SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — DMLS printing? Hell yes.

Re: DMLS printing? Hell yes.

2015-07-06T19:22:18Z

I know, right? I had my hopes way up. Here's hoping I can sell him on Electron Beam Melting, it sounds even cooler than Laser Sintering!

Re: DMLS printing? Hell yes.

2015-07-06T17:51:31Z

most depressing thread on the forums

Re: DMLS printing? Hell yes.

2015-07-04T00:00:50Z

There is also "lost ABS" casting which you can do with a relatively cheap printer and loads of post processing :-).

Re: DMLS printing? Hell yes.

2015-07-03T22:24:38Z

I am going to talk to him about EBAM printers, might go that route instead.

Re: DMLS printing? Hell yes.

2015-07-03T13:58:03Z

Well it was fun to dream for a while huh

Re: DMLS printing? Hell yes.

2015-07-01T18:13:26Z

Well, nevermind. Turns out my boss was unaware of the $600,000 price tag. He said we'll just buy two more 3 axis mills instead.

DMLS printing? Hell yes.

2015-06-26T21:40:15Z

So, my boss came up to me today and told me he wants to look into getting a 3D printer for the shop. We manufacture molds for aluminum and magnesium casting, so whatever we get (assuming we get one) is going to be big and expensive if we are going to be able to use it. Thankfully, we can afford expensive and we might be able to find a place for big to fit.

I am thinking of recommending the EOS M 400 or similar, since we will need the build volume and 1kW fiber lasers are sexy. Does anybody on here have any experience / knowledge on printers for steel? I am starting to get out of my depth on the research but from what I can tell there are only a couple of companies that even make metalworking DMLS or SLS machines for steel. Still, it's an exciting time (if I can convince them to drop a half mil!).