| Yes agreed,
When I first started cutting this stuff, I used the small circular saw Disc in My Dremel Mini Drill and it did go blunt very quickly. The Best things to use are the Carborundum discs...you can get them in Multi-packs for this drill. (They are like mini versions of the discs you get on angle grinders) I used 2 Different sizes for the cutting and didn't wear these out. They work fine at low speed for starting the cut and then at high speed to finish the cut off...I managed to get nice clean cuts all round requiring only very minimum sanding.
As stated above though, do this in a well ventilated area and wear a face-mask and safety goggles as there is a lot of smoke & fumes generated by the heat from cutting this stuff as well as all the Carbon Fibre dust.
The original instructions I had recommended using a Jigsaw but the blades on those are a bit harsh. I also have a scroll saw but that is really meant for wood cutting and the speed is not high enough.
The Dremel is the best tool, followed by wet and dry paper to smooth off any edges or a file...or even a sanding disc in the Dremel.
I have cut out my basic blank now, ready for final smoothing off, rounding of corners and then I can think about drilling out all the necessary holes for the bolts, engine recesses etc.
Will post pics up as soon as the batteries are charged in my camera.
Regards......Mark.
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