Holy crap... they can now 3D print directly in metal

[robspeed]

Jay Leno show has the deets!
 

 

[Mike87]

We are using that very thing here at work. Many of our parts are now printed in metal (mostly titanium), but some in aluminum. We also use a lot of plastic printed parts.

[02Coastie]

If you want to really see something, look up Blue Origin. They're using 3D printing to make rocket engines. Let me say that again, ROCKET ENGINES. It's amazing how far that technology has come so quickly. 

[theluketaylor]

22 minutes ago, 02Coastie said:

If you want to really see something, look up Blue Origin. They're using 3D printing to make rocket engines. Let me say that again, ROCKET ENGINES. It's amazing how far that technology has come so quickly. 

 

3d printed parts can be incredibly light and strong since they don't have to be welded together but can still have highly complex shapes.  Places where subparts interact is almost always a weak point, something 3d printing doesn't have to deal with.

 

aerospace has been a big adopter of 3d printing since they need such small part runs and have extreme strength and mass requirements.

 

http://apex.aero/airbus-boeing-3D-print-stratasys

[Vicleonardo1]

I am willing to donate my 2002 to be scanned and printed (out of titanium of course) and let me keep the first copy....

[Tsingtao_1903]

1 hour ago, Vicleonardo1 said:

I am willing to donate my 2002 to be scanned and printed (out of titanium of course) and let me keep the first copy....

Reminds me of this scene.  The bad guys infused adamantium to his skeleton structure.  Imaging your 2002 with adamantium 

 

  

Edited February 17, 2017 by Tsingtao_1903

[Captain Manly]

Hello Alpina diff cover!!!!

[Driv3r]

Well, minimum $1000 for a small piece. No thanks. Only Jay Leno could get excited. Reminds me of the price of first IBM. I'll wait until they start selling these million dollar machines in grocery stores.

[TobyB]

...one can only hope that they do.  Remember room- temperature superconductors?  Yeah, thought not.

 

 

 

 

Adam- Ant- ium, indeed...

 

heh

 

t

 

[Vicleonardo1]

3 hours ago, TobyB said:

...one can only hope that they do.  Remember room- temperature superconductors?  Yeah, thought not.

 

 

 

 

Adam- Ant- ium, indeed...

 

heh

 

t

 

 

Oy. Back in the day when they actually played Music Videos on MTV.....