Carbon fiber and other composites are abrasive and delaminate easily, so they punish tools and demand specific strategies: sharp diamond-coated or PCD tooling, high speed, light engagement, and excellent dust extraction (the dust is hazardous and conductive). It's routing/trimming and drilling more than heavy cutting.
Aerospace uses composites heavily; dedicated routers and machining centers with dust collection do the work. Tool wear, not power, is the constraint.
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