Jim:
? I just got some front panels made of PCB from JLCPCB.? They had
a cutout for a 16 X 2 LCD, several holes for push buttons and a
coupe of larger holes for a tuning control and a rotary selector
switch.? Cost with shipping was less than $3 each for 10.?
Lettering, holes, and cutouts are perfect.? You have a choice of
colors for both the solder mask and sillk screen. ? I got red pcbs
with white silkscreen.? I used KICAD to design the boards.?
Delivery was under a week from placing the order.
Dave - WB6DHW
On 6/21/2019 10:00 PM, Jim Pruitt wrote:
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I need to cut out an area of the top of a pc
board enclosure (enclosure made using double sided pc board
material).? The cutout is for a 16x2 LCD display.? Can someone
tell me how to do that and keep the lines straight?
I used a coping saw to do the first one but needless to say,?
the cutout did not stay straight and with filing I ended up with
part of the cutout too big.? I tried just using a razor knife
and cutting the lines but could not get the board to break on
those lines.
I have in the past been told to use a Dremel tool but I have not
found a bit for the Dremel and have not seen the little 1"
diameter saw blades for a while,? not that I would trust one to
go straight for me anyway.
There has to be a reliable and neat way to make these cuts.?
Does anyone know how to do this?
Thank you.
Jim
