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I was pricing out metal casting after I watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-FHY5FNsWc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-FHY5FNsWc 12 minutes
by ortusdux 9y ago
I was pricing out metal casting after I watched this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-FHY5FNsWc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-FHY5FNsWc
12 minutes uncut. They go from printed model to working cast piece.
All new, Kaya Cast vac chamber they use is $1k, the Paragon kiln is $800, and the Electro-melt furnace is $350. Add in safety gear and incidentals and you are looking at 3-4 thousand dollars to go from a 3d print to a cast metal piece. Heck, depending on the complexity, the vac may be optional.
- Animats 9y agoHot metal casting on a small scale isn't complicated or expensive, just messy. Desktop Metal is trying to do this in an office environment. Because nobody has a shop any more. (The "maker movement" may have run its course. TechShop seems to be in financial trouble.[1]) [1] https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=177391 https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=177391