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Re: Has any tried to tilt the boards?

2002-05-27 by crankorgan

Hi Dwayne,
          They work great if you have a compressor. The last time
I checked compressors are over $100 used. If I had a compressor
I think I would make a tiny sand blaster cutter to cut the copper.

                                     John





--- In Homebrew_PCBs@y..., Dwayne Reid <dwayner@p...> wrote:
> At 09:07 PM 5/26/02 +0000, crankorgan wrote:
> >Jan,
> >     The Dremel only costs $59 verses your $400 solution. Please
> >note this is the Homebrew PCB conference. Cost is everything! It
> >may be possible to find a surplus dentist drill. I find the Dremel
> >tool does a great job! I sell the boards I make with mine.
> 
> John - have you had a chance to try out those real inexpensive air 
power 
> die grinders sold by Harbor Freight?  They appear to be identical 
to the 
> ones I purchased from a Canadian supplier called Princess Auto.  
Their 
> claim to fame is extremely small run-out and fast speed - I think 
they will 
> do 60,000 RPM.
> 
> I've got a couple but haven't tried them in a mill yet.
> 
> dwayne
> 
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