Originally Posted by
Cari-in-Oly
Bkay you'd be surprised at how far 3D printing has come. Steel is being done I just looked it up. It won't be long until the plastic gears and other parts that are the bane of our beloved VSMs are being replicated in metals.
Cari
I'm sure they are doing metals now. I'm also sure it's very expensive. 3D printing is fine for one off's. If you are having a part made for your own personal use and are willing to pay the price it's good, but for doing thousands of pieces its just not that cost effective now. Maybe at some point in the future the costs will come down, but right now . . . .