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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Easy to machine circuit board?

2002-07-23 by JanRwl@AOL.COM

In a message dated 22-Jul-02 08:31:01 Central Daylight Time, 
scott@... writes:


> Would this phenolic board be easier to cut than 
> glass-epoxy board?


Yes.  The cutters will last longer, provided that is not "glass-fiber 
reinforced phenolic".  It is the glass fibers in FR-4 that do-up cutters!  
ONLY solid carbide drill-bits or router-bits can even be CONSIDERED to mill 
glass-epoxy!


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