Stefan Scheider commented on Daniel Deng's blog post Not enough Tension
"We once made measurements for fibre tension and reached a maximum of 12N (~2.6lbs). However, in our setup, we could have tightened the velcro strap a little more and additionally the strap was placed on the plastic spool holder. So, I assume you…"
Mar 16, 2023
Turner Hunt commented on Daniel Deng's blog post Not enough Tension
"Does one of the stepper motors fai (stall)l at 3.5 lb tension, or do you mean you can't get enough friction on the reel for more than 3.5lbs tension ?"
Mar 7, 2023
Daniel Deng posted a blog post
The pre-preg tow I'm working with requires a min. of 10 lb tension per tow (according to the manufacturer). I've tightened the velcro strap as much as I can but it only holds up to 3.5lbs of tension. Any suggestions on how to fix this?
Mar 1, 2023
Turner Hunt commented on Daniel Deng's blog post Variable Wall thickness
"yes, the video you reference states, "layers can be staggered to produce varaible wall thickness". To do this requires manual modification of the G-Code file. Create a g-code file of your part, the send to xfo and we can show you how."
Feb 14, 2023
Turner Hunt commented on Daniel Deng's blog post Variable Wall thickness
"yes, the video you reference states, "layers can be staggered to produce varaible wall thickness". To do this requires manual modification of the G-Code file. Create a g-code file of your part, the send to xfo and we can show you how."
Feb 14, 2023
Daniel Deng posted a blog post
According to  the X-Winder 2 axis tutorial: https://youtu.be/czCtrogZ3sw?t=295 it says we can make variable thicknesses on our mandrel (apparently I can't post two images in one post, so just click the link with the timestamp)However i don't see…
Feb 14, 2023
Daniel Deng is now a member of X-Winder
Feb 14, 2023