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03-05-2014, 03:59 PM #1
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Cheap Metal 3D Printer for $1600 - Open Source
Has anyone seen or found more information about this Michigan Tech project? Supposedly they are working on a 3D Metal printer which can be built for just $1600. A man named Joshua Pearce and his team have created this printer to allow just about everyone to be able to afford a metal 3D printer.
"Virtually all small businesses will be able to make parts on site once this is perfected," Pearce says. "We've made some test pieces, including a small metal cup, but there will be a day when bike shops can make a key part for repairing a bike, and an auto mechanic can make a part he needs. I really believe that day is coming now that the technology has been made so inexpensive."
http://www.mse.mtu.edu/~pearce/Index.html
Boy does it seems like things are starting to pick up pace, progress wise!! Here are some of the prints from the $160 printer. Not perfect but is improving quickly:
Here is the printer in action:
Qidi X Plus 3 Paper thin first...
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