Re: [TECH]:: 3D metal printing

At 08:57 AM 2025-12-14, you wrote:
>Interestingly, the prices are several orders of magnitude lower than I
>remember. For thinwall prototype parts made of metal this seems quite
>reasonable. (I wonder if it is porous or gas tight?)
>
>SLM
>$25 (USD) for an aluminum benchy
>$37 for a stainless benchy
>
>
>Size: 60.66 x 32.91 x 48.00mm (2.4" x 1.3" x 1.9")
>Volume: 15.29 cm
>
>And to have it 3D printed via FDM processes is allegedly less than $2.50?
>Wild.
>
>I must be missing some sort of catch. Presumably they are using the same
>model as the PCB prototypers - ie. importing large batches from Asian
>manufacturers?
>
>-Jason White
>--

One price data point- 1.2 kg of aluminum printed parts for about
365 EUR equivalent in Shenzhen. Utterly un-machinable shapes.

--SP