Can it shear 12" wide 1/16" thick FR-4 fiberglass printed circuit boards double-sided with 1 oz copper?
1351587
12" might be pushing it. I think that is the length of the blade. It might crack or splinter the fiberglass. Not sure how smooth the cut would be. Machine was designed for metal.
1384966
Inch boards are about as far as I want go with this. Nice little saw, it would probably cut more thickness but would be slow. I use a band saw for thick stuff.
1329672
The tool in question is what you want. It cuts a half inch wide and totally flush for that distance although the cutting blades are diagonal to the length of the tool... It's the one you need for cutting soft copper wire flush to a connector or PCB.
137758
It's a great tool, but I dont know that Id try and cut through .75" of material.. I cut 1/4" mdf core birch ply and it was pretty great but slow.. It is however a fantastic versatile tool.. And highly recommend it to anyone.
203484
I have not tried it on anything really thick yet, but I feel it would be able to get the job done. The variable speed of this unit should make it capable of the job.
198832
Yes I had a 1/2" copper pipe slip join situation and it worked. There is a space between the threads on the end of the plastic pipe Delta supplys that I had to cut off about 3/4:" with a hack saw. See item (6) in the instructions. Then everything worked OK.
1950345
I am certain it will. I have cut through some high tensile heavy duty decking nails and fasteners that are much thicker. You must remember that it is a vibration action tool so hold your workpiece well.
2001530
Sure can. Make sure to use a high-quality ultra-fine finish blade when you rip it to width, and go slowly. You don't want to splinter the edges.
1950347
I don't think so. I would not cut anything harder than copper. I would use a cheap angle grinder with a metal wheel or a reciprocating saw. It does cut wood, plastic, etc. nicely though.
2112005
I would not try thicker than 1/4 inch. Thicker? ...Make more passes, slower cut. This is not a router. I use it for an engraving machine with a v bit and it works great for the price.
1566502
Probably not. Thickest we cut was 12 gauge aluminum. 1/8" thick is 8 gauge. May cut a few feet but would probably jam and burn up if you had a lot to do.
23941
Totally. It can handle boards bigger than that, also. It's got a 7" blade on it, so it can handle any board up to that size.
267524
This tool would probably destroy any 1/4 in bit. That being said if you got an adapter it would work.
1334959
I cannot see that the strip can be bent at a true 90 with some radius to the bend. No, it cannot be cut and soldered, only cut to desired length. Plan on some radius...probably about 1"?
272069
I'm sure it could. I've cut through 2 x 4 stock (which is 1 1/2" thick) many years ago with a very much lower powered and lighter weight jig saw. Just go slowly, use a sharp blade, and let the saw do the work without forcing the cut.
217519
I guess so, if you had really good large shears. It's only an inch thick. I would think it would be hard to get it straight, but if you don't care about that, then I suppose you could try.
2032717
yes they will work fine for that. although if i were going with that small of a gauge then i would use micro-sheers, e.g as these - http://www.amazon.com/Xuron-410-Micro-Shear-Flush-Cutter/dp/B000IBOOWQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407771113&sr=8-1&keywords=micro+shears