Homebrew PCBs

Stan,

Your advice to use the metal fabrication tool is ingenious! I would 
never figure out how that thing cuts anything. I was in the store 
looking for soemthing to cut and teh salesmen did not know that htey 
had it. I kept walking by it several times without realizing what the 
beast does. I somehow ended up with a guide fence and a hand puch, 
all thanks to you!!!

When I cut my first PCB, I could not believe the quality of the cut! 
You were right that this is the ultimate tool to use to cut PCBs. 
Thank you VERY much for your information. I would never use a grinder 
or sand paper due to possibility of dust, which is a very deadly 
substance.

Sincerely,

Mike








--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "stan_katz" <stan_katz@y...> 
wrote:
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "javaguy11111"
> <javaguy11111@y...> wrote:
> > Any suggestions on cutting circuit boards. I have used a bandsaw,
> but
> > it tends to be slow, dusty and inaccurate. I have tried paper
> shears,
> > but the board tends to get warped and is only good for about two
> > inches and it is too hard to cut any further.
> > 
> > I have seen a few references to using a diamond tile saw.  They 
have
> > wet tile saws with a diamond blade at home depot for $88 but it
> seems
> > that the blade would get gummed up with epoxy and not cut.
> 
> I use a machine shop sheet metal shear that I picked up used for $75
> USD.
> You can buy a sheet metal shear /combo (Sheet Metal Fabrication 
Kit) 
> from harborfreight.com. Their fall catalog had a sale for $89.99
> marked down from $189.99.
> Machine shop shears are the only way to go if you can afford them.