How 3D Printing Improved My Productivity In Carbon Fiber Work

[@marianomontiel]

Woah! I have been looking for more technical applications of 3d printers and this is amazing! Loved the carbon fiber weaver by the way

[@MatthieuLibeert]

It's a cool machine indeed!

[@ShopeeMarketteam]

I've never been more excited to watch a video on tubes before

[@MatthieuLibeert]

haha Awesome, the full video on making carbonfiber tubes will be online this thursday, the week after there will be a part 2 where I show you how to finish carbonfiber tubes

[@bassome3000ify]

Neither been I

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

Always enjoy getting a notification from this channel. And BTW, that P2 must be a dream to cast with that low of a viscosity. It's a shame Easy Composites doesn't distribute on this side of the big pond - really looks like a one-stop-shop.

[@MatthieuLibeert]

Thanks! Pleasure to hear that! It's indeed nice being able to buy everything from one webshop! They have an awesome customer service as well! Been ordering from them for the last 8 years and never had any issues. They only had a hard time with supplying europe mainland during that brexit saga, but they solved it by opening a site in the Netherlands, Europe solving all the issues, and even better it's now closer to belgium :D

[@gafrers]

Very interesting. Great as always

[@MatthieuLibeert]

Thanks!

[@oiphebal]

hey! when you use the aluminium mandrel, do you cure your tubes in an oven or autoclave? and what do you use as a release agent? I would love to see more content about tube-making, I'm really struggling to make some of them!

[@MatthieuLibeert]

Cured in an oven, I'll have the full tutorial online this thursday with 4 different techniques to make carbon fiber tubes ;)

[@drewdiller]

I make tubes sometimes. Are your carbon tubes sticking to your mandrel? If you're wrapping over a cylindrical mandrel and compressing the carbon toward that inner surface, you need a high quality mandrel. I use a rod straightening and centerless grinding service. Then I release prep with an ultra low friction coating. And then extraction may or may not involve a 10-to-1 leverage extraction device. The combination of near perfect surface deviation of the cylinder and making it slick as snot usually makes for willing release. The grinding costs a fair amount of money and they tend to want to do it out of a 10 foot length blank rod, so coming up with a new diameter in your tool set can get kinda expensive.

[@oiphebal]

@@drewdiller thanks they are... we are trying to find new methods I am currently considering cardboard mandrels covered with a mylar sheet

[@MatthieuLibeert]

Cardboard with a first layer of heatshrink tape works well for me

[@onepairofhands]

cool work Matt

[@MatthieuLibeert]

Thanks Peter!

[@amirfathirad2965]

i wished really i knew how to design 3d to use with 3d printers

[@MatthieuLibeert]

It isn't that hard, it's a bit of finding out of all the features, but there are many tutorials online you can follow :)

[@matteoballanti5879]

Where do you buy X winder in EU? nice video

[@MatthieuLibeert]

import from the US or Switzerland if im correct

[@alexanderpotzelsberger719]

I Build Moulds for tubes

[@Pfsif]

I think i saw a drop of glue land on your scale. 😁

[@MatthieuLibeert]

you have a good eye for detail ;) I like my scale being a bit "artistic" :D

[@_zsn4941]

Кажется мне, что Вы неоправданно переходите от гаражных технологий к промышленным. ЗЫ: как то не успеваю за вашим производством ИМХО.

[@_zsn4941]

В том смысле, что данное изделие можно было сделать без потери качества и без применения станка намотки.

[@dackoblagoevski]

dont even soft like anytNice tutorialng, was that a problem for more experienced people here as well?

[@MatthieuLibeert]

Whats soft?