great video! I also quite like the forged carbon idea, i think it makes sense and such composite bearings are being used. What are your thoughts on lubrication?
Hi Markos, many thanks for the feedback. Would be keen to hear who is making composite bearings at scale and what applications they are being used in. Big bearings that have a significant weight premium is the requirement that comes to the forefront of my mind first, but keen to hear if their are others! As far as lubrication goes, I think the most correct answer (and most boring) is yes, lubrication is almost always a good idea, however which one to choose depends on factors like which base plastic is used, how fast you need it to run and where you're going to use it. But the more helpful answer for anyone making the type of composite bearing shown in the video is to try a silicone grease with not to many additives first.
Im the first one here ! I am also working with composites so this raceway is an excellent idea of doing this. It really opens up the idea to have Large custom heli coils wound into 3d printed holes so7nds like another great project. I will probably give this raceway idea a go. Do you share the stl or cad files online?
Congrats on being the first one to comment. I really appreciate the positive words of encouragement. Sounds like an interesting extension to basically create a hardened surface in a 3d printed cylinder. I actually think another extension of this would be to use 3d printing to create a mold of the bearing and use forged carbon fiber to create the bearing housing with a hardened steel wire raceway embedded in it. just have to ensure that you also do something to mitigate the risk of galvanic corrosion. I think this might be another candidate for a future video :-). i'm actually in the process of setting up a website to make my designs available though. Will publicise this and add the links to the videos once it's live.
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Beutifull video very informative thank you, wish you much success on your channel!!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
great video! I also quite like the forged carbon idea, i think it makes sense and such composite bearings are being used. What are your thoughts on lubrication?
Hi Markos, many thanks for the feedback. Would be keen to hear who is making composite bearings at scale and what applications they are being used in. Big bearings that have a significant weight premium is the requirement that comes to the forefront of my mind first, but keen to hear if their are others!
As far as lubrication goes, I think the most correct answer (and most boring) is yes, lubrication is almost always a good idea, however which one to choose depends on factors like which base plastic is used, how fast you need it to run and where you're going to use it. But the more helpful answer for anyone making the type of composite bearing shown in the video is to try a silicone grease with not to many additives first.
Im the first one here ! I am also working with composites so this raceway is an excellent idea of doing this. It really opens up the idea to have
Large custom heli coils wound into 3d printed holes so7nds like another great project. I will probably give this raceway idea a go. Do you share the stl or cad files online?
Congrats on being the first one to comment. I really appreciate the positive words of encouragement. Sounds like an interesting extension to basically create a hardened surface in a 3d printed cylinder. I actually think another extension of this would be to use 3d printing to create a mold of the bearing and use forged carbon fiber to create the bearing housing with a hardened steel wire raceway embedded in it. just have to ensure that you also do something to mitigate the risk of galvanic corrosion. I think this might be another candidate for a future video :-).
i'm actually in the process of setting up a website to make my designs available though. Will publicise this and add the links to the videos once it's live.