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[Jdunk54nl]

You can find carbon fiber petg and pla fairly easily. I've also seen carbon fiber abs, but it is more rare.

A couple examples.
https://www.flashforgeshop.com/produ...ment-1kg-spool


https://www.flashforgeshop.com/produ...5-mm-1kg-spool

[dumdum]

Carbon fibre filament is tiny carbon fibres that add strength in the same way glass fibres add strength to polyester

the massive downside to carbon fibre filaments is the nozzle wear they cause, definitely use a hardened steel nozzle, The diameter of the nozzle will increase after a while

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More work on the pillars, rather than try to hide fixings I have now taken a different approach and am going to use a pair of M5 done head Allen bolts into M5 threaded inserts set in birch! It will create a very solid fixing once I’ve assembled the pillar

I’ve made a fixing at the base on the mid enclosure. And another at a higher point where the factory pillar located also

i then began with basic pieces and built from there, adding pieces a part at a time with ca glue and activator, I am making the top half and the bottom half (due to the bolt points) independently and once happy I will join the two pieces together)

I will ca glue a couple of braces like an exo skeleton for when I fix it all together, then remove it and fibreglass filler the pillar to get some strength in it

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As you can see I have used the top section of the factory pillars where it meets the roof lining, and will continue building the outside parts of the pillar to the window frame and the door rubbers, I will use some sections of dowel to provide swage lines and make something I can hopefully trim in the grill cloth also

[geolemon]

That's a good looking stack of drivers. With that A pillar smoothed and finished off - grille cloth or matching the plastics - that's going to look killer.

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[dumdum]

That's a good looking stack of drivers. With that A pillar smoothed and finished off - grille cloth or matching the plastics - that's going to look killer.

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i will trim it if possible in the black grill cloth, but I also have various trim paints to use also

[geolemon]

Yeah, I could see it either way - not sure honestly which would look better.
A matching grille cloth - could be cool. But with those drivers overlapping... I could see the upper in an OEM-like plastic, with some contrast to the grille cloth pod below - could be cool.
Either way will be cool.

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Currently I’m mulling it over with covid, got it lightly and am now coming out of the other end, still got 2-6 days off work, so probably have a bash at finishing the pillars on Saturday if I get negative tests as I use my mates workshop

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So I managed one day on the build it ended up with pillars at the fibreglass stage and a waft of black paint to see how it looked… thumbs up from me so far, needs longer bolts for the lower fixing and a 12mm lump of birch to bring it out further, then I can fill from the tweeter ring to the rear section and give it its final shape

back to work tomorrow! Been off 18 days now Inc my initial holiday where I picked the virus up

[geolemon]

Oh yeah. I like the rough shape, with the flat.
And that's making me vote "team contrast".
Looking good, I'm sure sounding awesome.

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