beaver34
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| posted on 16/5/10 at 10:25 PM |
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cutting fibreglass
im fitting new bodywork tomorrow, what the best thing to cut and shape fibreglass panels?
thanks
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Red16
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| posted on 16/5/10 at 10:29 PM |
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This is the collection of tools I used to cut and fit my bodywork
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BenB
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| posted on 16/5/10 at 10:29 PM |
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Cutting- cut-off disk in a dremel.
Shaping- sanding drum in a dremel.
Simples 
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 16/5/10 at 10:35 PM |
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Most definitely a Dremmel and nothing else.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 16/5/10 at 11:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Cutting- cut-off disk in a dremel.
Shaping- sanding drum in a dremel.
Simples
If you can find one, a diamond cutting disc works better than the other brittle pieces of ....
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hoots_min
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 04:54 AM |
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+1 for Dremmel. And a dust mask, lots of very fine dust produced. Or hold your breath and cut quickly! 
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neilj37
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 06:17 AM |
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I rough mine out with a dremmel but prefer to "feel" what I am doing once I get down to finishing off so use a hand file for the last bit.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 07:00 AM |
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I used an angry grinder. Cuts through really easy and quickly
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coozer
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 07:10 AM |
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For bigger cuts a dremel is too wobbly for me
I use an orbital sander with 80 grit emery cloth on it. Nice smooth lines without taking too much off in one go.
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emsfactory
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 07:44 AM |
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I use a diamond disk in a grinder.
A good dust mask and try to cover your full body completly.
The dust it horrible.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 08:00 AM |
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Use a Good Dust mask....
You DONT want this stuff in your lungs.
Dont bother about holding your breath. The fine dust hangs in the air, and you will still end up breathing it in.
PLEASE USE A DUST MASK.
Believe me, when it comes to health problems, I know what I am talking about. I just dont want to see others suffer in the long term.
Not using a simple dust mask has screwed me over for the last 20 years.
Even a cheapo paper mask could help save you a LOT of long term grief.
Its doesnt sound much of a precuation, but I am speaking with 20-20 Hindsight vision!
[Edited on 17/5/2010 by wilkingj]
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2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
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PSpirine
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 11:11 AM |
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Ditto re masks... awful stuff and WILL give you problems that you'll regret. Itchiness doesn't help either!
As for cutting fibreglass, I've used a metal saw (finest tooth you can find) in a jig saw. Worked very well when I was shaping my dashboard for
a mini a few years ago. It does blunt the blades, no doubt about it, but still worked best for me (quick, neat and fairly accurate). All finishing was
done by hand with a file.
Really didn't like dremelling it.. too fiddly and I'd say nowhere near as smooth.
Also, wear long sleeves, and gloves as the dust will give you all sorts of skin problems... I always used latex gloves as they don't inhibit any
feel etc. (no need to wear welding gauntlets! )
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