Cutting cured carbon parts


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Hi, how are people cutting about carbon fibre parts?

Example if I made a direct replacement mirror cover, the carbon part will come out larger because of flange area. Is there a easier way to then cut this exact fit without triming a bit then trying it in the mirror casing and so on... Takes a long time.

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Assuming you have made a mould for the mirror cover? If so once you have one perfect trimmed part, use it to score a thin mark on the mould. That mark line will show up on the parts you make from the mould and can be used as an accurate trim line.

Warren Penalver
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