• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    It’s a joke.

    But also, there are other, better forms of metal printing. One is to use metal powder and laser-weld it layer by layer. Another is basically using a wire welder essentially the same way you would use an FDM printer.

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      That is probably what those printers are. I have welded with a wire feed and that cog would be pretty hard to make. I would just drill after for the hole I think