I went to put my carbon fiber sleeve on today and when I pulled the barrel out there was a piece of carbon fiber 4 and 3/4 of inch long glued in the middle of the barrel how do I remove it heat cut it off preferably some way of not damaging the barrel any help would be greatly appreciated thank you James kiser 
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Yup, belt sander ( use a N95 mask ! ) until just shy of contacting barrel. Give it a whack with a plastic face mallet and remaining CF will fracture and bond will break free
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If you do use a grinder or a file, you need to either work it under water or have a respirator (Like a P100 mask) and wear gloves and long sleeves. CF fibers are seriously bad stuff. Fiberglass is a walk in the park compared to this stuff. If you get any embedded, it burns for a week. Breathing it is even worse, and is hazardous.
Seriously, read up on handling CF before you start messing with it. It's nasty stuff.
Seriously, read up on handling CF before you start messing with it. It's nasty stuff.
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Thank you so much for answering and helping I really appreciate it James Kiser I may take it to welding class tonight probably be way safer there thanks again
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At this point you are probably better off cutting 2 more sections and glue them on the ends after cleaning up the barrel at the joints. With glue I expect there wouldn't be enough flex at the joint to make a difference.
As others have pointed out carbon is nasty stuff to be grinding or sanding and there is a good chance of making a bigger mess.
If cheap epoxy was used you might be able to heat it in order to pull the sleeve off. Got an outdoor oven - it will stink and smoke.
As others have pointed out carbon is nasty stuff to be grinding or sanding and there is a good chance of making a bigger mess.
If cheap epoxy was used you might be able to heat it in order to pull the sleeve off. Got an outdoor oven - it will stink and smoke.
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I would agree with just adding additional pieces to get full coverage. Simpler faster and safer
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Thank you so much for all the ideas do you think adding the 2 pieces would still make it pretty rigid I really appreciate everybody’s help
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I always use a Dremel tool with the thin cut off wheels when werqing with carbon fiber tubes only makes a little dust. They werq very well make make very accurate and quick cuts. As has been said were a dust mask and leave the room for a bit and let the dust settle when you are done with the cut. Vacuum the area afterwards.
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Thank you for all the help I really appreciate it I cut 2 sections and added them to the other 
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