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Re:Glassomer: Glass shaping at room temperature by ebg13 on Thursday June 18, 2020 @02:04PM (#23565796)
Is glass dust sintering really so special? Hasn't SLS printing been done for a while now? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_laser_sintering
Re:Glassomer: Glass shaping at room temperature by blix on Thursday June 18, 2020 @02:13PM (#23565883)
Ceramics and glasses are typically very sensitive to thermal gradients, so it's difficult to produce parts with SLS/SLM without cracking. This method is more common with ductile plastics and metals, and for structural application is still a WIP,

This is closer to a binder-jetting method, but a binder-glass composite can also be used for subtractive manufacturing which is typically very challenging with ceramics due to cracking.

Re:Glassomer: Glass shaping at room temperature by IshKebab on Thursday June 18, 2020 @02:07PM (#23565829)
SLS typically works with plastic not glass.
Re:Glassomer: Glass shaping at room temperature by ebg13 on Thursday June 18, 2020 @03:02PM (#23566451)
This is plastic that has glass dust in it. The plastic burns away during sintering.