I tried to cut PCB's (62mil, about 1.5mm) with a larger paper cutter but
could net get reasonable results. We end up buying a 100$ RYOBY router
table at Home Depot and a PCB cutting router tip from Drill Bit City and
the results are pretty good. We have cut about 30 boards and the router
bit is still good (anyway, it costs about 5-10$).

It takes some practice though to slide the board consistently and
getting a straight cut. We where also able to cut board in odd shape
with no problem. Having a vacuum cleaner attached to the table
definitely reduces the dust level and keep your hands away from the
router bit.

Tal

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> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Joe Farr
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 12:04 PM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: [EE]:Cutting PCB boards
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Has anybody tried using an office paper guillotine to cut PCB
> laminate ?
>
> A real cutter is quite expensive (for the amount of time I
> would need one), but I've seen some paper cutters quite cheap.
> They say they will cut up to 10 sheets - that's about 1mm,
> the PCB laminate I use is only 1.5mm, single sided. Once you
> remove the safety guards, they look a similar design.
>
> Any thoughts....
>
> Thanks.
>
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