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  • Multi Material (Composite) 3D Printing Discussion
    Materials
    Aug 7, '18

    Hey everyone, There are so many new filaments coming out: flexible, magnetic, textured, and conductive, just to name a few. We thought we should create a public place to share, and discuss ideas as to how these materials may be paired up to create a new of objects on consumer 3D printers. One exam…
  • Multi Material (Composite) 3D Printing Discussion
    Materials
    Aug 7, '18

    Hi Amogos! I just got sorted out! Lookin’ fwd to “normal” life again! Even though this calibration is off, it’s on, somethin in the new makerware I guess- I only know my baby shark is running! [X@3500000.jpg] [Looks good to me.jpg]
  • Multi Material (Composite) 3D Printing Discussion
    Materials
    Aug 7, '18

    We can use micro mechanical models to predict the performance of the composite materials to predict the product performance. In fact we can design the right constituent mix.
  • Multi Material (Composite) 3D Printing Discussion
    Materials
    Aug 7, '18

    Great initiative. I think it would be really interesting to see what sort of objects can be printed when a stronger material like Carbon Fiber blended PLA is mixed with an elastic material like TPE. A potential application being a helmet that needs shock absorption? Just brain storming here. Also it…
  • Multi Material (Composite) 3D Printing Discussion
    Materials
    Aug 7, '18

    Was thinking that it could be cool to print the external of an object in an expensive material such as bronzefill, and then the infill in a cheap PLA or something like that. Could keep costs down for larger prints but still give nice aesthetic outsides!
  • Multi Material (Composite) 3D Printing Discussion
    Materials
    Aug 7, '18

    Hi Oliver! My personal thing would be for brushless motors, and radio control ( fixed wing) we need to go through using one ESC per motor, so i would need to venture into the understandings of the ESC’s and hopefully combine a dual function for a twin.( I suppose the quad copters have that enabled, …
  • Multi Material (Composite) 3D Printing Discussion
    Materials
    Aug 7, '18

    I would love to see a mix of ABS + Carbon fiber reinforced filament, using the ABS on the exterior you can achieve very smooth surface with acetone vapor and don’t have to worry about surface defects weakening the part and the use of a carbon fiber reinforced internal structure is obvious. I think t…
  • Multi Material (Composite) 3D Printing Discussion
    Materials
    Aug 7, '18

    Multi-material printing in the medical space as hinted by your email, especially composites of PLA and other bio-compatibles, would present enormous value to researchers & inovators. Encapsulation of functional materials such as conductive, magnetic, reactive metals and carbon fiber reinforced filam…
  • Multi Material (Composite) 3D Printing Discussion
    Materials
    Aug 7, '18

    Even though I have some conductiveNano from 3DXTech, I have no clue of designing a circuit!