Cutting carbon fiber honeycomp panels
Cutting carbon fiber honeycomp panels
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I have scavanged a large amount of scrap panels from a composite shop's dumpster, and was wondering if there was a "shade tree" method of cutting the material.
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Cutting carbon fiber honeycomp panels
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RE: Cutting carbon fiber honeycomp panels
If you just want to cut them to size, an electric grinder with an abrasive cut off wheel will work just fine.
Put your paper suit on and wear a good dust mask.
If they start gumming up the cutoff wheel, you may have just discovered why they were in the dumpster in the first place.
Another method is to use a jigsaw with a Remington gritedge blade in it. Then if you really want to go uptown use a Kett saw with a diamond blade.
B.E.
RE: Cutting carbon fiber honeycomp panels
Composites and Airplanes - what was I thinking?
There are gremlins in the autoclave!
RE: Cutting carbon fiber honeycomp panels
Thruthefence asked for a " shade tree" method, I thought I was pushing my luck with a Kett Saw.
B.E.
RE: Cutting carbon fiber honeycomp panels
Wes C.
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RE: Cutting carbon fiber honeycomp panels
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RE: Cutting carbon fiber honeycomp panels
RE: Cutting carbon fiber honeycomp panels
But a Dremel is handy for small cuts.
Composites and Airplanes - what was I thinking?
There are gremlins in the autoclave!
RE: Cutting carbon fiber honeycomp panels