At 12:35 PM 5/13/03 -0400, Marc Nicholas wrote: >I have a few very small PCBs to cut...has anyone got any suggestions as to >*cheap*, easy ways to cut them by hand? Olfa "P cutter" Vaguely looks like a lino knife - standard Olfa yellow color handle. The blade is in the form of a hook and is easily re-sharpened. Available in 2 sizes - the smaller one works better. Use it with a straight edge and score from the copper side. If this is a double sided board, score both sides. You have to make sure that you cut at least half way through the fiberglass. Then just snap the board apart. Takes longer to describe it than to do it! Back in the early '80's, I used to do dozens of boards using this method. I still have the original Olfa cutters I used back then. I know they are still available 'cuz the guys in the shop just bought a couple of the larger size recently. dwayne -- Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax Celebrating 19 years of Engineering Innovation (1984 - 2003) .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .- `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' Do NOT send unsolicited commercial email to this email address. This message neither grants consent to receive unsolicited commercial email nor is intended to solicit commercial email. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics