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*Concept - print in plastic, then embed hot fiberglass strand into the printed material, kept at right above it's glass transition temperature in a heated chamber.
=Different Ways to do It=
*Concept 1 - 3D print a lightweight skeleton, and then cover or wind with ribbon or [https://www.fibreglast.com/product/553/All_Fiberglass_Chopper?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4JXp-uDN4QIVV57ACh3IHgpYEAQYBCABEgKMUvD_BwE gun roving]
*Concept 2- print in plastic, then embed hot fiberglass or steel strand into the printed material, kept at right above it's glass transition temperature in a heated chamber.
 
=Industry Standards=
*[https://markforged.com/ Makerforged]
 
=Patents=
*Coextrusion of fiber and plastic - 2018 - [https://patents.google.com/patent/US9931776B2/en]
 
*Sourcing - fiberglass yarn - $3/lb - [https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.aliexpress.com/item/1725553206.html]
 
=Sourcing=
*1" fiberglass tape - [https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fiberglass-Cloth-Tape-6-oz-1-wide-by-50-yards/253990597565?pageci=d78a9d0b-7018-4d51-b7ed-e1348be2acc9&epid=18020758122]

Latest revision as of 22:37, 13 April 2019

Different Ways to do It

  • Concept 1 - 3D print a lightweight skeleton, and then cover or wind with ribbon or gun roving
  • Concept 2- print in plastic, then embed hot fiberglass or steel strand into the printed material, kept at right above it's glass transition temperature in a heated chamber.

Industry Standards

Patents

  • Coextrusion of fiber and plastic - 2018 - [1]
  • Sourcing - fiberglass yarn - $3/lb - [2]

Sourcing

  • 1" fiberglass tape - [3]