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Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting- cutting CF
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 5/24/2012, 12:40 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting- cutting CF (John Abercrombie)

: Dan, Brian-
: Thanks for those ideas on cutting CF.
: A diamond circular blade is in my future; till then it will be
: hacksaw or jigsaw.

You don't need to go to the expense of a diamond blade. There are many companies that manufacture abrasive cut-off wheels that are inexpensive and last a long time in occasional use situations like yours. Abrasive wheels slice through CF "like a hot knife through butter", so you don't need thick, reinforced wheels; a 1/16" thick wheel will do just fine.

: That bandsaw blade was getting dull anyway... ;-)

Bandsaw blades won't stand up to composites, unless you're willing to spring for a carbide-tipped blade.

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Strip: Carbon deck fitting *PIC*
Clayton Plunkett -- 5/21/2012, 11:20 am
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
John Messinger -- 5/21/2012, 2:25 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/21/2012, 2:57 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/21/2012, 5:44 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Dan Caouette -- 5/21/2012, 6:23 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
John Messinger -- 5/23/2012, 6:07 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/23/2012, 6:46 am
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/23/2012, 3:54 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting *PIC*
Dan Caouette -- 5/23/2012, 4:11 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
John Abercrombie -- 5/23/2012, 7:20 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Brian Nystrom -- 5/24/2012, 6:43 am
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting- cutting CF
John Abercrombie -- 5/24/2012, 12:34 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting- cutting CF
Brian Nystrom -- 5/24/2012, 12:40 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Dan Caouette -- 5/24/2012, 9:52 am
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Bill Hamm -- 5/24/2012, 12:26 am