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Re: Circle

2007-03-05 by Chris Horne

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "alan00463" <alan00463@...> wrote:
>
> Has anybody ever cut, or tried to cut, a PCB
> in the form of a circle?   If so, how?
>

That was one of the main reasons for me converting an X1 micro mill to
CNC. 

I have a proxxon clamped to the head so I can drill the boards and
then cut the outside shape without any intervention.

Before the CNC Mill, and depending on size.. I either used hole-saws
mounted in a pillar drill, cut them by hand on a hegner saw then disc
sanded them, or clamped them between an MDF faceplate and a rubber
block on the lathe and turned them.

Trust me..  if you do more than a few, CNC is the way to go..  and you
can cut any shape you like !

Chris

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