Homebrew PCBs

The picture didn't show a clamping bar.   I find that invaluable in
getting a clean, straight and precise cut.   I'm not sure how I would
manage well with out one.  How do you keep the board from moving once
you start the cut?

Phil
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan"
<stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Just discovered slitting/lever shears work real well for cutting.
> Something like that:
> <http://www.vansantent.com/images/slittingshear.gif>
> 
> 
> I always used a handheld shear, but it was a right-handed one and
awkward  
> to cut along the line, and you need several cuts, which always
leaves me  
> with a slightly wobbly result.
> 
> 
> Now i had this idea to try the lever shear, and it works real well
after  
> adjusting the distance between the blades a bit closer by shimming the  
> lower blade.
> 
> 
> i was looking out for a big shear (the kind with a long blade), but
they  
> are SO expensive... And i had that lever shear with only a few parts  
> missing which could be fabricated.. ;-)
> 
> The 16cm blade is enough for most of my boards in one, straight go.
Even  
> with two cuts it will be staighter than a handheld shear.
> 
> 
> ST