JF,

Here's an input from my colleague, Blaine Partee...
  The  list of materials at the beginning of IPC-TM-650 is quite accurate.
With the exception of vacuum impregnation equipment and metal bonded diamond
discs both high and low volume microsectioning requires equipment
specifically for the preparation of metallographic samples.Many companies
make tabletop grinding/polishing wheels. Consumables such as epoxy, paste,
molds, and polishing powder can be purchased in low quantity. It may be wise
take a short course on sample preparation. It will save you from much
headache caused by poor sample preparation and interpretation.
If you have any additional questions, give us a call.

Good Luck

Lee Whiteman
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
ACI / EMPF
Telephone: (610) 362-1200; Ext. 208
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    -----Original Message-----
    From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Bissonnette,
Jean-Francois
    Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 3:13 PM
    To: [log in to unmask]
    Subject: [TN] Microsectionning


    Hello Technetters,

    IPC-TM-650 describes how to do microsectionning of PCB.  Is this a
procedure
    that can be done In-hous with any regular tooling.

    We don't need microsectionning very often and it would be interesting if
we can do
    it on site without too much trouble...

    Thanks for any input!

    JF


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