A quick tap up against a vertical power sander does the trick for me -- less than a second per edge.
On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 7:25 PM Glen Smith via TriEmbed < [email protected]> wrote: > It's been a while since I had to do this on any kind of scale, but a small > diamond whetstone works great on the edges of PCB's to get rid of the bumps > as well as the nasty rough edges. It can be used with water to keep the > dust down. > > Working with a PCB that has the edges smoothed in this way feels a little > bit decadent, but it sure is nice not to have them grabbing back with those > fibers. > > Glen > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 4:34 PM Pete Soper via TriEmbed < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I found the perfect tool: a large diameter grindstone in a fixed >> position Dremel (i.e. mounted in a press or something). It's perfect for >> very quickly knocking the bumps off and you can make the edges as close >> to flat as your eyesight and hands allow. Getting rid of the whole bump >> is important for minimizing the hassle of pasting with a stencil (any >> little bump can cause the alignment to be messed up). But it also makes >> the boards much more attractive. >> >> But folks, be sure to wear a good mask. I can only think of one thing >> worse than fiberglass dust getting into the lungs. The good shop masks >> with the "easy exhale" valves seem to work very well for me. >> >> -Pete >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Triangle, NC Embedded Computing mailing list >> >> To post message: [email protected] >> List info: >> http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org >> TriEmbed web site: http://TriEmbed.org >> To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: >> [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe >> >> _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Computing mailing list > > To post message: [email protected] > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > TriEmbed web site: http://TriEmbed.org > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe > > -- Scott G. Hall Raleigh, NC, USA [email protected] *Although kindness is rarely a job, no matter what you do it's always an option.*
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