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If you want to shape metal, you need a real cnc machine. "Printed" metal simply cannot have the right internal crystalline structure for a lot of tasks.
by jackpirate 14y ago
If you want to shape metal, you need a real cnc machine. "Printed" metal simply cannot have the right internal crystalline structure for a lot of tasks.
- pilgrim689 14y agoDo you have a citation on that? That you cannot print metal? What about all the mentions of being able to print metals using various techniques on Wikipedia [1]? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing#Additive_processes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing#Additive_processes
- nnnnni 14y agoYou can indeed print metal using SLS methods, but it uses a powder. The weakness is in the binding agent...
- F_J_H 14y agoCareful there...GE recently bought a company that is "printing" metal jet engine parts: http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2012/11/additive-manufacturing http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2012/11/additive-m...