--- title: Strengthening 3D Prints With A Carbon-Fiber Epidermis description: A maker found a cheaper alternative to expensive continuous carbon-fiber printers by reinforcing FDM prints with subsurface carbon-fiber cloth. The method... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/strengthening-3d-prints-with-a-carbon-fiber-epidermis-gsczmsa53 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Strengthening 3D Prints With A Carbon-Fiber Epidermis | daily.dev og:description: A maker found a cheaper alternative to expensive continuous carbon-fiber printers by reinforcing FDM prints with subsurface carbon-fiber cloth. The method... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/strengthening-3d-prints-with-a-carbon-fiber-epidermis-gsczmsa53 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gsCzmSA53.png og:image:alt: Strengthening 3D Prints With A Carbon-Fiber Epidermis og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Strengthening 3D Prints With A Carbon-Fiber Epidermis **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A maker found a cheaper alternative to expensive continuous carbon-fiber printers by reinforcing FDM prints with subsurface carbon-fiber cloth. The method involves printing parts in three pieces — a core and two outer shells — with a small gap filled with epoxied carbon-fiber cloth. Load cell testing on printed hooks showed this technique more than tripled yield strength compared to standard prints. Single-strand fiber embedding methods showed no improvement, while the cloth composite approach significantly outperformed controls. Caution is advised when handling carbon fiber due to potential asbestos-like health risks. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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