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This is really cool, I want one!
How long will it be before there is a home workshop version?  I am guessing this is kinda pricey, but way cool.
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That is just amazing. The things that are being done with computers and robotics is mind boggling at least to me.
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That is very cool. Solid Concepts built a complete, working 1911 using some sort of metallic 3D printing. I'm not sure what method they used.
$500k isn't that bad considering what you get. Don't the high-end 6-axis CNC setups run up into the million-dollar range?
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The idea of being able to repair parts with this technology is what got me as pretty cool. I do wonder what the strength properties of the deposited/machined metal are? Will it be similar/inferior/superior to cast or forged pieces that are subtractively finished?
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I did a little more research and the Solid Concepts stuff is "direct metal layer sintering". You wind up with a part buried in metal powder, and the laser sinters one layer at a time. Not quite as cool as this. 
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Incredible. I love watching any variety of CNC machine at work, it is mesmerizing.
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And Skynet started building hunter/killer robots.
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THAT looks like a Great machine only limited by your imagination. The laser welding process is not new but this application is.
Excellent for working prototypes but an actual product would be manufactured in a more traditional way.
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DMLS parts have equivalent properties to wrought materials for the most part, far superior to castings anyway. They do need a post-build heat treatment to relieve the stresses caused by the welding of the build process. They should also be shot-peened afterwards to help with fatigue (smooth surfaces don't initiate fatigue cracks like a rough surface).
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"One offs" will become the standard?
Pretty Kool!
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I could use that in my pipe fabrication shop.
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02-26-2015, 02:42 AM
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I will wait for the home version that sells for a couple of grand and that can do steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, or any alloy that currently exists. If you want an alloy, just change the dial.
Hey, I can dream can't I?
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Same, but done in sheet layers:
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I know of more than one knifemaker who landed a spark in some Ti dust...only to watch his shop burn down.
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