Working with carbon fiber without access to the professional heavy-duty equipment carbon fiber manufacturers have requires a multitude of smaller hand tools. Knowing how to use each one and understanding when they should be used can take years of experience and expertise. Here to save us from our confusion is John, who, with decades of carbon fiber manufacturing under his belt, can guide us through the maze of these hand tools and their affect on carbon fiber.
Have questions about these tools or tools you didn’t see demonstrated here? Drop them in the comments below!
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Marking
01:21 Bandsaw
02:30 Belt Sander
02:57 Die Grinder
03:54 Sandpaper
04:30 Dual-Action Orbital Sander
05:00 Fiber Wheel/Diamond Coated Wheel
05:27 Dremel Tool & Sanding Disk
05:56 Oscillating Spindle Sander
06:19 Drills - Can Carbon Fiber be Drilled?
08:18 Wet Sanding
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