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Post by wheelson on Mar 16, 2021 21:35:57 GMT
This has been around for a while in the industrial world. Note that this produces a "green" part that must be sintered in a high temp furnace, in the case of 316L stainless I think it's 1380F. The carbide tooling company I retired from was experimenting with 3D printing of prototype carbide tools about 10 - 15 years ago. Not sure it panned out, though. I'm really fascinated by 3D printing, especially now that my son-in-law has a setup. Unfortunately, he lives about a three hour's drive away. Best, John "wheelson"
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Post by Jem on Mar 16, 2021 22:10:09 GMT
The steel printing was new to me, but I guess that's how cutting edge stuff filters down from the industrial world to the consumer. I was amazed to see this bearing race that my son printed today. It will be used to help guide the filament into it's feeder at a better angle IMG_6386 by
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Post by brianbutler on Mar 16, 2021 22:58:52 GMT
I was reading about printing with wax filament to make casts for lost wax process moulding of metal parts.
Brian
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Post by wheelson on Mar 16, 2021 23:05:06 GMT
The steel printing was new to me, but I guess that's how cutting edge stuff filters down from the industrial world to the consumer. I was amazed to see this bearing race that my son printed today. It will be used to help guide the filament into it's feeder at a better angle IMG_6386 by Yes, that industrial application was probably the first time I ever heard of 3D printing. There are so many applications now, I would think in the bike field. Just looking at a modern bike, there’s a lot of non-metallic components. I expect there could be some demand for “weight weenie” items as well. Best, John “w”
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