On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 6:32 AM, Harvey White <madyn@...> wrote:
sheet metal sheer so I used to use that sometimes. I'm pretty sure
there is one of those home depot 4" wet tile saws in my mom's garage
from a bathroom remodel we did about 12 years ago so I'll have to go
over there and dig it out and try cutting PCB's with it. For cutting
tiles I liked it A LOT more than the score and snap variety.
As for the rasp that seems like a good idea. I used to have to mill
slots in circuit boards every once in a while to get connectors to
fit. I just held the shop-vac up to it while cutting and there was
almost no dust in the air.
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Erik L. Knise
Seattle, WA
> On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:38:32 -0700, you wrote:Thin boards I always cut with tin snips. At my last job we had a 48"
>
>>The absolute BEST method:
>
> Metal shear. Use a carbide rasp as a mill to do odd corners. Works
> for me.
>
> Harvey
>
sheet metal sheer so I used to use that sometimes. I'm pretty sure
there is one of those home depot 4" wet tile saws in my mom's garage
from a bathroom remodel we did about 12 years ago so I'll have to go
over there and dig it out and try cutting PCB's with it. For cutting
tiles I liked it A LOT more than the score and snap variety.
As for the rasp that seems like a good idea. I used to have to mill
slots in circuit boards every once in a while to get connectors to
fit. I just held the shop-vac up to it while cutting and there was
almost no dust in the air.
--
Erik L. Knise
Seattle, WA