Cutting Firbre Glass

[lingeringsoul]

Well, I'm in the process of fitting on my side skirts, obviously its not going to be a quick bolt on job so, a small amount of cutting is required. i now have two options.

Option 1 - use my angle grinder that seems to have life of its own after reaching XXXXXXXrpm

or

Option 2 - finding a small saw of some sort thats nimble enough for me to actually cut in curves and wont eat up the whole thing if I make a mistake.

Anyone got any suggestions? Preferably something cheap and small.

[adam-__-]

I would think using some sort of saw is going to be best. The angle grinder might be faster, but the speed at they operate at could melt/damage the fiberglass itself?

[lingeringsoul]

I used the angle grinder on the front bar to trim...but hardly an accurate tool as its so hard to control.

I' might pop into bunnings tomorrow after work and see what they have. i have a hand held kind of saw but the blade was too wide and couldn't turn too well. I remember back when I was a kid I had a small saw with really thin blades that you cuold twist...and i'm hoping bunnings wil have the ones that look like a knife.

fingers cross.....damn i hate not having the right tools, takes 5 times as long.

[adam-__-]

Like a dremel(sp?) type tool would work. Hand held and its got pretty small blades if I remember correctly.

[lingeringsoul]

thanks man

dremel huh......mmmm

[Owgasm]

angle grinder is best. It doesn't melt fibreglass i don't think. It didn't for me.

Becareful of the dust produced though and becareful behind the blade, you might cut somewhere else while your going across into a corner.

[Munkyb0y]

+1 for dremel. selectable speed so you can start slow if you're worried about burning. easy to handle. small discs for a neat job.

[Stinky Rooster]

Like a dremel(sp?) type tool would work. Hand held and its got pretty small blades if I remember correctly.

+2 for a dremel.

Have a look in bunnings, You can get cheaper copies, coz the dremels are a bit pricey for what they are, just make sure it has the same size chuck as the real one, so you can get all the different tools that are available for it, and there are a crapload of them.

They are also invaluable for doing fiddly stuff like stereo installs etc etc etc

[adam-__-]

I wouldn't recommend those cheap dremel copies. My brother purchased one and its f**kin weak as. It can't cut through some thin materials. Best to go straight to the real thing and not to bother with the cheap ones.

[lingeringsoul]

found out I didn't need to cut much anyway....I bought a small $2 junior hack saw to trim bits and pieces off. Used a metal file to clean it up and sand paper to finish it off.

Now if only I could undo the mistake of hacking too much away...lol

all good..thanks all.