Homebrew PCBs

There are some design pictures of a homemade hand-brake in the files 
section.  did anyone make this, is there a project page with more 
pictures?

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "docstein99" <docstein99@...> wrote:
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> There are some design pictures of a homemade hand-brake in the files 
> section.  did anyone make this, is there a project page with more 
> pictures?
>

"bump"

I'm very interested in this as well. Or an off-the-shelf product that
can do the job. I've heard of people using paper cutters but I can't
imagine them cutting FR-4 well at all...

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey Jenkins"
<tesseract@...> wrote:
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "docstein99" <docstein99@> wrote:
> >
> > There are some design pictures of a homemade hand-brake in the files 
> > section.  did anyone make this, is there a project page with more 
> > pictures?
> >
> 
> "bump"
> 
> I'm very interested in this as well. Or an off-the-shelf product that
> can do the job. I've heard of people using paper cutters but I can't
> imagine them cutting FR-4 well at all...
>
oppppssssssss
I am also interested
could we cut the FR-4 using this hand-break?????
regards
juan

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "juanabba" <jjose@...> wrote:
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey Jenkins"
> <tesseract@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "docstein99" <docstein99@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > There are some design pictures of a homemade hand-brake in the
files 
> > > section.  did anyone make this, is there a project page with more 
> > > pictures?
> > >
> > 
> > "bump"
> > 
> > I'm very interested in this as well. Or an off-the-shelf product that
> > can do the job. I've heard of people using paper cutters but I can't



Hand Brakes are intended for making bends in metal for making boxes,
etc.  Not for *cutting* metal.  You want a 'metal shear' for something
like that.

> > imagine them cutting FR-4 well at all...
> >
> oppppssssssss
> I am also interested
> could we cut the FR-4 using this hand-break?????
> regards
> juan
>

I do use a paper cutter for my FR4 boards. Buy at least a 12 inch so 
you have some leverage with the long handle. Even then cutting more 
than about 8 inches is tough. Do not buy one of those plastic ones. 
Buy one with the heavy cast iron blade arm and base. The plastic ones 
bend dramaticaly on 1/16 board. You can cut the 1/32 board with a 
good pair of scissors or sheetmetal cutter, and cuts beautifuly on a 
paper cutter.

RDHeiliger 

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey Jenkins" 
<tesseract@...> wrote:
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "docstein99" <docstein99@> 
wrote:
> >
> > There are some design pictures of a homemade hand-brake in the 
files 
> > section.  did anyone make this, is there a project page with more 
> > pictures?
> >
> 
> "bump"
> 
> I'm very interested in this as well. Or an off-the-shelf product 
that

> can do the job. I've heard of people using paper cutters but I can't
> imagine them cutting FR-4 well at all...
>

I also cut FR-4 with a good old-fashioned style paper cutter. I would  
prefer a good sheet metal shear with a foot treadle, but the paper  
cutter is far cheaper and takes up less space.

-Mark

On May 29, 2007, at 7:48 AM, rdheiliger wrote:

> I do use a paper cutter for my FR4 boards. Buy at least a 12 inch so
> you have some leverage with the long handle. Even then cutting more
> than about 8 inches is tough. Do not buy one of those plastic ones.
> Buy one with the heavy cast iron blade arm and base. The plastic ones
> bend dramaticaly on 1/16 board. You can cut the 1/32 board with a
> good pair of scissors or sheetmetal cutter, and cuts beautifuly on a
> paper cutter.
>
> RDHeiliger
>