/diy/ - Thread 2981998

Anonymous
How long until metal 3d printing is viable for home use? 03/19/26(Thu)20:45:16 No.2981998

How long until metal 3d printing is viable for home use? Anonymous 03/19/26(Thu)20:45:16 No.2981998 [Reply]▶

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRaMxcHl8ew
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metal-base/the-metal-10-affordable-lpbf-metal-3d-printer

This shit looks insane. Almost $10k is too much for me, seems more suitable for business use, but in 5-10 years it may be a different story.

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Anonymous
03/19/26(Thu)21:49:06 No.2982007

Anonymous 03/19/26(Thu)21:49:06 No.2982007▶

when the chinks clone it without safety and filtration

Anonymous
03/19/26(Thu)23:16:51 No.2982024

Anonymous 03/19/26(Thu)23:16:51 No.2982024▶

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Chinese kids are already 3D printing metal rocket motors.

Anonymous
03/24/26(Tue)10:05:17 No.2982646

Anonymous 03/24/26(Tue)10:05:17 No.2982646▶

>>2982024
To be fair you can bend a chineseium girder with your bare hands.

Anonymous
04/05/26(Sun)15:11:31 No.2984426

Anonymous 04/05/26(Sun)15:11:31 No.2984426▶

>>2981998
That surface finish looks like shit

Anonymous
04/05/26(Sun)15:24:48 No.2984427

Anonymous 04/05/26(Sun)15:24:48 No.2984427▶

>>2981998
>3d printed gears
no thanks

Anonymous
04/05/26(Sun)16:05:52 No.2984429

Anonymous 04/05/26(Sun)16:05:52 No.2984429▶

>>2984426
good thing that for your typical machine shop, surface finish doesn't matter

Anonymous
04/06/26(Mon)01:21:01 No.2984535

Anonymous 04/06/26(Mon)01:21:01 No.2984535▶

i'm still waiting for desktop mills to become good-er

Anonymous
04/06/26(Mon)07:47:28 No.2984620

Anonymous 04/06/26(Mon)07:47:28 No.2984620▶

>>2982024
Chinese kids print complex rocket engine nozzles, while Western governments are trying to ban 3D printers because they're so afraid of "ghost guns".
The "Chinese Century" is no longer a meme

Anonymous
04/06/26(Mon)07:48:30 No.2984621

Anonymous 04/06/26(Mon)07:48:30 No.2984621▶

>>2982646
At least they're making girders

Anonymous
04/06/26(Mon)07:49:46 No.2984622

Anonymous 04/06/26(Mon)07:49:46 No.2984622▶

>>2981998
I would 10-15 years, provided that the world doesn't collapse and the 3D printing industry remains unmolested

Anonymous
04/06/26(Mon)11:32:58 No.2984639

Anonymous 04/06/26(Mon)11:32:58 No.2984639▶

>>2984535
newton says no

Anonymous
04/06/26(Mon)11:34:17 No.2984640

Anonymous 04/06/26(Mon)11:34:17 No.2984640▶

>>2984620
need to shoot more politicians, shoot them until they understand how guns work

Anonymous
04/06/26(Mon)13:00:22 No.2984646

Anonymous 04/06/26(Mon)13:00:22 No.2984646▶

>>2981998
Post regular 3d printer.

ABS with the occasional embedded rod or bracket is good for 90% of applications. I only heard talk of metal printers from people who aren't using what we have now and want an excuse to not learn.

Anonymous
04/06/26(Mon)14:59:52 No.2984669

Anonymous 04/06/26(Mon)14:59:52 No.2984669▶

>>2984426
you know when you make raw parts the surface usually looks shitty until you polish or paint them right?

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