Laser cut carbon fiber?

[Ryu James]

i started out using a dremel tool with carbide tungsten bits to make my own carbon parts. then i found a CNC shop to do stuff. just make sure they use carbide tungsten bits. all other bits melt. also, the dust is extremely harmfil to breathe so you need to wear a mask when doing work with carbon. and i think it is better to run the bit at the slowest speed possible that still cuts efficiently. going faster only melts the bits or the carbon. i have found a slow speed cuts much better.

as for waterjets i havent tried it but i have heard that it also frays the carbon resulting in a very ugly part and one that most likely cant be used.

CNC is the way to go but may require some experimentation on your part.

there are some CNC shops that work with carbon all the time and really have a good system down of how to do it best. i have yet to find one locally but look around as i know there are shops that specialize in working with carbon and have already gone thru the trial and error.