Veroboard trace cutting tool?

[Ethan Dicks]

On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 11:26:47 GMT, Pete Turnbull
<pete at dunnington.u-net.com> wrote:
> So does the genuine Veroboard cutter.  It's just a stub drill mounted
> in a blue plastic handle, and its only advantage is that it's easier to
> hold.  There's quite a good picture at
> http://www.zen22142.zen.co.uk/Prac/vero_circ/vero.htm

Ah... I was under the impression that the cutting edge had a
substantially different angle fro a drill (like describing a 180
degree arc between the cutting surfaces rather than, say, 150
degrees).

I guess this picture...

  http://www.zen22142.zen.co.uk/Prac/vero_circ/8.jpg

... really shows the divot one gets from the real tool.

I might just have to just use the drill press for this task (taking
advantage of the stop to keep from drilling _though_ the resin board
;-)

The tool looks handy for more than a few cuts, though.   I wouldn't
want to try just holding a bit bare-handed - lots of hand cramps and
slips probably.

> You can probably get one from Farnell in NZ.  The part number from the
> (UK, Farnell-In-One) catalogue is 329-538.  It looks similar but not
> identical in my catalogue to the one in the CPC catalogue, which is
> interesting because Farnell and CPC are part of the same group and
> share stock.  Same price, though, UKP 6.60 (and the NZ price is
> NZ$25.94).

Oy!  The NZ price is a lot more than a blank vero board... and so is
the UK price!  (for boards in NZ, not the US).

Thanks for the website tip... nice pix.

-ethan