j. pierce Posted April 22, 2006 Report Posted April 22, 2006 So despite all my best attempts at planning ahead, I made a silly mistake! I'm making two necks. The scarf joint on one slipped a bit - not much, but enough that I don't feel comfortable gluing the fretboard over it until I level it. I can actually press-hold the fingerboard until it's pretty much flush everywhere, but I'd rather just have the neck blank flat. Should take about thirty seconds on the sanding stick, most likely. It's a small inconsistency. Today I glued the carbon rods into one of the necks - but stupid me, I glued them into the neck I have pencilled "NEEDS SLIGHT LEVELING" on in big letters. So anyway - how workable is that carbon fiber stuff? Any precautions/things I need to know if I attempt to sand it? From what I've read, I'm assuming it's mostly wear gloves, don't breath any dust and watch out for splinters? Should I attempt to level this in another fashion than sanding? EDIT: On second look with a straightedge and feeler gauges, the dip is only seems like .011 inches. I'm thinking my fretboard might be slightly warped, compounding the problem because it looked a lot worse being checked against that. That might explain how I missed it the first time with the edge. I'll have to check my board tomorrow. But I guess my question still stands? Quote
Mattia Posted April 22, 2006 Report Posted April 22, 2006 Sanding will work, but unless you've got good dust collection, do it outside. And yes, wear a mask, gloves are nice but less crucial (sanded CF is unlikely to splinter on you). It scrapes quite well, planes OK, but it's hell on edged tools. Quote
azz-230 Posted April 25, 2006 Report Posted April 25, 2006 Yha sanding is fine, but cuting Carbon Fiber thats a whole other story Quote
jay5 Posted April 25, 2006 Report Posted April 25, 2006 I've never had trouble cutting carbon fiber. Quote
George Brown Posted April 25, 2006 Report Posted April 25, 2006 from what ive read cutting carbon fibre with power tools is a bad ideal. appaerently it wears them down very quickly but i have had no person experince with it. jay5 were you cutting with a manual saw or a mechinized saw? Quote
Mattia Posted April 25, 2006 Report Posted April 25, 2006 Cutting CF with power or hand tools works fine, and it's easy enough, but it will wear tools out much, much faster than cutting even the toughest of woods. And the dust is even nastier than most wood dust. Quote
thegarehanman Posted April 25, 2006 Report Posted April 25, 2006 I wrap the cf in a few pieces of moistened paper towel and use an angle grinder with a cut off wheel designed for ceramic tile. It cuts like butter and there's no dust because of the wet paper towel. peace, russ Quote
jay5 Posted April 26, 2006 Report Posted April 26, 2006 I cut it using a bandsaw. I cant imagine that a 3/8"X1/8" (or whatever) piece is going to have any real effect on your tools as a hobby builder. I think I cut a good 20 pieces at a time and have never experienced any real noticable dulling of the blade. You figure it probably takes 1/4 or the blade or somthing to cut a piece. I'm not arguing that it isnt a tough material, but I wouldnt worry about it messing up your tools. Hack saw blades are only a few bucks Quote
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