Hello everyone,
I'm a new member to the forum and I'm looking for some advice on how best to machine carbon fibre panels.
Reading a previous post about how to make flat panels has been very helpful and my aim is to make purely decorative CF panels to use as a nameplate for a display stand I'm currently working on. I'd like to 'engrave' onto the panel and in fill with paint and then machine around to cut the desired shape out.
What is the best method to use (laser cut, CNC machine, water jet etc.) to enable me to:
1. engrave onto the surface so as not to cut completely through the panel
and then
2. completely cut out a perfect edge around my engraving
Also, as this is completely non-structural am I better off using a substitute to carbon such as Diolen to make this less expensive? Are there any differences to machining Diolen against Carbon?
Thanks in advance guys!