Homebrew PCBs

The said shears cut wonderfully a regular fiberglass board. however, 
I just learned that a Radio Shack-type Prottype Board gets crack 
terribly. I learned it when I was cutting a PCB with positive layer 
from GC Electronics. Those boards should be banned due to their low 
quality anyway. Overall, I am not planning on using that type of 
boards on a regular basis: too awful. Scoring appears the best way 
for such boards.


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "mikezcnc" <marabu@c...> wrote:
> Stefan,
> 
> You don't understand like I couldn't understand until a salesman 
> showed me how the rollers work in a cutting funtion. It is amazing! 
> Check post 3510 for numbers at www.harborfreight.com or search 
there 
> for metal shears. Metal shears (they call them shears, but they 
look 
> nothing like that) and cost $90. This is enough for cutting and 
hten 
> you have an optional fence guide kit for $30. I am telling you that 
> if not for PCB cutting get it as an investment tool because never 
> will you be able to cut such hard material as PCB with such ease! 
All 
> tehnks go to the author of post #3510. And that hole punch is just 
> sweet. I can have corner holes in no time.
> 
> Mike
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan 
> <stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> > On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 05:41:07 -0000, mikezcnc <marabu@c...> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Stan,
> > >
> > > You are absolutely correct that Bungard is not the way to go 
IMO. 
> > > http://www.covenantgroup.com.ph/covenant/bungard1.html
> > >
> > > I haven't tried Bungard but I have been forced to work with 
Kepro 
> Shears 
> > > ($565 when they were in business) and it was always tricky to 
use 
> and 
> > > everybody was always tense using that bloody finger eater.  
> However, once 
> > > I got the shears mentioned in msg 3510, the cuts look great. I 
> cannot 
> > > produce the scan because I am in the middle of a few projects 
but 
> I tried 
> > > cutting it several times, different sizes and concluded that it 
> is simply 
> > > an incredible tool. If you saw it and were not familiar with 
that 
> tool 
> > > you would probably never figure out its M.O. The price right 
now 
> is so 
> > > bizarre that it's laughable. Sorry, I couldn't produce images, 
> but 
> > > imagine having a perfect cut with a perfect tool, without dust 
> and with 
> > > much less risk to your fingers than by using Bungard.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > The Bungard shears were my only experience with bench shears.
> > After using them my mind was made up never using a bench shear 
for 
> pcb work 
> > again.
> > 
> > It's good to know that it works better with other shears, maybe 
if 
> i find 
> > one for cheap i will try.
> > 
> > Stefan