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*Concept - 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. | =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= | =Industry Standards= | ||
Revision as of 19:10, 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]