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  • Also big news. I’ve booked holiday and heading down to the shed of wonders (family home with tools) on the fourth November for some crabon action.

    Any tips on a dremel? Needs to be cheap but also really good and make a lot of noise so I can pretend I’m a proper machinist.

  • cheap-ass angle grinder
    or a slightly better one by draper
    there are a huge range of discs and accessories (more variety at screwfix or on ebay)... will look/sound more impressive when cutting steel than carbon, which it will go through like a hot knife through butter. The more you can support the carbon while cutting/shaping the less it will splinter and compromise the structure. You might be able to find a broomstick or something that fits inside the tubing that you can sort of cut against when working the carbon. I have also seen that some people say to tape the edge you are working on.

    On the safety side, it never hurts to wear a pair of cheap sunglasses to keep shit from getting in your eyes and thick rigger gloves (as cheap as £1!), though obviously more thorough protection is the recommended thing.

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