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   Ian Bell to keithr   
   Re: Can I borrow your bandsaw? (UK)   
   14 Aug 10 21:39:20   
   
   XPost: rec.audio.pro, uk.rec.audio   
   From: ruffrecords@yahoo.com   
      
   keithr wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >>   
   >> Help?   
   >>   
   >> Cheers   
   >>   
   >> Ian   
   >   
   > Score the board deeply on both sides with a sharp scriber, snap the   
   > board along the scribe line and neaten up with a file. Clamp a steel   
   > rule to the board as a guide when scoring and practice on a piece of   
   > scrap board first.   
   >   
   > The method is quick neat and accurate and requires no special skills,   
      
      
   Thanks Keith. Several people have suggested this method so I am going to   
   experiment on a piece of scrap and see how it goes.   
      
      
   Cheers   
      
   Ian   
      
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