Re: ATM How to cut carbon fiber tubing ?

["Frédéric Géa" <geaf@unionfinancieredefrance.fr>]

Hi,

Thanks for all your information. I will try soon to cut that exotic stuff
;-)


Frédéric Géa
http://www.astrosurf.com/altaz
-----Message d'origine-----
De : Stan Kohut <natsp@alltel.net>
À : Frédéric Géa <geaf@unionfinancieredefrance.fr>
Cc : atm LIST <atm@shore.net>
Date : lundi 25 juin 2001 12:47
Objet : Re: ATM How to cut carbon fiber tubing ?


> Hi Frédéric
>   I  use 3" Cut Off Wheels to cut my tubes, They are 1/16" thick with a
3/8
>mandrell hole and available at almost any automotive parts store.
>They will cut Steel,Fiberglass,Carbon fiber,ect.
>You can make a mandrell out of a bolt and a couple of nuts and chuck it
into
>your drill.
>3M makes the best ones, They are called, Green Corps-Cut Off Wheel's.
>Take care.
>Stan Kohut                  http://www.geocities.com/natsp2000/index.html
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>Hi,
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>I'm currently making a dobson scope and I have bought pultrited carbon
fiber
>tubing. The tube are around 30 mm, 2 mm thick. I would like to know the
>safer way to cut them accurately. I don't know how the carbon transmit
>vibration, is it intresting to fill them with expanded foam like we do
>sometime for alu truss. They are long, around 2,4 m.
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>Frédéric Géa
>http://www.astrosurf.com/altaz
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