How to 3D Print Metal at Home

This is a piece of Chainmail designed by NASA that we 3D Printed on a $2500 Printer, and Sintered in a $2900 Kiln. This is by far the least costly method of 3D Printing Pure Metal parts using any technology known today.

Total cost of materials is retail $28.60(usd). The parts are post-processed to a mirror finish with no manual labor. 100% of the metal finishing is simple, quick and automated.

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[canadianoddy]

I'm a retired certified millwright and an old man now but I wish this stuff would have been around in the late 1970's.
I think I missed out on a lot because I was born at the wrong time.
Anyway --- there seems to be a lot more to this than just print - heat - repeat.
I have never done any printing because I'm computer illiterate but I can do email and youtube. I do actually do some casting and two part rubber mold making.
I read some of the links and the one on the heat treatment is involved. Get it wrong and you will have junk. What I would really like to see is someone actually doing documented strength testing and then post the video.
By the way that video is impressive. Nice work.

[rajgill]

This is awesome. Seen some other setups cost almost 6 figures

[JJFX-]

Are you seriously throwing a BL Touch and few parts on an Ender 5 and calling it your $2500 "metal" printer?

[Jkauppa]

ionic voltage deposition, substrate is positive, ion sling in negative, features at nano scale, nano piezo 3d location actuators, like in a magnetic disc drive

[wrecksandtech]

Would there be any issues with running this through a run of the mill printer? Aside from accelerated nozzle wear.

[michalhala]

Can you use a 1832 F kiln (originally used for plasticid silver) for some metal filaments?

[_Junkers]

Are you able to perform some strength tests on these metal parts?

[JanoschNr]

Nicely done dude! The pattern reminds me strongly of Wolfensteins Reboot Series where this is the jewish Power suit.

[AlexxSymmm]

how accurate can you make a part when considering shrinkage?

[Nynexx]

you can use any kiln tabletop has one for under 1000$ that works the same thing. my parts come out looking better than a pitted surface like in this video.

[keal]

Hi, i want to buy 3D print Metal of you buy ? ok sir