Cutting Carbon

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  1. BladeRR8

    BladeRR8 Active Member

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    Need to cut some holes about 30mm in diameter in some carbon fibre frame covers and was wondering if anybody had any experience in cutting carbon fibre and had any tips ?

    Is it possible ? do you get frayed edges or threads of carbon showing ? do you need to re laquer ?

    All help and comment welcome.

    Cheers
     
    #1 BladeRR8, Oct 14, 2011
  2. dan.1moore1

    dan.1moore1 Senior Member

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    A hole saw or tank cutter will be fine mate
     
    #2 dan.1moore1, Oct 14, 2011
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    Nutty Tart Well-Known Member

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    Well try not to breath in the dust (not healthy) and I would cut it slightly smaller than you want then use emery/sand paper to smooth the edges .

    Thats what I do anyway ...
     
    #3 Nutty Tart, Oct 14, 2011
  4. BladeRR8

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    Cheers for all the tips guys.

    I was planning on cutting smaller so if I make a mistake I can hopefully clean it up and thanks for the tip on using emery to get neat edges.

    I have bought a fret saw so hopefully should be able to cut it out pretty neat and just dress up the edges.

    I will let you know how I get on, cheers again.
     
    #4 BladeRR8, Oct 16, 2011
  5. BladeRR8

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    Used my dremel and really easy, I would recommend the dremel to anybody else considering modifiying cutting carbon fibre.
     
    #5 BladeRR8, Oct 17, 2011

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