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Re:Desktop Metal gets $115M in funding to deliver metal 3D p... by ortusdux on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @07:41PM (#14800979)
I was pricing out metal casting after I watched this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-FHY5FNsWc

12 minutes uncut. They go from printed model to working cast piece.

All new, Kaya Cast vac chamber they use is $1k, the Paragon kiln is $800, and the Electro-melt furnace is $350. Add in safety gear and incidentals and you are looking at 3-4 thousand dollars to go from a 3d print to a cast metal piece. Heck, depending on the complexity, the vac may be optional.

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Re:Desktop Metal gets $115M in funding to deliver metal 3D p... by Animats on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @02:38AM (#14802377)
Hot metal casting on a small scale isn't complicated or expensive, just messy. Desktop Metal is trying to do this in an office environment. Because nobody has a shop any more.

(The "maker movement" may have run its course. TechShop seems to be in financial trouble.[1])

[1] https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=177391

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