Cutting Carbon Fiber? anyone tried?

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May 1, 2004 | 06:07 PM

dustywebber

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Cutting Carbon Fiber? anyone tried?

I have some sheets of carbon fiber.
looks like good stuff compared to my civic CF hood.

im wondering what kinda method/tool to cut it into shapes?

dremel? if so what bit?

humm...

thanks!

May 1, 2004 | 06:08 PM

Luserkid

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Re: Cutting Carbon Fiber? anyone tried? (dustywebber)

I would like to know too but i heard that shapping CF is hard as hell. So this should be good to know just in case.

May 1, 2004 | 06:42 PM

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Re: Cutting Carbon Fiber? anyone tried? (dustywebber)

I would imagine that it would be hard to do without fraying the fibers. But If you do manage to cut it clean make sure to epoxy the edges so they dont fray.

May 1, 2004 | 06:46 PM

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Re: Cutting Carbon Fiber? anyone tried? (x-743-x)

just makes sure you wear gloves and a mask

May 1, 2004 | 06:52 PM

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Re: Cutting Carbon Fiber? anyone tried? (x-743-x)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by x-743-x »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would imagine that it would be hard to do without fraying the fibers. But If you do manage to cut it clean make sure to epoxy the edges so they dont fray.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea, use tape to hold the fibers together, and cut over that. Same concept as fiberglass basically.