[UCANSEE2]

a prototyping technique that will 3d print uranium

"My next science project will be..."

[wrench]

Wonder if the parts have to be heat cured in an oven after printing

[visualops]

wow. Sounds like a precursor to a Replicator. I’m only half joking, what a fantastic advance.

[GingisK]

Bismuth?

[rdcbn]

Love 3D printing but its still really slow and expensive, especially for larger, heavy parts which have 48 hour plus cycles

Most larger parts can be CNC machined much faster, more cost effectively and to higher precision . The end product is also usually much stronger

For short run or prototype production of small, highly complex parts that would otherwise require something like a very expensive 9 axis CNC to produce, the 3D systems excel

3D systems have a great future but we are still quite a few generations away.

[preacher]

The World’s First Entirely 3D Printed Gun
http://gizmodo.com/100-000-people-have-already-downloaded-3d-printed-gun-p-498755006

[CincyRichieRich]

Does it need a blanket of nitrogen to keep it from oxidizing or does the binder prevent that?
Also, what is the nozzle made out of to withstand such high temperatures? The nozzles gotta be pricey.

[TChad]