[Turner Hunt] is bringing carbon fiber manufacture into the hands of makers — at considerable cost savings! So how does it work? The machine wraps the filament around the workpiece, not unlike a ...

It looks like a lot of work and, of course, the 3D printer is really only making the mold — this same process would be true of any carbon fiber process where you had a mold or something to wrap.

Compare the model's price with that of the real thing - $397,500 - which ... starting with the gold wrap. After baking the carbon-fiber model at a high temperature and under pressure, the body ...