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CNC v-groove routing for PC board scoring?

Posted by Jeff Swayze
on 2005-07-18 10:50:10 UTC
Hi Folks,

I'm looking at having some cirtuit boards made but I want to save money
and do the v-groove scoring myself. For those not familiar with the
process, a v-groove is cut in the top and bottom of a circuit board so
there is a small web left in the middle. Once the board has been
populated a wheel-type cutter breaks the board along the score lines
and separtes the sub-boards from the main board.

The real machine that does this uses a saw blade-type cutter that has v-
shaped carbide tips on each tooth. This would require a horizontal mill
(which I don't have) so I bought a carbide v-router bit from a
woodworking store.

I'm basically wondering if anyone else has tried this or could point me
to a discussion or a website that talks about this technique.

Thanks,

Jeff

Discussion Thread

Jeff Swayze 2005-07-18 10:50:10 UTC CNC v-groove routing for PC board scoring? caudlet 2005-07-18 11:54:09 UTC Re: CNC v-groove routing for PC board scoring? Jeff Swayze 2005-07-18 13:34:29 UTC Re: CNC v-groove routing for PC board scoring?