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Re: Circular saw pitch

2010-07-02 by Jeanette

I wear a dust mask when machine sawing PCB fiberglas.  FWIW, the band saw does a very good job.

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, DJ Delorie <dj@...> wrote:
>
> My regular HSS scroll saw blades are good for about a foot of pcb then 
> they're toast.  However, that's putting all the wear on only a few teeth.
> 
> If you use a fence, the piece between the blade and the fence should be 
> at least twice as long (parallel with the fence) as it is wide (between 
> blade and fence) to reduce the risk of kickback.  If it's not long 
> enough, or too wide, use a miter or sled instead.  I suspect for most 
> pcb projects, a sled would be appropriate.
>

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