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Have you tried the dremel cutoff wheels?

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Aoibeann

bandsaw,handsaw, table saw...anything really.

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Dave Bland

remember...

"If it doesn't play in tune...it's just pretty wood"

something expendable, Dremel gets my vote too!

Hacksaw worked for me.

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

Hacksaw.

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

Has anyone ever tried these band saw blades from McMaster-Carr? They
are designed for thin metal work. They run about $100 for a 14" saw
blade, which seems like overkill if you are only cutting a few neck
reinforcement pieces, but seems like it would do the trick if you use a lot
of CF.

Grit-Edge, Continuous Style
For use on especially brittle materials and whenever chipping is a
concern. Also for use on super alloys and abrasive materials less than
1/4" thick. Also for use on especially brittle materials and whenever
chipping is a concern.

Search for "band saw blades" and you should see them when you scroll
down.


Louis

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- Louis Freilicher

Oh No! Not another learning experience!

Carbon is very hard and abrasive it will eat up just about any steel. Working in grapite, we had to be very careful to work clean, as the carbon would wear out a machine quickly. I vote for hot saw/Dremel.Billy T39026.7089930556

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Billy Dean Thomas
Covina, CA

"Multi famam, conscientiam, pauci verentur."
(Many fear their reputation, few their conscience)

Abrasives are probably the best, be it dremel cut off wheels, or the grit edge blades work really well. I certainly wouldn't use a new bandsaw blade for it as it'll trash it about 5 seconds. An old blade however will cut it about as good as new blade (read not very well).

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Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com

Terry, whatever you use please wear a face mask when you do it. The dust from carbon fiber is pretty nasty.

I vote for the dremel cutoff wheel.

If you're to be cutting much of it, you can always use the cutting wheel's big brothers. Either an actual angle grinder with a cutting wheel (about $35 total if you look around) or a small cut-off saw (the ones with the black abrasive blades for cutting metal), I got one of those from Princess Auto on sale for less than $30 and it's useful for cutting small rod or flat stock made out of just about anything.

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Bob Garrish
Former Canonized Purveyor of Fine CNC Luthier Services