Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

- From: Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2022 10:37 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Cc: Gregg Eshelman Subject: Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ? [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Be sure links are safe. The Stanley 20-800 should do the job. Apparently Home

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

The Stanley 20-800 should do the job. Apparently Home Despot has discontinued selling that one, or any other hand powered precision miter box / saw. It's either the cheap plastic crap that can't cut a decent angle or the big power circular saws that cut out huge kerfs and are no good for cutting

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

On 12/1/22 13:50, Greg Bernard wrote: Nothing special about cutting CF, I routinely cut it for guitar neck reinforcement using a chopsaw with a standard fine tooth carbide blade. Since you're cutting a thin-wall section it might be a good idea to place a close fitting wood block inside to prevent

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

On 12/1/22 12:14, Chris Albertson wrote: I bet you could print a better tool than this. homedepot.com/p/Stanley-Miter-Box Use a fine-tooth hack saw. It is easier to cut a fiber tube than a same-size hardwood dowel or same-size

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

Nothing special about cutting CF, I routinely cut it for guitar neck reinforcement using a chopsaw with a standard fine tooth carbide blade. Since you're cutting a thin-wall section it might be a good idea to place a close fitting wood block inside to prevent any blow-out. It will dull blades if yo

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

I bet you could print a better tool than this. homedepot.com/p/Stanley-Miter-Box Use a fine-tooth hack saw. It is easier to cut a fiber tube than a same-size hardwood dowel or same-size steel tube. On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 5:38

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

On 12/1/22 08:52, Les Newell wrote: I've had best results with abrasives. A Dremel, angle grinder cut-off wheel or CBN wheel should work. I generally use a cut-off wheel and square it up with abrasive paper if needed. No need for internal support if you are gentle. Be very careful of the dust -

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

On 12/1/22 05:17, Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users wrote: Do you have a precision miter saw like this, or similar? https://toolsandmore.us/stanley-20-800-miter-saw.aspx <-open box sale $29.95 No. And blades for such are mail order only in these parts. Very thin, fine teeth, minimal set so it cuts

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

I've had best results with abrasives. A Dremel, angle grinder cut-off wheel or CBN wheel should work. I generally use a cut-off wheel and square it up with abrasive paper if needed. No need for internal support if you are gentle. Be very careful of the dust - it does similar things to your lung

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

On 12/1/22 00:47, Chris Albertson wrote: Cutting square tubing is no harder than cutting molding around a door frame. Use a miter saw. A fine tooth hacksaw blade works well for carbon fiber. My mitre saw is a 12" Bosch chop saw, the fawncy high $ articulated one. And I've a new carbide bl

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

Do you have a precision miter saw like this, or similar? https://toolsandmore.us/stanley-20-800-miter-saw.aspx <-open box sale $29.95 Very thin, fine teeth, minimal set so it cuts a very narrow kerf. As for how many cuts the blade will last cutting carbon fiber??? On Wednesday, November 30, 202

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

Cutting square tubing is no harder than cutting molding around a door frame. Use a miter saw. A fine tooth hacksaw blade works well for carbon fiber. If you don't have a miter saw, print a plastic guide block that holds the tube and has a slot for your hacksaw. Finish with a sanding block to

[Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

Greetings all; An unusual question. How to cut, neatly, and squarely, a 20mm square carbon fiber tube to length, say 550mm out of an 800mm tube. I'm making a linear rail bearing X axis for two of my 3d printers, I have a die grinder that I can mount in a quick change holder, and a 2" by 30 t