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Vapour Cycles
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Добавлен 13 фев 2020
Agile hardware - carbon bicycles and parts, production machines and or course 3D printing!
Sunday Sync #10
In this handy update:
- Back in action after a bike accident
- V3 head tube, first molding attempt
- VeloBerlin 2021 canceled, but you can come check this bike out in person if you like later this year
- Back in action after a bike accident
- V3 head tube, first molding attempt
- VeloBerlin 2021 canceled, but you can come check this bike out in person if you like later this year
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Видео
Sunday Sync #9
Просмотров 2833 года назад
In this (late) update: After some patience issues - we have the seat join done!
Sunday sync #8
Просмотров 2173 года назад
In this (quick) update: - New mold for twill fabric is ready to rock!
Sunday Sync #7
Просмотров 2843 года назад
In this update: - Getting our twill on, what do you think? - Going to focus on the bike and cut the side-side-projects :)
Sunday Sync #6
Просмотров 2603 года назад
In this update: - First mold and production tests of V3 bike frame - "Advanced" molding video - carbon Uber-Voron 2.4 project, Patreon? CNC Kitchen's Voron 0 video: ruclips.net/video/4VSu_gG-nlk/видео.html
Sunday Sync #5
Просмотров 2023 года назад
In this update: - Velo Berlin - new dates, 2nd - 3rd October 2021 - V2 frame, not going to fix it - took the bike apart to keep the frame as a trophy - V3 frame, design done - process testing ahead of mold production - "advanced" molding video delayed to improve the process
Sunday Sync #4
Просмотров 1883 года назад
In this update: - V2 frame out of action for now - V3 design nearly complete! - Printer upgrade ready for printing new molds - Making new x-carriage in carbon fiber - video to come
Sunday Sync #3
Просмотров 1803 года назад
In this update: - Velo Berlin postponed - V2 testing continues - V3 in design, most parts are ready to go for the build - Silicone handles out in the wild - Upcoming video: Making a carbon fiber X-carriage for a 3D printer
Casting silicone using 3D printed molds
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 года назад
I take you through the process of creating bicycle handle grips from silicone. Starting off from the mold design in CAD software, measuring volume of silicone we need, dying, loading the mold - vacuuming it etc, we end up with perfect handles in the end :) Mold is 3D printed in standard PLA, just 2 parts for this simple shape taking about 10 hours total to print.
Sunday Sync #2
Просмотров 2013 года назад
In this update: - V2 is done! - Plans for V2.1 - Upcoming video next week: molding silicone handle grips with a 3D printed mold
Sunday Sync #1
Просмотров 3533 года назад
Vapour Cycles project updates: * New microphone :D * More advanced process video coming - carbon x-carriage for 3D printer * Testing carbon samples * Bottom bracket success prototype V2 frame coming next week! Instagram: vapourcycles
Molding carbon fiber with 3D printed molds
Просмотров 12 тыс.3 года назад
A demonstration of molding carbon fiber using 3D printed molds. Just a simple tapered tube this time - done both in carbon fiber twill weave fabric and using chopped carbon fiber (ala "forged carbon"). Check out Instagram for more frequent updates on the bicycle project and other info: vapourcycles
Introduction to the project - 3D printing a carbon fiber bicycle
Просмотров 7903 года назад
Hello RUclips! Im new to this, but excited to finally be here. And here is the first video to kick things off, the introduction to the project. More info on VeloBerlin 2021: veloberlin.com/start/ Instagram: vapourcycles
i'm maybe 3 years late into thisvideo but do you still respond? may i know what kind of resin that you use to bond the lugs to the tubes and the resin for the joint?
Hey, sure thing: the lugs are bonded to the tubes using "structural adhesive", there are many kinds but they come in a double syringe cartridge. I used loctite ea9466. The resin for the lugs etc I generally use R-G ht2. Things have really progressed from this video, I have stopped uploading though as it was taking a lot of time, you will find all the latest stuff on my Instagram
What is your process of making these lugs? Are they 3d printed? or do you 3d print moulds and then create carbon parts with them?
As you say, the molds are 3D printed - the lugs are 100% carbon and epoxy, no foam, 3d plastic etc. The process is basically compression molding
"You have to shout eureka for this to work " 🤣
So far it has worked 100% of the time for me :)
do you even need to drink it? hahaha, no mold release?
Don't need to drink it, but it's good to stay hydrated haha. Silicone naturally does not stick to many substrates, PLA used here being one of them - so no need for release :)
@@vapourcycles thanks for the response.
Do you use infusion or wet layup? Also how do you bag the parts and keep them dimensionally correct?
Hey! Its not really a traditional process, I had to develop my own over the years specifically around 3D printed molds. I guess it's something along the lines of compression molding, and since both sides are rigid (aka no bag) the dimensional accuracy comes from that
@@vapourcycles it looks incredible keep up the good work.
Olá, gostaria de saber quando você poderia mostrar seu passo a passo
Por favor mostra fazendo essa peça
Sorry about the framing, im blaming patience again for this one!
How would the piece look if you sanded the 3d printed-looking side smooth? I bet it would look pretty in the sun.
It looks great :) not sure if it's obvious but I did actually quickly sand the twill side in the video, to see how it looks. I didn't spend much time orienting the fabric this time - I think it will look even better next time with good direction for the twill!
@@vapourcycles And how does the non-twill side look if you sanded it? In the video, you said that some people think the lugs are 3d printed. I am just wondering how it would look sanded and smoother out?
It looks good also :) Sadly I can't reply with a picture here! Thing with unidirectional outer layer is that you really have to lay it neatly which is hard and time consuming.
Why not print it in carbon?
You mean the chopped fiber one? You can't squeeze much through a printer nozzle, so you are limited to fiber size and therefore strength of the part. Also you can only print thermoplastics, which is not good if you want thermal stability. And finally this process has no layer adhesion issues - it's pretty much one solid molecule of plastic! The only thing printed carbon filled nylon has going is that you can make things hollow and therefore light, it's not in the same league on every other aspect
@@vapourcycles www.engineering.com/story/anisoprint-anisotropy-as-advantage-in-carbon-fiber-3d-printing
may as well just buy some
It would be the cheaper option for sure, but would it be the fun one?
Trick! Sorry I missed the function of this part, what is it? I made a carbon fibre slave screw on head bolt for my”wiper snipper” grass cutter. The screw fitting that scrapes on the ground. To be honest it did good. Could of done with more curing though.😂 Straight... need it now.. extra hardener situation. I packed that stuff deep with and extra coat between a few layers. If you can add extra windings in a sequence where it’s super dooper sticky... it’s adds mega strength. Observation.👾😊🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀🍀🍀😎
Hey Steve! It has no function, beyond being an easy shape to demonstrate the process :) Sounds like you had a fun project there, probably the most advanced grass cutting mod on the planet 🤘
pretty cool seeing the process, especially the bits that weren't working. I tried making cf handle bars the other day, what mess haha. anyway subbed, keep it up!
Damn you skipped the one part I wanted to see where you get the parts out of the mold...
My bad, was a little too violent to do with camera in the way - pliers and chisel! Will be sure to film it in the next video (going to make an X carriage for a 3d printer)
@@vapourcycles all good I look forward to your future experiments with this! I want to try this process for making electric skateboard parts.
Sounds like a really cool project! Going to look great in carbon too 🤘
Cool! :O
To get a decent fibre volume ratio with carbon fibre, use 1000gsm of fabric per mm of part thickness. I would also suggest to wrap the mandrel if you can as this is way easier to compact the fabric and to control the fibre orientation which is crucial for the strength of the part.
Great rule of thumb, going to try it out! I was thinking in this case since the fabric would be captive in the "tub" it would have less chance to distort as the two walls slide past each other. Great point on the strength, I focused on just getting it done and forgot to go over the specialities of working with carbon. Will cover it in more depth on the next how-to video. Thanks alot!
Very cool! Thanks for posting!