maness <chris@...> wrote:
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> > I just noticed that one of my lands over laps a trace. What is the best
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> > of fixing this without having to re-do the whole board? Is the xacto
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> > Chris KQ6UP
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> I use a utility knife with a nice sharp blade. Usually I try to dig in a
> little with the point and then peel back a bit of trace to make sure it's
> open. Be careful to hold things so that if the knife slips you don't lose
> part of a finger.
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> I've tried a Dremel as well, but found that it's far too easy for the
> cutter to catch and walk around, gouging all sorts of stuff you didn't
> intend.
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