Fibre-Reinforced Plastics
Graphene-impregnated Plastics
Robert Murray-Smith. 2019. Making Graphene Filled Plastic. Video. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=oFYblc4vcCU
In this video, the process of preparing the graphene–(presumably) glycerine suspension for mixing into the plastic is explained.
Robert Murray-Smith. Bullet Proof Graphene Plastic. YouTube Playlist. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=aF1wWOD83-8&list=PLbQqm4rNo624O3Nbt6sgBylDivFFtjUBJ.
In addition to its hardness, the conductivity (of approx. 2.5Ω/cm) is also demonstrated.
See also:
- Robert Murray-Smith. 2015. How to Make a Bulletproof Vest using Graphene-strengthened Plastic. Video. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=PcLd4h095DQ → a 6mm-thick disc of the plastic (with 0.5% graphene) only snapping under 300kg of 'force' (cf. 500kg for steel of the equivalent thickness); with a higher concentration of graphene, a 19g / 3mm-thick sample snapped under 450kg (cf. 250kg for a 90g / 3mm-thick sample of steel)
Casein-based Reinforced Plastics
Casein–Paper Reinforced Tubing
Robert Murray-Smith. 2021. 1165: A Paper Bicycle Made From Old Newspapers. Part 1: Making The Tubes. Video. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=EWXeZAHTvZ8.
Robert Murray-Smith. 2021. 1166: A Paper Bicycle: Some Information. Video. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=nwiXbQybYi8.
Robert Murray-Smith. 2021. 1167: A Paper Bicycle: Building The Frame. Video. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=2r5eJ-eq-tQ.
Robert Murray-Smith. 2021. 1172: Breaking A Stixx. Video. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=-E3oFtLayPQ.
Also, how this might be adapted to that papier-maché / 3D-printed moulding process (more generally, but also in the context of producing the joinery for the bike):
XYZAidan. 2019. Recycle Cardboard into Anything with 3D Printing!. Video. Retrieved from youtube.com/watch?v=0ItPfhx3ulw.
Casein–Fabric Reinforced Sheeting
Can the technique presented in NightHawkInLight (2022) be modified to use Casein instead of the Silicone–Nafta mix to produce translucent, semi-stiff sheeting?