Like this? http://www.store.yahoo.com/olfablades/9171.html BTW: it's your boards I'm cutting ;-) -marc On 5/13/03 1:59 PM, "Dwayne Reid" wrote: > 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 > -------------------------------------------------- Marc Nicholas Geekythings Inc. C/416.543.4896 UNIX, Database, Security and Networking Consulting -- 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