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Message #10387



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "FCO Enr." fco@total.net
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 02:09:37 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Cutting Perf Board



greetings,

It may seem like overkill but I use a Dremel with a fiberglass
reinforced cutting blade. This is very useful for small cuts, but
if you need to make a long straight edge cut, you should use a
really sharp razor blade and a steel ruler, make a few passes
then snap. I normally like to file down the cut sides so they
are as smooth as the factory cut sides.


Andy
fco@total.net

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On 18/02/00, at 1:11 AM, TurtleTek@aol.com wrote:

>Greetings BEAMers,
>
> To try something new and perhaps even find a building method I prefer=
to
>free-forming, I've built the usual photopopper photovore on a Perf board.=
I
>knew I'd need to cut it so I bought a X-acto Razor Saw. Guess what- that
>razor saw doesn't work so well. Not well at all. I had no idea perf board=
was
>so hard to cut.
>The question is: How would I go about cutting this stuff? What methods do=
you
>use?
>
>Thanks
>-Brien the TurtleTek



10388 Fri, 18 Feb 2000 20:03:30 +1300 [alt-beam] Re: Cutting Perf Board "Seamus Allan" What is wrong with using a good old hacksaw?? I use a hacksaw for almost
anything, metal, plasic fibreglass, PBC stuff . etc

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