Better Way To Cut Stripboard?

[szukalski]

Then i use the trimmer knife to scrape off the swarf..

Swarf was a new word for me! Nice.

 

[dot matrix madness]

[...]Often stick it on a piece of upside down painters tape 50mm wide and spraypaint it black matt.
Just for looks.
I like black, but any colour is better than the colour of the veroboard itself.

Darth Vader likes that.

 

[Markus Kersius]

Darth Vader likes that.

https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/hey-buddy-built-anything-lately.23512/post-297804

( Imperial March playing in the background )

 

[mybud]

Swarf was a new word for me! Nice.

Swarf is a very good word which I haven't heard in a long time. There's usually plenty around when drilling boxes, filing veroboards, and similar activities.

I try to keep it away from my workspace because it's likely harmful if ingested. Not that I've tried it myself, but you get my drift...

 

[HamishR]

Actually I tried to think of another word but swarf was the only word I knew which describes , well, swarf! It's a cool word IMO and sounds like a character off Star Trek. You know, like Kim Cardassian.

 

[Feral Feline]

Depending on the context and the material...

Debris​

Filings​

Shavings​

Scrap​

End-cuts​

Waste​

Remnants​

Dust​

Bits​

Excess​

Overflow​

...​

SWARF is still the best descriptor.

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Gotta agree with Markus — any colour other than that banal beige-brown.

I've seen stock colours of it in PCB-green (not that weak pathetic milky-pale stripboard-green), blue and black.
Apparently you can order vero in different colours — I can't understand why more colours aren't then offered. $$$




I have used X-acto blades, box-cutters, utility-knives, small hacksaws, have a Dremmel and similar...
To me, it's all the same. A sharp box-cutter is just as good as a utility-razor blade, no problems using either — sorry @fontoponto.

I've yet to try a jeweller's saw, but will not likely get one as I don't like vero, prefer perf over that and proper PCBs over perf.
Even P2P is preferred to vero.

 

[fontoponto]

Ok, then I'm the caveman who can't work with a box cutter

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

Bandsaw and a belt sander. If power tools aren’t an option, a coping saw with a fine blade, and a fine file to clean the edges up with

 

[jessenator]

when I was at university the cool kids used one of these to cut copper clad for intaglio



I've had decent luck on copper clad just using some sturdy tin snips, maybe a small amount of dog-earing, but it hasn't lifted the copper for me

 

[kungpow!]

I've used big heavy tin snips for years successfully, but on the Tayda vero, it kind of crumbles it, not so good. So depends on your vero. All the other mentioned techniques work but I liked cutting w these.

 

[jwyles90]

I like black, but any colour is better than the colour of the veroboard itself.

Oh my...those veroboards are doing something to me

 

[Cybercow]

Depending on the context and the material...

Debris​

Filings​

Shavings​

Scrap​

End-cuts​

Waste​

Remnants​

Dust​

Bits​

Excess​

Overflow​

...​

SWARF is still the best descriptor.

Swarfing away on the thin enclosure of a new day . . . .

 

[lowpitch]

Swarfing away on the thin enclosure of e new day . . . .

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Now that's some good swarf right there. Mmmmhm.

 

[Erik S]

Funfetti swarf.

 

[HamishR]

Just imagine how popular you'd be at a wedding with that!

 

[Feral Feline]

Funfetti swarf.

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SWARF FOR EVERYONE!