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   From: ruffrecords@yahoo.com   
      
   Arny Krueger wrote:   
   > "Ian Bell"  wrote in message   
   > news:i433as$inc$1@localhost.localdomain   
   >   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > What other tools are available?   
   >   
   > In general nobody cuts particularly good lines with either a hacksaw or a   
   > bandsaw. In either case finish-grade work follows the saw cut with filing   
   > and sanding.   
   >   
   > The preferred traditional production tool for this purpose would probably be   
   > a large shear with foot treadle or hydraulic operation.   
   >   
   > Another commonly-used tool for this purpose is a high speed rotary bit,   
   > mounted in some kind of a jig (e.g. router table) or on a milling machine.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Yes, it seems my assumption that sawing was the 'normal' method was   
   quite wrong. Shearing appears to be the standard method. So does anyone   
   near me in the UK (NR25) have one I could use?   
      
   Cheers   
      
   ian   
      
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