Week 14 / Composite

Step 1

i wanted to make an Ipad stand by covering a 3D printed shape wtih carbone fiber and Epoxy

I designed in Tinkercad a shape to cover

Step 2

Printed on Ultimaker2 / ABS / Brim / 50mm/s / 0,30 layer / 0,8mm Nozzle

Step 3

I needed Epoxy (Data Sheets), plastic gloves, masks, cutter, cisors, brushs, and a dirty wood board.

Step 4

I glued my 3D ptinted shape on the board with double sided tape to fix it

Then i glued a plastic film all over the shape

Step 5

I cut a sheet of carbon (mask and gloves must be used)

Step 6

I started preparing the resin mix (Mask must be used)

For dangers and quantities, please red the data sheet of your own product

I choosed to wheight the resins, 100g resin for 39g catalyst

Step 7

I've been advice to glue in first place a kind of fabric. But i haven't found yet the name an the precise role of it.

finaly i covered evcerything with the carbon.

Step 8

I used a cutter to cut all arounf the platic shape bellow, and finaly i now have a nice carbon Ipad stand