Homebrew PCBs

At 01:30 PM 7/22/02 +0000, rschlierbeck wrote:
>There was a discussion recently about how tough circuit board is to
>machine and how quickly it damages the cutters. I noticed that
>McMaster-Carr has copper clad phenolic board at what looks like a
>reasonable price. Would this phenolic board be easier to cut than
>glass-epoxy board?

Yes - MUCH easier.  But keep in mind that it is also more fragile - it is 
brittle and you should not mount heavy items on the PCB unless they are 
*well* supported.

Most consumer electronics items are manufactured with phenolic PCBs.

dwayne

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