If you are cutting boards that are stuffed beware of ESD!!!  Any
sanding, grinding, or anything with fast repetitive motion should be
done wet to prevent damaging the chips.  I use a stone cutting wet
diamond circular saw for stuffed boards, a fine toothed band saw for
unstuffed ones.

Sherpa Doug

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Barick [mailto:A20PJB1@WPO.CSO.NIU.EDU]
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:50 PM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: [OT]:PCB Cutting ?
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I would like to cut PCB straight but without a special cutter.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> I'm looking for a better way.
>
> Peter, PIC Newbie
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