anyone have success cutting carbon fiber without cracking/leaving crappy edges? any suggestions? i wanna go to town on a fender and make it minimal.
I was pleasantly surprised when I cut my CF tail with a thin Dremel (copy) cutting wheel.
Like butter and with no rough edges - just a light sanding to round them off.
My tail is probably not as thick as your fender, but I think it'll go very well.
WARNING: someone said CF dust is NOT ok to inhale. Wear a mask.
Quote from: stopintime on August 09, 2011, 04:46:19 PM
I was pleasantly surprised when I cut my CF tail with a thin Dremel (copy) cutting wheel.
Like butter and with no rough edges - just a light sanding to round them off.
My tail is probably not as thick as your fender, but I think it'll go very well.
WARNING: someone said CF dust is NOT ok to inhale. Wear a mask.
roger that. thanks man. are there various cutting wheels thicknesses? i guess i can peruse the hardware store .. .
In my kit, there are two. One is not much thicker than paper and that's the one I used. The other is about 1 mm and I think it's meant for cutting metal.
Maybe you should do a test run close to the current edge, so you're prepared when you cut where you want....
Quote from: stopintime on August 09, 2011, 05:07:45 PM
In my kit, there are two. One is not much thicker than paper and that's the one I used. The other is about 1 mm and I think it's meant for cutting metal.
Maybe you should do a test run close to the current edge, so you're prepared when you cut where you want....
that's brilliant. 7 years of higher education and that honestly would have never occurred to me . . . hahaha - i guess logic can't be taught ;D
Keep us posted [thumbsup]
[popcorn]
Quote from: Speeddog on August 09, 2011, 06:29:38 PM
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. that means i'm not allowed to do it. damnit. i'll bring it over nick.
Just make sure you wear a mask as the air born dust is deadly if inhaled... [bang]
Very fine grade finishing paper will give a good result... [thumbsup]
Geoff... [coffee]
Quote from: uglyducky on August 09, 2011, 12:47:02 PM
anyone have success cutting carbon fiber without cracking/leaving crappy edges? any suggestions? i wanna go to town on a fender and make it minimal.
I've done a lot of these. Dremel is your friend. Use a low speed since CF is hard.
+1 on the face mask. Also use safety googles. CF throws off a fine dust, but is very easy to trim.