I read this announcement by MatterFab [3dprint.com] [techcrunch.com] [matterfab.com] What do you all think? Will this now make SLS more affordable and in reach of ordinary people and small businesses? How much do you think it will cost? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?153,385624,385624#msg-385624 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:58:55 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?153,385624,407104#msg-407104 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?153,385624,407104#msg-407104
remember ; if you want your machine size to fit in a normal room and print in hours not weeks then you have to work in steel, not other metals, Irrespective of the amount of money you have got to spend on the laser and the size/ rating of its power source.

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The larger the laser the longer its focal length so you can get very large machines.
Except steel most metals absorb only single digit percentage proportion of laser beam energy.

calculate it your self
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electron beam_Build_Speed_Calculator link [reprap.org]]]> rapatan Powder Printing and Selective Laser Sintering Sun, 14 Sep 2014 10:18:51 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?153,385624,387543#msg-387543 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?153,385624,387543#msg-387543 PolishSLS Powder Printing and Selective Laser Sintering Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:47:15 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?153,385624,385624#msg-385624 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?153,385624,385624#msg-385624
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What do you all think? Will this now make SLS more affordable and in reach of ordinary people and small businesses?
How much do you think it will cost?]]> sanman Powder Printing and Selective Laser Sintering Sun, 20 Jul 2014 13:45:38 -0400