At 08:50 PM 2/11/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I would like to cut PCB straight but without a special cutter.

I use a shear. It's efficient enough that for 100 boards if it is
a bit cheaper to get 2 boards joined I'll do that and cut them apart.
You can even do paper-based phenolic, but you have to heat the
material a bit first to keep it from cracking at the shear line.
You can also cut metal for housing prototypes with these machines.

>Has anyone experience using a table saw with a small dia. (4 inch)
>"metal, plastics" blade? I have the saw but not the metal blade yet.

Makes me itch just thinking about it!

>In prior hobby pcb work, I used a coping saw or even a hack saw. These
>methods left uneven edges which I then filed, sanded straight.

Very time consuming.

Best regards,

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