Homebrew PCBs

Thanks Chester,
That sounds like a neat job:  Getting a chance to blow things up and get paid for it☺
Have a great weekend,
Bertho
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From: Howard Chester   Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 22:09
  
>> Thanks Howard for a detailed answer.

>> The boards are built as an array on a Pick & Place machine and I want to cut

>> them apart afterwards when building prototypes.

>> For production they will be either scored or routed with break-off tabs.

>> Bertho
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Not a problem.  I work with Diamond cutting and drilling products on an industrial scale - I'm a electro mech fitter in controlled Demolition as my day job. (cuts of 2meters and 750mm dia holes in reinforced concrete) ! These machines and drills must be fully re-tested both mech & Elect even if they are only used for an hour. If you have to cut dry, allow the blade to cool for a minute between cuts. As other members have suggested, wearing a paper filter type mask is a must and wearing a good set of safety glasses a definite,   chester