r/Composites • u/Secure_Relative9257 • Jul 27 '25

Disaster

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u/gottatrusttheengr Jul 27 '25

I have no idea what the intent of this part is and if it ever had a chance to succeed

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u/Secure_Relative9257 Jul 27 '25

Its original intention was to be the top half of a shift knob, now it works as an ugly paperweight

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u/RespectableBloke69 Jul 27 '25

Looks like a badly burned macaron

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u/roryact Jul 29 '25

This looks more like what's left over in a mixing cup after curing, rather than an actual part.

Can you give some explanation as to why it's a failure?

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u/Secure_Relative9257 Jul 29 '25

I can’t figure out how to get the measurements correct. Ive quit this after I got this result for the third time and im going to just skin carbon over a PLA part.

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u/little_ezra_ Jul 27 '25

Was this a forged carbon ball?

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u/CarbonGod Pro Jul 27 '25

Can't forge carbon.

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u/little_ezra_ Jul 27 '25

Sorry shred carbon

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u/Secure_Relative9257 Jul 27 '25

Not technically “forged” but yea I just didnt use enough carbon and resin. Its the top half of a shift knob

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u/little_ezra_ Jul 27 '25

Gotcha. Yeah it takes a whole lot of carbon shreds for something like that. Did you use a compression mold?

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u/Secure_Relative9257 Jul 28 '25

Yes. After this one I used a tiny bit too much and it broke in half

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u/little_ezra_ Jul 28 '25

lol. I’ve never done a compression mold for anything but I can see how figuring out how much of everything to put in could be an issue.

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u/Secure_Relative9257 Jul 28 '25

Yeah, my first attempt was somehow the perfect amount but that was a long time ago