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TooTallTim
Just in regard to the health and safety aspect of this venture...
Cheap sunglasses won't cut it, get some CE certified safety glasses from Screwfix, they'll be mega cheap but they'll do the job... if a cutting disc breaks off and a chunk hits your cheap sunglasses you can say goodbye to having a pair of eyes.
While you're at Screwfix you should purchase a couple of dust masks. Preferably PP3 filters. Carbon dust is seriously bad shit. If you're going to insist on cutting it with a cutting disc (not necessarily the best course of action as I think you can get specific discs and blades for cutting it) I'd also recommend making some sort of hoojy using a clothes hanger or somesuch to hold your vacuum cleaner near where you're cutting and turn it on while you're at it to try and suck up as much of the dust as possible.
Wear reasonably light gloves... better control and feel will be more valuable to you than a thick pair of gloves for this sort of work.
You can even get cheap painters overalls in Screwfix if you want to go a step further in avoiding the dreaded carbon dust...
Good luck!