Can We 3D-Print a Usable Part with Carbon-Fiber Nylon?

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Today we're designing a real part and printing it in carbon-fiber nylon filament. (PA12-CF) We're making a bracket to mount a soundbar underneath the Samsung television I have mounted on the wall of my shop. 3D printing seems like an excellent process for this part, and PA12-CF filament seems like an excellent material. Let's test to see how strong it is and if there's something to all the hype. We'll design the part in Fusion 360 and print it on the QIDI.

The filament: QIDI Tech PA12-CF Carbon Fiber Nylon (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3LylGyL

Tools used in this video:

Aventor 8" DPS IP54 Caliper (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3KNwWaV Excelta Bent Nose Smooth Plier (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3CFoIOL Wera Kraftform Screwdriver Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/2UzK6CL Bondhus Metric Hex Key Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3eqZzwb Bondhus SAE Hex Key Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3h9bJLZ Chicago Latrobe HSS Short Letter Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/2PWx0dL Chicago Latrobe HSS Short Number Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/2Qgss0S Chicago Latrobe HSS Short Fractional Drill Set (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3mkmziD Starrett 827A Edge Finder (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/38DGNPp Starrett 6" Hook Rule Machinist Scale (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/37RUxVS Noga Deburring Set (Amazon*): http://amzn.to/2xMfiPz R QIDI Technology X-CF Pro 3D Printer (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3e1UBbM

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Raw Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

00:00 Intro
01:10 The Application
02:25 Measuring the Foot Geometry
02:49 Modeling the Part in Fusion 360
12:54 Slicing for 3D Printing and Maximizing Strength
15:28 Printing Timelapse
15:51 Removing Support
16:26 Test Fit on the TV
16:50 Modeling the Stretcher Bar
19:05 Milling the Stretcher Bar
20:24 Final Installation and Testing
21:31 Conclusions

qidi autodesk fusion 360 tutorial ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhDR1-hpyP0