Homebrew PCBs

On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:14:15 -0400, you wrote:

>Is the purpose of the shear to cut PCB's?
>
>It's instruction manual says it will shear up to 20ga metal, which is 
>0.035in. Seems that if I were to get a shear (and I have thought about 
>it), I'd want to cut 0.062in PCB material, which the model referenced 
>below will not do . . . unless I'm missing something?

Fiberglass is softer than metal, but you do have to be careful since
the glass fibers are tough to cut through.  I do know that mine (the
30 inch model) is good for 0.062 inch PC board material.  A little
sanding on the edge to get rid of the odd fiber, and it's good to go.
Not sure on that little one, though.  

Harvey

>
>Steve
>
>DJ Delorie wrote:
>> Harvey White <madyn@...> writes:
>>
>>   
>>> Be wary, that sucker is very heavy, so you need a good place to put
>>> it, a way to get it up there, and a good light.
>>>     
>>
>> I've got a full woodshop already, including an 8" long bed jointer, so
>> I'm already prepared for those types of issues.
>>
>> I was thinking of this model: http://www.grizzly.com/products/g6089
>>
>> It's halfway between the tiny HF model and the big 30" model.  My
>> blank PCB stock is at most 9x12.
>>