PCB cutting -

- I use a large shear I picked up for 500 bucks at
an auction. It took two of us using ramps to move it
into a pickup truck to move it. I had to drag it
into the garage and there are still marks on the
concrete where I dragged it -inches at a time- side
to side to get it to moved into the garage.  I
almost bought the pan break they had too <grin> ...

Probably not the most economical or small way to
go - but I wanted speed, accuracy and the ability to
cut metal too.

It's an old shear - so I'm not worried about cutting
fiberglass on it!

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Spehro Pefhany" <speff@INTERLOG.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:54 AM
Subject: Re: [OT]:PCB Cutting ?


> 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.
>

<snip>

>
> Best regards,
>
> Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..."            "The Journey is the
reward"

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