I have just received a prototype PCB that I need to cut accurately to
size (double Eurocard). This is well beyond my poor hack sawing skills
so I am hoping there is someone not to far from me (Holt, UK) who has a
band saw or something similar that I can use.

Help?

Cheers

Ian

In article , Ian Bell wrote:
I have just received a prototype PCB that I need to cut accurately to
size (double Eurocard). This is well beyond my poor hack sawing skills
so I am hoping there is someone not to far from me (Holt, UK) who has a
band saw or something similar that I can use.


I use a shear.

GregS wrote:
In , Ian wrote:
I have just received a prototype PCB that I need to cut accurately to
size (double Eurocard). This is well beyond my poor hack sawing skills
so I am hoping there is someone not to far from me (Holt, UK) who has a
band saw or something similar that I can use.


I use a shear.


Do you mean a guillotine? I don't have one of those either, but if it
works and someone near me will lend me it that would be great.

Cheers

Ian

Ian can you give me a post code - I am hp20

I have a PCB guillotine

Mike


"Ian Bell" wrote in message
...
I have just received a prototype PCB that I need to cut accurately to size
(double Eurocard). This is well beyond my poor hack sawing skills so I am
hoping there is someone not to far from me (Holt, UK) who has a band saw or
something similar that I can use.

Help?

Cheers

Ian

HI

I am NR25

Cheers

ian

fredbloggstwo wrote:
Ian can you give me a post code - I am hp20

I have a PCB guillotine

Mike


"Ian wrote in message
...
I have just received a prototype PCB that I need to cut accurately to size
(double Eurocard). This is well beyond my poor hack sawing skills so I am
hoping there is someone not to far from me (Holt, UK) who has a band saw or
something similar that I can use.

Help?

Cheers

Ian

Hi again Ian

that's a bit of a trek I am afraid. You could resort, as I am have in the
past, to using a padsaw and then finish off with a file and emery paper.

Kind regards

Mike
"Ian Bell" wrote in message
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HI

I am NR25

Cheers

ian

fredbloggstwo wrote:
Ian can you give me a post code - I am hp20

I have a PCB guillotine

Mike


"Ian wrote in message
...
I have just received a prototype PCB that I need to cut accurately to
size
(double Eurocard). This is well beyond my poor hack sawing skills so I
am
hoping there is someone not to far from me (Holt, UK) who has a band saw
or
something similar that I can use.

Help?

Cheers

Ian

In article ,
Ian Bell wrote:
I have just received a prototype PCB that I need to cut accurately to
size (double Eurocard). This is well beyond my poor hack sawing skills
so I am hoping there is someone not to far from me (Holt, UK) who has a
band saw or something similar that I can use.

Try a sheet metal shop or an HVAC shop that does custom ductwork. You
want to use a sheet metal brake to cut the boards, not a saw.

FR4 will wreck saw blades in very short order.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Scott Dorsey wrote:
In ,
Ian wrote:
I have just received a prototype PCB that I need to cut accurately to
size (double Eurocard). This is well beyond my poor hack sawing skills
so I am hoping there is someone not to far from me (Holt, UK) who has a
band saw or something similar that I can use.

Try a sheet metal shop or an HVAC shop that does custom ductwork. You
want to use a sheet metal brake to cut the boards, not a saw.

FR4 will wreck saw blades in very short order.
--scott


That I do most sincerely believe. I had some smaller PCBs made ( about 4
inches square) and had to cut them out too. I consumed one Junior
hacksaw blade every two cut sides.

Cheers

Ian

Ian Bell wrote:

That I do most sincerely believe. I had some smaller PCBs made ( about 4
inches square) and had to cut them out too. I consumed one Junior
hacksaw blade every two cut sides.

When they drill they boards, they use very small carbide drills, and they
replace them after a fairly small number of holes. (This is, in fact,
why a lot of board houses have an extra charge per hole). There is a fairly
large aftermarket for the used drills, since they are still perfectly fine
for drilling brass or even steel when they are too worn for fr4.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message

Ian Bell wrote:

That I do most sincerely believe. I had some smaller
PCBs made ( about 4 inches square) and had to cut them
out too. I consumed one Junior hacksaw blade every two
cut sides.

When they drill they boards, they use very small carbide
drills, and they replace them after a fairly small number
of holes. (This is, in fact,
why a lot of board houses have an extra charge per hole).
There is a fairly large aftermarket for the used drills,
since they are still perfectly fine for drilling brass or
even steel when they are too worn for fr4. --scott

There are people who resharpen the carbide PC board drills. The downside of
the resharpened drills is that they are not long enough to drill as many
boards at a time as the new ones.