Homebrew PCBs

After reading other reports of using a paper cutter to cut PCB's, I 
tried it myself and totally ruined my paper cutter. It barely knicked 
the board and instead bent up the back bracket of the cutter (where 
the pivot point is). Obviously not a robust design. However, others 
should beware before trying this method. I was much more successful 
with scoring and snapping the board.

ymmv

-Ted

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Rick C." <rixy@V...> wrote:
> You might want to check out the way I've been cutting boards here:
> http://www.pic101.com/pcb
> Rick
> 
> javaguy11111 wrote:
> 
> >  Thanks to all for the suggestions. I decided to get a cheap tile 
saw
> > at Home Depot and I am happy to say that it cuts very well and 
there
> > was virtually no dust.
> >
> > There was a little bit of a copper burr on the edge, but that was
> > easily filed away.
> >
> > One minor inconvenience was that the fence has a gap with the 
table so
> >
> > the board could not rest directly against the fence, but a bit of
> > scrap circuit board clamped against the fence and flush to the 
table
> > fixed that.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- 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.
> >
> >
> 
> 
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