How to Make Anything Out of Carbon Fiber.

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Carbon Fiber Reference videos and websites.

Good YouTube reference videos.
Everything you want to know about Carbon Fiber in 4 minutes

Dark Aero- Building a custom Carbon fiber plane. Many videos on laying carbon fiber

Easy Composites YouTube channel - many good tutorials

Other resources or videos mentioned.

Fiber Glass supply - This is where I purchased my Carbon Fiber. I don't have a relationship with them, nor do I get a commission from this link. But I am tracking it to see how many use it.

Carbon Fiber Offroad Wheel Chairs (BowHead)

Building an industrial Robot from Scratch

Troubleshooting the Mini Haas mill

Engineering Giant Robots at Yaskawa Robots.

Flash Forge Guider 3 Plus Printer Details

Social media, websites, and other channel

My other channel
Fatherhood engineered channel

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[DUCKS]

Just wanted to help! Aluminum and carbon fiber touching will cause galvanic corrosion. Anodize or coat the aluminum with something. Ultimately the part will fail because of the galvanic corrosion. Hope this helps! Love your channel and your a rock star with engineering💪🏼

[JerryRigEverything]

Awesome video. I've been curious about carbon fiber.

[wesheim]

I have been 3D printing for years and never thought about the concept of external model vs internal model stress. Great explanation - makes a lot of sense.

[seth]

Hi Jeremy, a few points:

- For safety I was told that you should always use a respirator and/or work in a well ventilated area when dealing with epoxy resins. It isn't an issue immediately but a professor of mine who built composite aircraft as a hobby mentioned that the long term buildup of vapors is detrimental and proper PPE / ESC should be used when regularly working with epoxy composites.
- Another cool feature of the more textured peel-ply is that it leaves the cured surface ready for bonding with other composite parts. If you wanted to add more material or join two already cured parts that peel-ply saves you the effort of prepping the surfaces for more binder material.
- You kind of touched on this but in addition to weave patterns being able to affect the directional strength of the composite, you can also stack multiple layers of different weaves to 1) provide more thickness = more cross-sectional area in a classic bending load = higher strength and
2) have multiple directions in which the stands are aligned with. If you know the forces the part is expecting, you can have most of your layers supporting that situation but other layers aligned to resist torsional forces. The example I would go to is with the checkerboard weave, you can offset a layer by 45 degrees to get more overall strength and stiffness.

Very cool video!

[KentFrazier]

New viewer here and I just wanted to say that I really appreciate your approach and honesty about mistakes and the learning process. Great work and I'll be watching more in the future!

[GraemePayneMarine]

I have learned over 4+ decades of working, is that hardly any project is completed within budget, on time, or completely witin specifications. That is still an admirable goal, though!

[tortue]

I have been working in the composites field for several years and just wanted to talk about other materials as well :
- Glass Fiber - cheap, brittle (doesn't handle shocks or abrasion well), very light. Mostly used for boats.
- Carbon Fiber - medium priced, sensitive to abrasion but resistant to shocks, medium heavy. Mostly used for air-related pieces (speed cars, tuning, aeronautics, space)
- Titanium Fiber - high price, resistant to shocks and abrasion, quite heavy. Mostly high-standards pieces (aeronautics, space, some fine engineering stuff).

Yes, this basic hint is not a hard rule whatshowever because you can use different weave patterns (as described very well in the video), use different layers with different materials, mixed meshes and so on... I just mentioned it to give a general hint for the viewers.

Choose your fiber materials according to the project you are making. Once you understand how it works, everything will be simpler. Multi-layer is also possible but harder for beginners as you have to deal with multiple constraints.

As explained briefly in this video, bubbles are your worst enemy, especially if you need uniform resistance on a surface.
Generally, the quicker the hardener, the hotter it will get, which can also have an effect on the mold you are using (deformation due to high heat).
The resin that you use can make a huge difference as well (UV-resistant, thermal range of use when finished, and so on...).

Please use masks, eye protection (specially if you sand it because it creates very tiny particles that can be very toxic for your lungs) and all the other protections you might find useful to protect yourself. The fibers are not that harmful but the particles and the vapours can be.

Thanks you for the video, I really enjoy people talking about this subject, as it is indeed very interesting.

[k.bellingham]

Your enthusiasm for learning powered by curiosity is infectious. Your presentation style allows me to imagine we are best of friends, working together on projects of equal interest. Thank you Jeremy.

[teresaellis]

I love your sense of humor in the face of mistakes or problems. "If you don't learn your lesson the first time, apparently, two or three times is still not enough." 😂😂17:42

[williammorton]

One of the problems I had designing and printing 3D plastic was getting fits to match measurements . After some experimentation I discovered that I need to think of all measurements in terms of 0.4 mm - nozzle size!- It made a big difference in fittings getting things to line up.

[mareknosek]

You have done a great favor to all the DIY with your channel . Thanks for sharing your experience, thaughts and professional advice and support! Much love from another Brother.

[paddlefaster]

Nice job and informative video. One thing you might want to be aware of if you're not already is "amine blush." When you're using epoxy it creates a shiny surface when it dries called blush. You need to wipe this down with warm water and a Brillo pad or Scotch-Brite before anything will properly adhere to it. You can actually see the shine disappear as you scrub it.

[Dilshad-guje]

Thank you for being vulnerable and showing your learning journey! Seeing you face challenges, persevere, think and overcome is inspirational. As we oldies say down-under - ya blood's worth bottling.

[funwithmadness]

For really complex curves, try cutting your cloth into triangles. That will allow for more a lot more flexibility. Also, you probably don't need to worry about it, but different hardeners (fast cure versus slow cure) can affect the final strength of the part. Not always, but something to check just to make sure.

[pyramidsinegypt]

I think this video illustrates a rather important and easy to overlook pitfall (that I fall into time and time again..): don't work to a deadline but to a result. The pressure of counting days unconsciously creates some sort of stress that ultimately makes everything take longer and cost more than a more relaxed approach.

[BokoMoko]

One of the best DIY videos I've watched in my entire life.
This is the kind of video a normal person relates to. Followed the instructions, took care of everything, double checked (or at least believe you did check) and things go wrong. You've made a mistake. That's the value of the videos that shows the real situations, how to cope with it technically and psychologically. How to learn from your own errors. How to mature and overcome the frustration. How to proceed by pure will, by innovating, by luck. Finish the project and immediately think on what could be done better or what will be the next project.

Those videos full of happy paths when everything seems to work in the first try and breaking records, personals or not. They feel the normal guy think "it's too much for me".

By been courageous and showing and sharing your mistakes, by sharing your feelings about and thru the project, is what makes this video most valuable.
Congratulation on the job well done.
And 10 thousands of my best thank yous for sharing with us.

[bencallender]

If you haven't seen Mike Patey's videos from his "Scrappy" build, he is an absolute genius with carbon (and most everything else). You two would have a great time getting together. I know he mentioned corrosion issues when mixing aluminum and carbon in one of his videos as well.

[kbouwman]

I have wanted to do this for the longest time. I am so happy that you made this video. When I saw the title and that it was YOU, I thought, "this is going to work! Jeremy's videos are always very helpful and very useful. Thank You!

[ThePoiMechanic]

ADHD was going hard today until I saw this video and got hooked on watching your process. First time seeing your content. Subscribed.

[kkuhn]

For something like the knight, you should make a negative mold (probably in this case two or more parts is easiest for layup) and then polish the interior to a high level of finish so that you can layup the carbon fiber directly against it and get a perfectly smooth outer surface. The separate halves are then joined afterward and the seam can be polished smooth (especially since this piece is mostly decorative and doesn't require high strength).