- Need Help!- What setup to cut carbon fibre sheet (uk )
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see this thread
Dont forget that carbon fibre dust is incredibly evil to lungs so be very sure about ventilation, face masks and get a good vacuum cleaner like a Henry or similar and a suction tube close to the cutter...
Why not come and visit the UK CNC Community
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Thanks irving , i will get myself on the uk cnc community site asap !
Also nice one for posting up that link, some great info there especially from mark linder and the others.
Still can you or anyone else give me a few recommendations if the equipment that i linked to would be at all suitable?
Many thanks
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I cant comment on suitablility of machine as I have never worked with CF. I know you will need carbide or diamond cutters to get the best results and since these generally will be small (<3mm dia) a good range of spindle and feed speeds will be necessary, too slow a feed and it'll burn the cutter out from rubbing rather than cutting.
I assume you are just cutting sheet rather than 'milling' as such so a grinding type cutter rather than a fluted one would probably be better. Also some quick googling suggests the cutting forces on CF depend on the direction of the cut relative to the fibre and are similar to those in milling the harder aluminium alloys.
Hope that helps....
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Id like to update some info :
Irving, registered on that site mate, ta !
Ive increased budget to £1500 - £2000 if that will help, anyone ?
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Re: What setup to cut carbon fibre sheet (uk )
Hey xchipx,
I'm just tarting out and looking at cutting carbon fibre sheets, at no more than 5mm thick.. Can I ask, what machine did you end up getting?
This is a machine I've been looking at- 6040T 3 AXIS USB CNC ROUTER ENGRAVER ENGRAVING CUTTER BALL SCREW 800W CARVING | eBay
what do you think?
Also, have you ever tried cutting raw carbon fibre cloth with a laser cutter??
Thx, Rob
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