What are the best ways of cutting perfboard to required size and minimize dusting and debris? From what I read, perfboard is very rigid and made from fiberglass or resin.
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do you mean what we call peg board? like what you sue to hang tools and hooks in? if so that is mostly masonite,, adn really nothing short of a vacuum attachment will reduce the dust.
just did a search,, ok so electronics perboard.. Phenolic resin with copper?
use a razor ( zona) saw and cut with slow long strokes running a vacuum hose near the work surface will help. you can also use a jewelers saw but you must shape a v cut in a wedge with the saw blade sitting int he center of the v moving the material into the cut rather than moving the saw into the material.
use a fine tooth blade at any regard a course hacksaw blade wil shatter or at least fragment the edges of the resin
I should have more definitive, electronic perfboard is what I was considering cutting.
After reviewing the phenolic copper and phenolic(no copper) in electronic vendor websites and the local Radio Shack larger size boards are available, I was considering cutting the required size board from this larger board and save the remaining large size board for future use.
I buy the small proto boards off eBay, I cut them to size using my radial arm table saw, makes quick work of them with a carbide blade. 
Score with a utility knife and snap along the perfs.
Use tin snips for sheet metal.
I like the fiberglass green double-sided board, it has much better cutting properties and also the plated through holes are more robust. It costs a little more, but it's pennies for a much better project result, at least for me.
Neat looking material, what do you guys use it for?
Thanks guys for the answer.
