3D Printing Metal Processes

Hello everyone,

Has anyone had any experience with the different types of 3D additive printing processes for metal?
I believe these are the most popular methods:
Selective laser melting (SLM)
Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS)
Selective laser sintering (SLS)
Fused deposition modeling (FDM)
Electron-beam melting (EBM)
Laser Metal Deposition (LMD)

What are the general advantages/Disadvantages (Finish / Types of metals) of these additive processes?
Do you recommend any of them?

Thanks

Printing with metal is still a bit beyond the hobbyist level. People are working on it, however:

Aluminum filament 3D printer
Fused Deposition Modeling of Metals
A new approach to printing metals
Printing Tin???
3D Metal Printer Projects?
Metal FDM thread
Metal-print Reprap
3D printing aluminum with a welder
Induction Heated Nozzle
3D Electroplating?
Metalbot.org

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