Are you guys using jig saws, reciprocating saws, or grinders with cutoff wheels? What sort of cutting tool, carbide or diamond?
fibre reinforced cutofff wheels.
Cutoff wheels, or waterjet for parts with flat or relatively flat perimeter.
1mm cut off discs intended for stainless steel seem very effective.
carbide cutting wheels for a dremel are my tool of choice…I do alot of intricate parts though…if I was doing bodypanels…Id use the cutoff wheels 3"ers I believe.
Stand up bandsaw with the blade inverted / reveresed.
Fein cut off tools for straights cuts where the bandsaw won’t work.
90 degree air sander.
I can’t see myslef getitng a band saw but I did get some nice gift certificates from santa that I can’t wait to use:D
Band saw with an 1/8" blade reversed and a dremel with a carbide bit. Also use a bench top belt sander for really straight cuts.
Yoou can get a small table top bandsaw and at garage sales as I have bought 2 for maybe $40 each. But you may need to shim and tweak them a bit for that price…
Hi everybody! Looking for a little explanation here - you all say that you reverse the blade on a band saw to trip CF parts. I’m not too familiar with band saws, but I think I’ll start lookin’ for one at garage sales. I’m curious though - what exactly do you mean when you say that you reverse the blade? Does this mean the teeth point in the opposite direction so as not to ‘bite’ into the CF and initiate delamination? Just curious. Thanks in advance!
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Yes, turn the teeth so they are “upside down”.
i’ve been finding the only thing that works is a diamond dremel cut off wheel. I was chewing through those fiber reinforced ones cutting out one part (under 1’ of total cutting distance). jigsaw and band saw wouldn’t cut it either!
No no no, you come in from the reverse direction, the flat side. That way no delamination will happen, a nice smooth cut.
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Yeah, I was using a dremel with the diamond cutting wheel. It does cut through like butter, but one false move and your piece is history. I also found that it would tend to delaminate parts. So FRUSTRATING!!!
So I got a cheap band saw and set it up last night with the blade reversed (basically opposite of the way the saw instructions tell you to put the blade on). OMG, it works so good! :eek: A very clean cut with no delam! Worth every penny! Thanks for all the tips everybody!!!