Nikola Tesla in his 60s adjusting a radio device in his lab in New York City. Like most significant inventions, radio had not just one âfather,â but many. British mathematician James Clerk Maxwell first proved the existence of radio waves mathematically in 1864.
Cutting with Rotary Tools. Rotary tools are the most widely used method for cutting composite laminates. Whether you are cutting carbon fiber sheet or a fiberglass hull, there is usually a rotary tool just right for the job. Rotary cutting tools vary from small handheld rotary tools, like a Dremel or pneumatic rotary, to routers and even angle grinders.
The raw material used to make carbon fiber is called the precursor. About 90% of the carbon fibers produced are made from polyacrylonitrile. The remaining 10% are made from rayon or petroleum pitch. All of these materials are organic polymers, characterized by long strings of molecules bound together by carbon atoms.