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SKILL BUILDER: Metal 3D Printing
standards) gave a good jumpstart to companies
trying to create consumer-level high-metal-
content filament and metal extrusion printing
workflows. What you need to try this at home
varies, depending on which company’s
systems you decide to try out. Since
binders and debinding and
sintering processes are designed
to work together, you’ll need
to buy into one end-to-end
process or another.
High-metal-content filament
is abrasive. Special abrasion-
resistant nozzles made with
materials like hardened steel,
ruby, or sintered diamond are needed
to print with these materials. A standard
bronze ...