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To: Vince Ferrer

do they have any 3-d printers that can make metal components that can take stresses?


12 posted on 02/10/2013 12:08:22 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Yes.


14 posted on 02/10/2013 12:17:46 PM PST by null and void (Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Don't enable tyranny.)
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To: Secret Agent Man
do they have any 3-d printers that can make metal components that can take stresses?

Yes, but those cost a lot of money. There is a lot of interest in making metal parts for aerospace applications. If you want to do something in metal on the cheap, the best thing is to make a 3d print of what you want in wax, and then use a lost wax casting process to make your metal part.

16 posted on 02/10/2013 12:20:04 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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