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Old 06-16-2012, 03:16 AM
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Default Cutting a carbon fiber spinner for propeller ?

Any suggestions on cutting a carbon fiber spinner for a three blade prop ?
I found a video that suggest a sanding drum and I was wondering if that's the best option .
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Make your two major cuts with a wiz wheel(cut off wheel) and then use the sanding drum. If possible, use a new wiz wheel so you get a nice clean cut.
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Default RE: Cutting a carbon fiber spinner for propeller ?

I use a small sanding drum and make a card stock template from the prop.
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Thanks , as far as measuring I am going to use a contour gauge and make a card stock template , so for cutting it looks like cut off wheel and or sanding drum
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And, please use a mask to keep from breathing the carbon fiber dust. Sincerely, Richard
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Thanks sincerely , I will be using a mask , outdoors and a fan to push the fiber away from me

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