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Old 03-10-2007, 01:25 PM
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Default Drilling Carbon Fiber Chassis

I would like to have some experienced chassis builders let me know on drilling holes and countersinking into a Carbon Fiber Chassis.

I have never quite been able to get a smooth hole or countersink. When drilling through on my drill press even with a block of wood under the chassis to drill through and into the hole is not smooth edges like at the factory where a chassis is made.

Basically the holes on the exit side may get a little splintered. Do they use like a grinding stone drill bit or faster speeds or certain feed rate?

On countersinks I find the end finish is not as nice as the factory did. I use the 90 degree for metric and a sharp mult-flute countersink. Is this a special grinding countersink tool?
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