Cutting out carbon fibre?

[Zipper]

I'm looking to make some custom carbon fibre shock towers for the Durga which will move the shock mounting holes up 5mm.

I have designed and cut out the shock tower templates from thin card.

I have a sheet of 3mm carbon fibre and wanted to know if anyone else has had a go at cutting carbon fibre and if so, any tips? (I intend to use a Dremel).

[DCM]

drill the holes whilst it is on some flat wood....

cut it roughly to size them use the sanding drum on the dremmel.... and WEAR A FACE MASK!

[jimmy]

are these to mount up to the standard car or onto/replace the 3Racing cf towers?

[Zipper]

Originally Posted by jimmy

are these to mount up to the standard car or onto/replace the 3Racing cf towers?

To replace the 3Racing CF towers.

[b4rs]

im gonna guess its very toxic carbon dust, that maybe only the stig can breath, so id use a face mask too.

[annie_himself]

Long sleeves, face mask, and gloves. Don't let the dust get in contact with your body in any way.

[Doomanic]

Originally Posted by b4rs

im gonna guess its very toxic carbon dust, that maybe only the stig can breath, so id use a face mask too.

The dust generated by cutting/grinding carbon fibre is a cumulative carcinogen, so that's bad, mmmkay?

Originally Posted by DCM

depends what you call cheap, I have never found Fibrelyte to be cheap.

I think Fibre-Lyte offer good value for money.
I have had many parts made by them, from one-offs to batches of 50+ parts.

You'll get exactly what you ask for, but it will be cheaper if you send them a CAD file that they can use without further work.

I would suggest that 3mm is too thin for shock towers, so make 2 and double them up.