Cutting up and rewiring PCBs

[Tantalum]

I was wondering would I be able to cut apart a PCB and rewire all the connections? Isn't a PCB nothing but a way to make complex connections in a small space?

I'm asking because I would rather not screw up this board by doing something that seems like it would work, only to later find out that there are more layers then I can see....


I used a lamp to shine through the PCB so I could see the paths, here are some pictures that also show where I want to cut.

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/957/circutcut1rp2.png
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9716/circutcut2ua3.png

 

[Super Nade]

What do you intend to do with it? Do you have a schematic? It is a bad bad idea to chop up PCB's without understanding the schematic (circuit diagram). If you have the Schematic, I can lay out a PCB for you.

 

[Tantalum]

I plan on stacking one on top of the other. I was going to de-solder the connections that are in the way of the cut, then wire them back together once I have the boards in the position that I need them to be in... Its from a power supply. I was able to see a basic outline of the traces that I can cut around by using the lamp(The first photo.).

 

[Enablingwolf]

That looks like an amp of some type.


It might be easier to just use some perf board and de-solder the parts and rework it to your size.

Curious question. What is it, and what do you intend to do with it?

After edit: I was typing as you posted :\

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category/455200/Solderable_Perf_Board.html

I like this stuff, it's easy to work with.
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item/ECS-5/455300/SOLDERABLE_PERFBOARD,_IC_PATTERN_.html

 

[Tantalum]

The reason why I had wanted to keep part of the original PCB is because I am rather new to creating circuits on a perf board, so I thought it would be much easier to just use the other board and reconnect them with wire(They are going to be placed a few inches apart with another board between them so I cant just use a really long perf board.).

Here is a example of what I mean.

 

[Super Nade]

Power traces can be cut up and re-routed as you said, but think carefully before you cut up signal traces.