Thanks for the video. I wanted to see someone try this besides EasyComposites. He makes everything look easy. lol. If you wanted to try this again, I have always wondered if you could pack the mold with dry carbon, get it tight and compressed with no resin, then pull a vacuum on it. set it upside down and let resin in from the bottom.. it would fill upwards through the compressed fibers, leaving just a resin nub to sand off.
That hollow space is filled by a 3D-printed shaft in the final part, so while the part is solid the entire part is not carbon fiber. The calculations match the portion of the shift knob that is carbon.
@@alexpinson7907 exept for the fact you cant evenly stuff carbon under that dowel so no i can guarantee there is a air pocket inside it should have made a solid shift knob and then cut out the top for the inlay of the shift pattern the whole dowel through it is stupid as well why put a filler in that isnt even heavy like most people dont want a shift knob thats as light as air like this whole video is just a waste
@@Xmz-t9d If you watch the video, the mold is filled *before* the core is inserted. This is the way it's done so that the core pushes the carbon out of the way and you don't get a large gap from trying to fill the mold after the fact. When filling these, you use more resin than you actually need based on the calculation so that the pressure of assembling the mold forces it into any air holes and the excess bleeds out of the mold. The plastic used also has a near-identical density to forged carbon, so weight would be the same either way. You need a core, whether it's permanent like mine or a part of the mold that's removable, so that there's a hole for the shift lever regardless. If you don't like it don't make one ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Nice to see the process. I imagine the main benefit to doing it yourself, besides cost, is that you can customize it to fit your exact need
Can you explain all process on fusion 360? Thx
Thanks for the video. I wanted to see someone try this besides EasyComposites. He makes everything look easy. lol.
If you wanted to try this again, I have always wondered if you could pack the mold with dry carbon, get it tight and compressed with no resin, then pull a vacuum on it. set it upside down and let resin in from the bottom.. it would fill upwards through the compressed fibers, leaving just a resin nub to sand off.
How did you do the mold? Thanks.
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Can you do my Mercedes-Benz GLK 350 engine cover how much would you charge me?
Hi! how thick (in mm) are those resin escape channels between the part and the mould? many thanks!
calculations are off from render to part made. render has hole through it part made is solid.
That hollow space is filled by a 3D-printed shaft in the final part, so while the part is solid the entire part is not carbon fiber. The calculations match the portion of the shift knob that is carbon.
@@alexpinson7907 exept for the fact you cant evenly stuff carbon under that dowel so no i can guarantee there is a air pocket inside it should have made a solid shift knob and then cut out the top for the inlay of the shift pattern the whole dowel through it is stupid as well why put a filler in that isnt even heavy like most people dont want a shift knob thats as light as air like this whole video is just a waste
@@Xmz-t9d If you watch the video, the mold is filled *before* the core is inserted. This is the way it's done so that the core pushes the carbon out of the way and you don't get a large gap from trying to fill the mold after the fact. When filling these, you use more resin than you actually need based on the calculation so that the pressure of assembling the mold forces it into any air holes and the excess bleeds out of the mold.
The plastic used also has a near-identical density to forged carbon, so weight would be the same either way. You need a core, whether it's permanent like mine or a part of the mold that's removable, so that there's a hole for the shift lever regardless. If you don't like it don't make one ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Not worth it