I like your solution, seems like it works very well.
I have a couple suggestions however, just to keep you safe. The dust that is created when you saw PC boards is full of all types of chemicals that are extremely hazardous to your health. For example the particles can get into your lungs and cause cancer, this is just one of the many ways being exposed to this type of material can shorten your life. Also, once into particulate form, small particles can and will make it through your skin. Any smoke that evolves from the process is also filled with toxins.
Here is a good primer that will educate you on the toxins found in PC boards:
http://www.genderchangers.org/docs/2...ncomputers.pdf
There are things you can do to minimize your exposure.
Wear full safety goggles that create a seal around your eye so you don't absorb any of the particles or smoke into your eyes
Wear a pollen mask to prevent inhalation of particles and smoke into your lungs, this will not keep everything out but at least the majority.
Wear gloves and long sleeves so your skin does not come into contact with particles
Build a stand and use a shop vac house to vacuum away the particles as you cut your boards.
I used to break down a lot of my own material, I discovered through trial and error that for me the easiest way to collect fingerboards was to simply take a 2x4 or 2x6 and cut across the grain at the depth I wanted. Then I connected that to a seat so I could sit on the seat and the board would be sticking out in front of me with the slot at a comfortable distance from my body. I could then put a bucket full of cards on one side, and two empty buckets on the other side and have my own dis-assembly line. You simple take the slot card and feed it into the cut you made in the 2x4, then lead forward. The fingerboard part snaps right off without all the dust, particles or any smoke. It's super fast, super simple and easy to stow away.
Scott
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Brasscatcher, I didn't realize you were posting like information, we must have been posting at the same time and since I am long winded...
Good information!
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