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Title: best way to cut carbon fibre
Post by: jamison1982 on June 28, 2011, 04:55:33 PM

hi all,

im replacing the carbon canards on my rex and just wondered if anyone has any tips on cutting :)

2mm thick carbon sheet

Title: best way to cut carbon fibre
Post by: Lacey on June 28, 2011, 04:58:15 PM

I would imagine a high speed rotary tool with a very sharp disk?

Title: best way to cut carbon fibre
Post by: Pukka on June 28, 2011, 05:03:48 PM

I\'ve used a tile cutting blade in a jigsaw, Don\'t forget to wear a Dust Mask !!

Title: best way to cut carbon fibre
Post by: jamison1982 on June 28, 2011, 05:08:07 PM

yer i heard its realllllly bad for you.

thanks guys

Title: best way to cut carbon fibre
Post by: batman on June 28, 2011, 08:03:48 PM

i did some a while back i went through so many blades use ones for tile cutting ceramic ones cut well

Title: best way to cut carbon fibre
Post by: Nik da Greek on June 29, 2011, 01:30:58 AM

Quote from: Lacey;772348I would imagine a high speed rotary tool with a very sharp disk?

Carbon dust will absolutely murder the motor in a Dremel in very short order. Don\'t do it unless you have a Dremel you don\'t mind killing! Or borrow someone else\'s and feign innocence when it coughs its last :rollin

Title: best way to cut carbon fibre
Post by: Carbon RX on June 29, 2011, 09:20:49 AM

Ive done cutting using dremel without issues, you will find the cheap discs you get with the kit will snap very easily, you can get a fibre constructed discs similar to hand grinder discs which are the bollaks :Thumbs-up

Title: best way to cut carbon fibre
Post by: jamison1982 on June 29, 2011, 09:28:19 AM

Cool cheers guys. Will get some today

Mazda Rotary Club

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