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Offline TexasTrad

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Best way to cut fiberglass laminations
« on: August 29, 2009, 10:44:00 AM »
This is probably a silly question but what is the best way to cut fiberglass laminations..heavy scissors, razor..the strip is too long for my band saw.

Thanks in advance

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Re: Best way to cut fiberglass laminations
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2009, 11:01:00 AM »
Cut or trim? I use a beltsander for trimming width, and a small grinder for cutting.
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Re: Best way to cut fiberglass laminations
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2009, 11:09:00 AM »
Hack saw, tin snips, or grinder
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Re: Best way to cut fiberglass laminations
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2009, 10:17:00 PM »
Yep,hacksaw,glass laid flat on a scrap,or a highspeed cutoff tool with abrasive blade,don't inhale it!
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Re: Best way to cut fiberglass laminations
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2009, 03:13:00 PM »
I use a dremel tool with a cut off wheel.  I've tried snips before, and it causes the fiberglass to splinter.
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Offline Loren Piper

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Re: Best way to cut fiberglass laminations
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2009, 05:40:00 PM »
we use a all metal fiber blade and made a table saw to take the fiber blades u can buy the blades at Lowels we make all glass E And S glass and carbon and this is what we use a blade will cut about 1000 laminations they will eat up a bandsaw even with a metal blade this works great we told gray wolf and he made one and likes it.

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