Hi Jim,

Just out of curiosity, what's your v-score web?

Russ Bafford
Sovereign Circuits
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From: West, Jim <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 4:46 PM
Subject: [TN] Separating .031 PCB's


>Hi everyone,
>
>I need some input on what others use to separate their .031" thick PCB's.
>We currently use a diamond blade cutter that has two blades, one on top and
>one on the bottom that you can adjust to different height's, but our
>operators are having difficulty separating the thinner boards.  This
machine
>is motor driven which is causing problems because once you get started,
>there is no turning back.  We are scraping boards because the cutters fall
>out of the v-score and runs across the PCB.  I have seen different kinds of
>cutters on the market, but would like to get others opinion on what style
>they use etc., and what you think of it, and how does your operators feel
>about it.  I don't want this to turn into free advertisement, so you can
>e-mail me offline if you like.
>
>Thanks,
>Jim
>
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