can anyone recommend the tools that i need to cut holes in carbon fibre sheet, i did my backplate with circular saw cutter but they blunted and nearly melted within minutes!
Jigsaw with tungsten carbide blade (from B&Q), or a hacksaw, or chain drill then hacksaw and file. Also, air cut off tools and mini Dremel discs work well.
Rough cut then Dremel, but wear a mask, carbon fibre dust is horrible, it also makes your hands itch so gloves are a good idea.
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Originally posted by LBMEFM
Rough cut then Dremel, but wear a mask, carbon fibre dust is horrible, it also makes your hands itch so gloves are a good idea.
TBH they must have been pretty cr*ppy holesaws. I've never had a problem going through carbon/epoxy. My favourite weapon of choice for all things
cf, grp etc are the diamond jig saw blade and the diamond cut-off wheel for my dremel. Remarkably cheap for how long they last too.
e.g. saw blades HERE
Hole-saw. Things tend to go blunt when they've over-heated. So go slower
Anything with CBN (Cubic Boron Nitride) or PCD (Polycrystalline Diamond) grit in it... Just keep the revs down... overheating will kill the substrate
holding the grit in place.
Steve