ISO single tool to remove fingers

[niteliteone]

Hi all,
I have been using my wet tile saw for years gives a clean cut with no hairs to hold your foils after etching.
Also no dust and most of the waste goes into the pan.
Mine is a 12" pro model but this one from harbor freight will do perfectly.
http://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-tile-saw-with-wet-tray-3733.html
Good luck. 8)
Tom C.

 

[MMFJ]

(edited to remove reference to old post)
I actually use the 'end' pliers that someone suggested (FYI, the reason they are called 'end' is that they are great for tightening up the end of the wire fence line - grab the fence wire tightly, then roll the pliers against the post to tighten and regrab if you need - you can also cut off the end, bend it to hold, etc. [go work a fence for a day, you'll get the hang of it...] - at least, that is what we used them for when I was a kid and that's the story I'm sticking to!) - they work really well for sniping off the fingers of cards too, though you can get a bit tired after awhile. For small lots, or portability (we often tear apart the computers out in the parking lot so anything flying around can be swept up later), I like the pliers.

 

[Claudie]

Starting out, the price for fingerless cards was the same as motherboards, but it changed sometime later. That was a post from when they were still paying the motherboard rate for fingerless cards. :|

 

[dtectr]

bookmark his page and check it daily like the rest of us. As he's explained before, payouts are based on what his buyers are willing to pay which is on PM prices.

 

[jimmydolittle]

1. Do I have to use a blue vise made in China? I've only got a red one that's made in the USA.....

For someone looking for answers, You sure sound like a smart aleck to me.

 

[Smack]

In the early 80s, I once saw a huge computer recycling operation in Little Rock that had several women, full time, doing nothing but cutting off fingers. They were using hand-held power scissors, or shears. I don't remember whether they were air-driven or electric.

Bet those were pneumatic snips for body work. http://www.cincinnatigeneraltool.com/kett-pneumatic-shears-c-47_27.html
Should be better price on Amozon or ebay.

 

[triffid]

I found an old paper cutter at a garage sale like the ones I saw in gradeschool for cutting construction paper and the like.I paid a couple of bucks for it.I planned on using it to cut gold fingers with.But have not done so yet.I do plan to hang on it however so its not for sale.

 

[cleanbucket1]

Heavy duty utility shears made by Kobalt (blue handles). They work great and you can get close to the green board without getting the added waste in your chems. I get these at Lowes.

 

[Duxthe1]

I know that bandsaw was ruled out in the original post but having recently used mine to trim fingers from a decent box full of cards, I can't imagine anything quicker or easier. With a relatively coarse blade, 14 TPI, it produces a decent chip of the fiberglass that doesn't get airborne. I only spent 50$ for mine used and throw the occasional 11$ blade on it. Add the bonus that it is infinitely useful in a home workshop where a shear type tool will be very limited in usefulness.

 

[artart47]

Hey, How's it going?
I just use a pair of large, straight-cut sheet metal shears. Works great. Do it inside a plastic 5gal. bucket cuz some of the finger pieces go flying.

artart47

 

[yodarox89]

No, not my fingers... And not my neighbor's...

I have a bunch of PCI cards and I want to remove their fingers quickly and cheaply. I don't have access to a bandsaw. I can try doing this with a knife and a pair of pliers, but there is a better alternative. One crazy idea: can you use a manual tile cutter like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhDsFdEVg5w

Any other less crazy ideas?

Thanks!

I found that a simple bench-secured vise works perfectly. Open the vise just wide enough to slip the fingers into it and then bend the card back. The fingers will break and drop into a catch container that you sit under the vice. Then toss the fingerless cards into a box, weight it, and ship it to me and I will pay full motherboard grade for them. Win! Win!



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Ok. Forgive me for asking this, but I have found that asking absurd questions seldom get an answer....but when they do you are better off for having asked it.

What do you do with the fingerless boards???? I have read multiple posts on here about selling scrapped mother boards and such to others who will be happy to pay full price.... What in the world do they want them for?? what else do you get from it after the gold is removed that makes it worth your time and effort?

 

[jimdoc]

Ok. Forgive me for asking this, but I have found that asking absurd questions seldom get an answer....but when they do you are better off for having asked it.

What do you do with the fingerless boards???? I have read multiple posts on here about selling scrapped mother boards and such to others who will be happy to pay full price.... What in the world do they want them for?? what else do you get from it after the gold is removed that makes it worth your time and effort?

There is gold in a lot of the chips as well as base metals. A large percentage of a boards weight is copper. Buyers make money by going after all the metals on a board, but then they have to deal with a lot more waste.

Jim

 

[Bluestreak]

I use a pair of $8 dollar shears I bought at Lowes. I guess they used to call them aviation shears or sheet metal sheers. In order to trim any green corners or overhang, I found my dremel tool with a small grinding bit trims it up nicely with the bored anchored firmly into my blue Chinese bench vise.

A bandsaw sounds great too! (one with a fine blade)

 

[Geo]

I use a pair of $8 dollar shears I bought at Lowes. I guess they used to call them aviation shears or sheet metal sheers. In order to trim any green corners or overhang, I found my dremel tool with a small grinding bit trims it up nicely with the bored anchored firmly into my blue Chinese bench vise.

A bandsaw sounds great too! (one with a fine blade)

its the general consensus (and rightly so) that cutting a PCB (printed circuit board) with a saw of any kind is very bad for your health. the board contains many toxic compounds like PCB (a cancer causing compound) along with heavy metals like beryllium.

 

[NobleMetalWorks]

1. OLD paper cutter

2. Vice, clamp the fingerboard part, then bend to break

3. Heavy duty tin snips

4. Sheet Metal Break

Not in that order, I have used them all, the paper cutter works great for thin PCB, the sheet metal break works awesome on anything.

 

[Harold_V]

I use a pair of $8 dollar shears I bought at Lowes. I guess they used to call them aviation shears or sheet metal sheers. In order to trim any green corners or overhang, I found my dremel tool with a small grinding bit trims it up nicely with the bored anchored firmly into my blue Chinese bench vise.

A bandsaw sounds great too! (one with a fine blade)

its the general consensus (and rightly so) that cutting a PCB (printed circuit board) with a saw of any kind is very bad for your health. the board contains many toxic compounds like PCB (a cancer causing compound) along with heavy metals like beryllium.

That includes a wet tile saw. I'm not suggesting that it doesn't cut well---it most likely does. However, the mist that comes off the blade is loaded with glass fibers, along with anything else that gets cut. If such a saw is one's choice, it should be operated with a dust mask, to limit breathing harmful substances.

Harold

 

[resabed01]

This is my favorite toy. A 6" metal shear will slice through boards like nothing is there. Also useful for cutting open metal encased electronics to see if goodies are inside. Bought this one in Canada at Princess Auto. They also sell a 12" model I believe.

 

[Bluestreak]

I use a pair of $8 dollar shears I bought at Lowes. I guess they used to call them aviation shears or sheet metal sheers. In order to trim any green corners or overhang, I found my dremel tool with a small grinding bit trims it up nicely with the bored anchored firmly into my blue Chinese bench vise.

A bandsaw sounds great too! (one with a fine blade)

its the general consensus (and rightly so) that cutting a PCB (printed circuit board) with a saw of any kind is very bad for your health. the board contains many toxic compounds like PCB (a cancer causing compound) along with heavy metals like beryllium.

How did I miss this? No more cutting with a grinding bit. I did wear a dust mask but I will stick to my shears.

Thanks

 

[Barren Realms 007]

1. OLD paper cutter

2. Vice, clamp the fingerboard part, then bend to break

3. Heavy duty tin snips

4. Sheet Metal Break

Not in that order, I have used them all, the paper cutter works great for thin PCB, the sheet metal break works awesome on anything.

I would have 2nd thoughts about the break.

Since the PCB is much thicker than the metal normaly bent in the break, you have a chance of warping the bed on the break after continuous use therby making it less effective in bending metal.

 

[Smack]

I'm sure he means sheet metal shear and not break. Break press is meant for bending not cutting or shearing.