Homebrew PCBs

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 23:19:34 -0400, uhmgawa <uhmgawa@...> wrote:

>
> While I've used shearing in the past, I'd rather
> not do so if I had a choice.  Shearing stresses
> are rather broadly distributed compared to sawing,
> routing, etc..  Making cuts close to active traces
> and vias via shearing is best avoided IMHO.


That's true but i avoid traces at the edges anyway and do no plating of  
holes.

I have a small table saw with carbide blade, but most times i avoid the  
noise and dust.

Even quality PCB suppliers like bungard sell shears.

ST