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Cutting And Drilling Carbon Curley Dashboard... 52Mm Holes Etc?..


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#1 loobylooby

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Posted 04 December 2011 - 09:58 PM

advice would be helpful people:) beffore i mess things up...

#2 Bungle

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Posted 04 December 2011 - 10:02 PM

i would use a hole saw

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#3 Artful Dodger

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Posted 04 December 2011 - 10:20 PM

what bungle says, i did it on a GRP dash and it turned up nice!

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Posted 04 December 2011 - 10:21 PM

As Bungle said a hole saw is the tool for the job. I'd also add that it's a good idea to use a small amount of super glue to seal any edges you cut and save them from fraying.

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Posted 04 December 2011 - 10:46 PM

measure twice cut once! or 3 times in my case >_< :bah:

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Posted 04 December 2011 - 11:23 PM

Id use a dremmel and have done before, a hole saw will cause the carbon to fray and it goes sort of a whitey colour where its broken on the edge. Each to there own.

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Posted 05 December 2011 - 12:38 AM

i'd use a combination of both of the suggestions - hole saw 1 size smaller than you need then use a dremel to enlarge the hole :)
either way good luck :)

#8 loobylooby

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Posted 05 December 2011 - 12:15 PM

thanks people :) might get some carbon and have a play first...




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