Yes, shears work well ... I used one at the local hospital.  

However, I think that a wet tile-saw would work very well, since the water would
capture the dust.  However, I have never actually tried one.  Can anyone
comment?  Should be cost competitive, as they seem to be on sale all the time.  

David


Quoting Brooke Clarke <brooke@pacific.net>:

> Hi:
> 
> For a number of years I've been looking for a low cost way to cut apart 
> Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and finally found it.  A 12 inch bench 
> mounted hand shear.
> http://www.prc68.com/I/12InShear.shtml
> It cuts boards with a very small amount of force on the 3 foot long 
> lever.  This means you do NOT need to bolt it to concrete or a heavy 
> bench, like would be the case if you used it to cut steel plates.  There 
> are smaller sizes of shear and some or all of them may also work well.  
> If you use one of the shorter shears for PCB cutting let me know which 
> one you use.
> 
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> Have Fun,
> 
> Brooke Clarke
> http://www.PRC68.com
> 
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