Separating fingers from board

[rickbb]

For smaller quantities a table top band saw and jig works really well at cutting the fingers off. Very fast.

Heat gun to depopulate the board if there is other gold plating on the board or if I feel like messing with the chips.

 

[Schwany]

I may be a little late to the discussion, but a good, old school, paper cutter works well. The newer plastic ones with the cheap cutter don't work so well without clamping them down to a table or bench, and the cutting edge isn't very durable. The older ones, with the wooden tables, cast iron handle and hardened steel blade. work really well. I've been lucky enough to be able to find mine at garage sales.

 

[Ag and Au]

I may be even later to the discussion, but for small quantities, a good heavy vice works fine. Set the vice gap just once (it takes about 5 seconds per board).