CarbonX™ PC+CF, Carbon Fiber Polycarbonate 3D Printing Filament by 3DXtech

[@StanEby1]

The layer adhesion is disappointing, but the candid honesty on every aspect in your presentations is what I absolutely count on and one of the things that keeps bringing be back over and over to your channel. Can't wait for each new episode. Keep up the great work!

[@santiagoblandon3022]

I'd like to see ISO 527 and the strain vs stress curves! please. Manufacturers often provide just the modulus, tensile strength and elongation at break, but the curve gives you so much more information :D

[@markthompson5983]

I'd also like to see HDT curves like the ones polymaker provides.

[@l3d-3dmaker58]

YESSS!!! FINALLY! been waiting for CF-PC a long timr

[@andre9095]

Y’all have pushed me further beyond PLA et al, thanks!

[@Sleepery22]

Yup. They got me so much into this, that I upgraded my CR-10 countless times, until I was able to print pretty much every material he has shown so far, all the way to PEEK.. :D

[@3dPrintingMillennial]

@@Sleepery22 wow that's impressive!

[@3dPrintingMillennial]

@@Sleepery22 do you have a page or something so we can see your printer? I have a Tevo Tornado and I'd like to do something like you've done.

[@Sleepery22]

@@3dPrintingMillennial 3d printing - 300C Plus Club

[@3dPrintingMillennial]

@@Sleepery22 do you have a BOM? I heard the 400-500 heater cartridges are terrible for filament like PLA as in they are inaccurate in normal pla ranges

[@deiterwakes1907]

You should consider some bullet proof testing with that CF-PC. Maybe test different thickness and infill settings with different caliber projectiles.

[@marvinfonseca426]

Great video! Would love to see a comparison between carbon fiber nylon. Interested in seeing moisture warpage against the elements, UV, impact, and temperature resistance.

[@atfthestore1313]

I really like 3Dxtech. They’re local to me here in Grand Rapids always extremely helpful all there filaments are made right in their factory.

[@MrPeace-kd8ov]

Thank you so much for making this video. Very informative and valuable. Would love to try this material out

[@VisionMiner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MMK-342]

Wow that heat resistance really impressed me. ^_^

[@matthewpenn407]

I have this sitting by my Guider 2s waiting to print as soon as I get home from my honeymoon!

[@StanEby1]

Would like to see you guys do your usual thorough examination of a polypropylene + 30% glass fiber filament. I'm sure it is a nozzle killer, but it is probably pretty tough stuff. Would genuinely like to see it go through the patented Vision Minor analysis and testing. Thanks very much.

[@nicholasdiaz7683]

id love to see you comparing your engineering and high-performance filaments to common metals like brass, aluminum, steel, and heat-treated steel.

[@heinzhaupthaar5590]

Just download the data sheet and boom there it is!

[@cheesedoff-with4410]

Just subscribed, having liked three videos on the trot. Good stuff. Keep it up. A drop test or impact test of a standard model would help when deciding which material is best for the job. Perhaps a pendulum weight released from increasing heights against standard diameter pipe/rod with a flat plate base clamped to the bench, to test shearing forces? (if some of these things are covered on your data sheets, sorry. I haven't fully explored your website yet). I'm now going to search your videos to see if you have one on the placement of threaded inserts. Cheers

[@rickkeck5838]

Thanks for the videos, they are quite informative. I am looking for a material that has a low elongation and actually on the brittle side so I am leaning toward the PC - CF material. The data sheet for the CarbonX Carbon Fiber Polycarbonate 3D Printing Filament has the Tensile(70MPa) Elongation, Break at 2%. A low elongation is a characteristic that appears to be what would best fit my application. A test I would like to see done would be cylinders with sealed ends with a port for an NPT or other fitting and tested by applying an internal air pressure to the cylinder (of known size of close to Ø3.000") and test it for burst pressure with know wall thickness (.020" - .080"). This would be great info if all of the CF filaments were compared this way. You could submerge the cylinders in water to keep it safe. Please use caution but that would make for a cool video. The stress strain curves would also be good info if obtainable. Thanks! :~)

[@joseantoniodiezgonzalez1645]

Hi there, thanks for your videos. Waiting for the carbon fiber filaments videos. Will be nice to see the difference between them on mechanical and chemical properties. Everyone talks about Nylon with carbon fiber as the best all around material (not high temp machine) and it will be interesting to see all the other materials compared to it.

[@acmehighperformance2826]

v8 intake manifolds are a key printing goal this winter for us. which materials would you try with this? 120-160 c using coated or wrapped exhaust, light oil and gasoline, normally aspirated only, so pressures will be low. vibrations haha.

[@kingleodiamond]

What’s a high temp resist, repeat impact filament that can be printed on a P1s ?

[@Tkdmaster1991]

Soo, whatever happened to that big comparison video you were teasing for months? This is the last material video ina while, did something happen?

[@VisionMiner]

So, we ended up building a UTM machine to get actual numbers, and are currently in the process of printing all the test bars and parts :) Coming VERY soon, make sure you're subscribed! :)

[@princefpv1]

killer video boys as always

[@user-Drs777]

can you suggest what would be fan setting for print

[@louderbackbarry]

I would like to know what the best filament is for 3D printing 12 gauge tripwire alarms that’s used mostly outdoors. Basically a tripwire moves 12 gauge shotgun shell explodes

[@briani7858]

extremely helpful thanks.

[@VisionMiner]

Thank you! More coming, make sure you're subscribed! :)

[@Sleepery22]

Comparative test that YOU really want to do (and we wanna see): Print benchy in each different material and torch them with real blow torch until they completely melt or burn! :)

[@Sleepery22]

For extra thrill: record a second video with FLIR camera! :D

[@VisionMiner]

@@Sleepery22 You have no idea how much we actually want to do this...... that's it, we're making a jig. Probably going to do this testing outside though HAH!

[@JoeStoffa]

I prefer PC-CF over Nylon12-CF for my Makerbot Method-X. 1) PC-CF sticks to build-tak with zero adhesive (I'm running a heated chamber at 95°C) and 2) SR-30 sticks to PC-CF well but not too well (Nylon12-CF basically welds itself to SR-30 and I can't separate the prints from the raft).

[@CC-kc5lb]

This is good stuff one fav for sure best cf pc I have run

[@chucktaylor5878]

I need to make a part that will be in steam that is around 215F for 24 hours or longer at a time what would be a good filament for this application?

[@Hohmies86]

What is goin to be a ideal strong and rigid printer out of the box without needing to upgrade to mitigate arm twist and breaking points...

[@CC-kc5lb]

I would love to see the difference in a reprint vase with a much hotter chamber then The 90c chamber On the fun mat maybe print one on the 410 and retest just hotter chamber

[@ralphreiter4228]

Great Stuff i am very interested in,

[@mp-xt2rg]

Why does your office chair have holes for a 5 point harness? Are you in an earthquake zone? Hurricanes maybe? Edit: please install a 5 point harness and strap In for your next video

[@VisionMiner]

Yeah, earthquakes are a thing, can't risk Rob falling out of the chair mid-shoot, we'll get some takata straps in there!

[@bobjohnson5218]

How about a stress test of a part printed vertically like a round shaft or rectangular bar.

[@djthompson954]

I'm pretty new to printing and have had successes in every other material I've tried, including abs, except this one... I would love to get in contact with you guys for some advise on what I may be doing wrong

[@VisionMiner]

crank the nozzle temp, go slower than recommended -- that usually gets us better results :)

[@djthompson954]

@@VisionMiner Thanks a bunch.... any suggestions on layer height?

[@djthompson954]

@@VisionMiner using .4mm nozzle on prusa i3 mk3s+

[@VisionMiner]

0.2 gives great results, hides the layers pretty well :)

[@luckeypolishing]

What’s the best retraction settings ? Distance and speed

[@VisionMiner]

Different for every machine, on the Funmat usually around 1-2.5mm

[@playmaka2007]

Looking at your technical data sheets (which I appreciate very much btw thank you for that), you provide data for tensile, bending, heat deflection, and electrical resistance. I'd also love to see impact resistance in kJ/m^2, moisture absorption curves, chemical resistance data, and Z axis tensile (layer adhesion). I'm looking for an engineering grade filament, capable of running on an ender3 without a heated chamber, with good impact resistance, stiffness, strength, toughness, and moisture and heat resistance. Specifically comparing EZ PC and EZ PC CF, both of which I'd love more specs on. You claim they don't require a heated chamber, which hopefully means they're not warp prone on large parts. Thank you for the information.

[@soneralpay7565]

I'm going to make a fishing spinning wheel reel. Which filament is the hardest and strongest? ABS/PC, PC/CF or others? Thanks..

[@SweetStat]

CF is going to be harder but not necessarily stronger

[@soneralpay7565]

@@SweetStat Ok. Only polycarbonate (PC) usage make it is a problem?

[@SweetStat]

@@soneralpay7565 only polycarbonate is prob going to be the strongest but the hardest to print. Pc cf is going to be harder and easier to print. You're going to need a all metal hot end and hardened steel nozzle for carbon fiber.

[@nicogaming6814]

Nilonx CF or Nilonx PC+CF which is more resistant to forces?

[@VisionMiner]

Your question cannot be answered as stated. They are both resitant to force in different ways 😂 -- I also think your brands got mixed up. Nylon is more impact resistant but PC tends to be more rigid, for one...

[@rioncommerford]

Just curious, why is this so much more expensive than all the other PC CF on the market? The technical data looks similar to other offerings in this space. Also I know you’re walking the line between salesman and scientist, but statements like, “it worked about 100 times better than we thought it would.” Really hurt the credibility of the data on this video. Looking forward to more content. Hope the criticism comes off as constructive.

[@markthompson5983]

PC doesnt need any adhesives if you have a PEI build surface. Sure, using an adhesive definitely makes printing PC easier, but wheres the fun in that?

[@centralcoastaccountability4169]

The cfpc I got says print at 250-260

[@VisionMiner]

They're all different, and that's just a starting point, anyways :)

[@robertconklin3322]

Any hydroscopic media that ships with a broken or no vacuum is not ok and a definite no-sale for me.

[@halflife2750]

Great video Some day Asa vs carbon fiber?

[@CC-kc5lb]

Pc is a different beast and does not really compare to Asa ones like a bear the other is like a dinosaur as old as pc is lol

[@bobbydee2]

Print wrenches and take apart rusted up car parts.

[@CC-kc5lb]

In my opinion real pc needs a chamber just sayin

[@CC-kc5lb]

However you may get small parts to come off if it’s Carbon fiber without but......mehhhh

[@DPain82]

I'm a new printer....send me rolls to "test".

[@DPain82]

I put my printers together like aircraft. I'm a tool maker with a lathe and mill. I will make good use of the rolls.

[@mathewphillips4185]

I wonder how many of these comments are paid for I'm going to come on was in the first 5 minutes he's telling you you have to dry your filament first That's not professional

[@VisionMiner]

Zero paid comments... we take pride in zero BS techniques for growing our social media followings. No fake likes, no fake followers, no fake comments -- that's not how we roll. We like seeing actual progress :) However, I'm having trouble understanding your comment...... are you saying that telling people the filament needs to be dried before processing is unprofessional? Many people don't actually realize how totally important that is for good parts... or am I misunderstanding?