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Re: Best Way to Cut PCB

2010-05-11 by James

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Ian" <ian@...> wrote:
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> Unfortunately, I don't have one at the present to test with but I would think that a band saw would yield better (cleaner) results and would be much safer than a table saw.  Home Depot sells a small 9" model for $119 that would be perfect for this task.
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> http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xg3/R-100082549/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
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> Ian
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Can you get carbide tipped blades for it? FR4 PCB is murder on saw blades, you need something really hard or it will dull very quickly.

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