Best way to cut g10 without a bandsaw

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AntCaps

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Hey guys,
I was wondering if it possible and safe to cut g10 using a table saw? I was thinking if I do multiple shallow passes raising the blade slightly after each pass it might be ok?
I have a bigger sheet of it I need to break down before I begin the shaping and fitting.
I am aware that it is not a good idea to breath the dust and to have good ventilation.
Thanks for any help guys.
 
Maybe not an optimal use, But I say you could, A sharp carbide blade...
I cut all kind of stuff with my tablesaw what its not really designed for.
 
Thanks guys,
I just remembered I have a jigsaw and a bunch of super fine toothed blades...I'm a dummy.
It's easy to forget a tool you have that you never use I guess.
 
A table saw will certainly cut it, but the best way I found is on a wet tile saw. No dust and the diamond blade cuts it like butter. With the built in guide (similar to a table saw fence) it does multiple identical cuts with ease.
 
Bill D is right but get a really good mask.Some one here should have some model numbers to suggest.
 
The best way I have seen to cut Carbon fiber, G10, Micarta, is to use a wet tile saw (cheap one from Home Depot works well). This makes clean cuts with no tear out or splinters and cuts down on the dust quite a bit. It is messy, the sludge is ...interesting, but use a drop cloth and no issues there either.
 
J. A. Baker Knives said:
A table saw will certainly cut it, but the best way I found is on a wet tile saw. No dust and the diamond blade cuts it like butter. With the built in guide (similar to a table saw fence) it does multiple identical cuts with ease.
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Ha! Great minds! :thumbup::D
 
Sorry, I had a brain fart I heard G10 as VG-10 or AUS-10
People do cut steel on a table saw but not with a plywood blade. Ha, ha
Just pretend I'm not here :o
 
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Wowbagger said:
Sorry, I had a brain fart I heard G10 as VG-10 or AUS-10
People do cut steel on a table saw but not with a plywood blade. Ha, ha
Just pretend I'm not here :o
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One of the things 'non-proper' things I cut is steel.
Abrasive wheel of aluminum oxide & rubber. Its a very fine cutting wheel leaves a near polished surface.
But, fair warning, as the wheel consumes it stinks of burnt rubber.
 
You guys were right both the tables saw and chop saw had no problem with the g10 and it was 3/8 thick. Went slow and clamped the work and it went great.
 
For good measure, I'll repeat:
BREATHING G 10 DUST CAN KILL YOU. WET GRIND/CUT OR WEAR THE PROPER RESPIRATOR.
 
Wore a mask and brought the saw outside. It was a little chilly but i have a good layer of insulation.
 
No, not just like any other dust. No dust is good to breathe.
G 10 dust contains fiberglass particles-much like asbestos-but worse.
 
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