carbon fiber

9 Lessons Learned from Attaching a Super Heavy, Custom Rig to a Quadcopter

Recently, a company called 360.place contacted me about mounting a GoPro VR Rig to an Inspire 1 drone. Getting paid to work with new and interesting technology is pretty much the most fun an engineer can have, so I was thrilled to take on this challenge. After about a month of work designing and building the […]

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Winter Is Coming: Make a Heated Beanie Using Carbon Fiber

Winter Is Coming: Make a Heated Beanie Using Carbon Fiber

Learn how to harness the conductive capabilities of carbon fiber with this beanie — it’s like an electronic blanket for your noggin.

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Detailed Breakdown: How Carbon Fiber Filament Ruins 3D Printer Nozzles

Detailed Breakdown: How Carbon Fiber Filament Ruins 3D Printer Nozzles

It’s a known fact that some filaments cause extra wear on 3D printer nozzles. E3D decided to test the effects of carbon fiber. Here’s what they found.

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A 3D Printed Super Car the Top Gear Crowd Would Love

A 3D Printed Super Car the Top Gear Crowd Would Love

Traditional methods for building cars are full of wasted materials and wasted energy. 3D printing offers a greater level of customization along with the ability to easily make complicated parts. The team from Divergent Microfactories set forth to use the power of 3D printing to help make a car — and not just any car — […]

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Drones and Makerspaces: Best Marriage Since Chocolate and Peanut Butter

Drones and Makerspaces: Best Marriage Since Chocolate and Peanut Butter

About 50 drone enthusiasts from the DC Area Drone User Group swarmed Nova Labs this past Sunday for an all day build and fly session. Here’s a montage of the event.

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