ripping carbon fiber?

[Finnster]

Great vid MC. How did you fit a 1/8" bit into the router tho? Usually they are 1/4" at least. Do you have a better desc of the bit used? I see lots of diff styles

I like that idea of the table router. I've been making some parts, cutting the part out on the outside w/ a bandsaw, drilling holes w/ the drill press, but I've been trying to figure out how best to cut out the intricate center sections. I like this idea more than anything I've come up with so far. Very clean cuts too.

Cheap routers and router tables can be had for $25 bucks on CL. I have an used one that may work. I like this idea better than a dremel as its impossible for me to get very straight/clean cuts like that with a handheld rotary. The tool doesn't have a stable base, so always likes to pull to one side (let alone jump.) Too much fighting the tool for me. I'll leave it for cutting and grinding.




x2 on using tape for the edges. Works well on lots of cutting projects to not damage the edge (tho MC's look fine.)

I was referring to leather gloves as dangerous w/ power tools. Basically anything that will catch and get pulled in and take your hand with it. Thin nitrile/latex gloves don't count. ;)

[mistercrash]

I bought a multi tool at Canadian Tire a few years ago. It accepts 1/4'' shank bits but had this adapter to be able to use 1/8'' shank bits also so that's what I used on the router. I like to use this bit from Dremel. http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Attachme....aspx?pid=9903 for small parts that have small radius' and I have a larger carbide burr with a 1/4'' shank and 1/4'' cutting surface that does good work cutting around larger parts.