Cyberknife questions

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Brett

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I recently got a Camillus Cyberknife (a knife with handles made from PC boards). My friend and I are pretty convinced these handles aren't made from "real" PC boards. They seem too thick, they have no holes drilled for pins or vias, and they appear to be single layer.

What's the real story on the handles?

Also, did you consider etching some sort of similarly geeky pattern on the blade?

Overall, the knife is neat, though the handles really are better for show than for use. The edges aren't beveled, making them a bit sharp.

-Brett


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They are real boards. I agree that the edge needs a little radiusing (real word?).

You can have PC boards custom made for you with your logo or whatever but it would be cost prohibitive. Keep in mind that the PC board is nearly identical to G-10. In fact it is where G-10 came from.

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Brett,
Mike is right, the scales are 'real' circuit boards. We purchase them from a circuit board producer. They are rejects from the manufacturing process, so they don't have as many holes and 'stuff' as the finished boards. This way we get realitively 'smooth' surfaces on the scales.

We are talking about the possibility of a different etch for the future. Any suggestions?

I will bring up the concern of the 'squared' edges to our production folks, but I was told that it would 'significantly' increase cost with this particular handle material.

Thanks for the input, and thanks for being a CAMILLUS customer.

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OK, I believe you. I'm used to looking at digital stuff, where every chip has power and ground connections in the opposite corners, and you typically have more signal traces, too. The component sockets on my knife's handles are pretty sparsely connected.

Any advice on beveling the handle edges myself? Is this stuff likely to splinter or crack if I take a Dremel tool or hand file to it?

Regarding alternate etch patterns, the standard "cyber" pattern is a bunch of 1's and 0's. You could put "Buy Camillus" in binary, for example. Schematics are also visually attractive, but to be really computer-related you'd want to use digital circuits, i.e. CMOS logic gates and the like.

-Brett


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No need to use power tools on a Cyberknife handle. Freehand power grinding makes mistakes happen faster, and you don't need to remove much material.

I've used the diamond file from my Leatherman Wave to make a Cybertool handle a little more friendly. An emery nail file should do just fine too.

This is a "manufacturing" step that the end user can do to his or her taste in a few minutes. If you want a bevel around the handle, instead of just dulling the edges a little, it will take a little longer.


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- JKM
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I used a DMT red diamond knife sharpening board.It doesn't take much to remove the sharp edge and still look nice. If too much comes off it bites into the printed portions of the material.

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