Iteadstudio offer three PCB thicknesses from 1.0 - 1.6mm at the same price. I was wondering if thinner or thicker is better for manually cutting up a PCB into panels? I'm guessing thinner (1.0mm) would be the easiest to work with (I'll probably be trying a few different methods, but the laminate knife score and snap method looks to be the simplest of the methods I've seen suggested.)
Any thoughts from anyone experienced in the process appreciated.
I've had good success with cutting PCBs at 1.6mm thick by scoring a few times and using tin snips.
I would say that boards up to 2" x 2" can be as thin as 1mm without undue problems, but much larger and you'll want the added robustness of
thicker boards - it really depends on the weight of components, whether the board has to take the strain of connectors.
You want to be a little careful if cutting the boards yourself, as the usual material is
FR4 fiberglass - not good to breath the dust. Probably don't want to use a Dremel tool.
I've used hack saw and razor saw [less than optimal]. If cutting, use a vacuum to suck
up the dust, or maybe pack around the saw blade with nice "wet" tissue so the dust
doesn't rise.