Originally Posted by Linctex
Originally Posted by demarpaint
If I had to guess, my guess will be they fail. But I could be wrong..
I can see these being very strong in tension....but then again, so is a steel cable.
As far as handling compression loads? I have my doubts. Serious doubts.
I don't think the designer has a "stress analysis" background.
Lots of software out there does this surprisingly easily ... I think solidworks is pretty readily available even. And really, which loads are the hardest on rods? High RPM unloading is from what I understand stresses them the most. But yeah - carbon fiber? Fatigue after many hot/cold cycles? Tolerance of chemicals and bi-products? It has to melt to be spat out of the print nozzle, after all, so there's a limit to the fiber length... it'll be neat to see if this catches on. Half of the piston weight could then be removed with similar tech - that'd be a light assembly!