How sturdy are the metals?

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Post #386,707 by drook 2/23/14 10:55:59 AM Reply	How sturdy are the metals? The example in that video looks cool, but also looks fragile as hell. Obviously an early iteration, but is it actually useful for anything besides proof-of-concept yet? -- Drew
Post #386,728 by folkert 2/24/14 12:12:49 AM Reply	It is not so bad... it is basically a flux-core welder. Only driven with a good power supply, versus those POS 120V welders. The external is fragile but breaks off... the extruded metal is like any welding wire. -- greg@gregfolkert.net "No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." --Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

One for Greg: 3D print metals without supports. - (Another Scott) - (7) - Feb. 22, 2014, 03:36:50 PM EST

It's a 3Doodler for metal -NT - (drook) - Feb. 22, 2014, 03:44:29 PM EST

I saw that earlier... and had discussions with some peeps... - (folkert) - (5) - Feb. 22, 2014, 11:19:51 PM EST

How sturdy are the metals? - (drook) - (1) - Feb. 23, 2014, 10:55:59 AM EST

It is not so bad... - (folkert) - Feb. 24, 2014, 12:12:49 AM EST

how about softer material? - (boxley) - (2) - Feb. 23, 2014, 08:45:20 PM EST

To costly and the material... - (folkert) - (1) - Feb. 24, 2014, 12:15:22 AM EST

thanks -NT - (boxley) - Feb. 24, 2014, 11:32:28 AM EST

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