I have used a band saw with great success. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexander Rice" To: Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 5:47 AM Subject: Re: [EE:] Making PCBs > On Mon, 10 May 2004 06:58:55 -0500, David Bearrow > wrote: > > > At 02:25 AM 5/10/04, you wrote: > >> I was checking out your site, and noticed that you reccomend a dremel > >> for cutting PCBs. This is what I used to use to cut them, but the dust > >> is horrible and it is very time consuming and prone to accident. Most > >> of my work area is still covered in this dust. > > > > I use one of those big one arm paper cutters. I bring it down quickly, > > "THWACK!". Works great. > > Or if you dont happen to have a guillotine, an ordinary pair of tin snips > works surprisingly well, next best is a junior hacksaw, worst by far is a > cut-off wheel in a dremel. One thing to watch out for is of you cut the > board before exposing it make sure ther aren't any burrs round the edge > which could lift the transparency away from the board - i have fouled up > several by not checking. > > Alex > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu