You can get carbon fiber enhanced PLA, but you get short fibers. [Stefan] glued long pieces of carbon fiber exactly where he wanted them using epoxy. This method did provide some benefits.

[Thomas Sanladerer] wanted to make 3D prints using carbon fiber and was surprised that it was fairly inexpensive and worked well, although he mentions that the process is a bit intense. You can ...

The answer is that you can have two different diameters of carbon fiber — thick or thin. Thicker is stronger and could be deployed in larger portions of a part, which the thinner carbon fiber might be ...

Carbon fiber is, pound-for-pound, about five times stronger than steel. It only weighs around 25% of the mass of steel, making it an excellent choice for lightweight rail vehicles. Carbon fiber trains ...