D3D Metal Printer

Basics

- Part of the Open Source Digital Fabrication Construction Set

- A D3D Printer modified to print metal parts

- Required a heavily heated build chamber and nozzle

- This page has some good information.

- Uses metal wire as filament

Used For

- Allows for very complex metal parts that would be hard to produce by subtractive manufacturing methods

Industry Standards

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Existing Open Source Designs

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Minimum Viable Product

- Uses wire as feedstock (almost like plastic 3d printer filament)

- Precise

- Requires little post processing

Basic Design

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BOM

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See Also

- Open Source Metal SLS 3D Printer

- Small Aluminum Part Machine

- Open Source 3 Axis Wire-Cut EDM Machiene

- Open Source Robotic Arm Wire Cut EDM Machiene

Useful Links

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