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Homemade Metal 3D Printer


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BUILDER:
Gerald C. Anzalone on academia.edu
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade metal 3D printer constructed from an off-the-shelf MIG welder, controller board, aluminum stock, bearings, and rods.
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Aug 03, 2017 10:44 PM
MOST
The academia link is for the academic paper. You can also get the full plans here with no registration: http://www.appropedia.org/Open-source_metal_3-D_printer
Jul 28, 2017 11:03 AM
WinDancerKnives
I was interested too- but not when the site required my email addy...
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DIY Metal 3D Printer - comment on how to build a Metal 3D Printer - 4 comments
MOST says:
Aug 03, 2017 10:44 PM
The academia link is for the academic paper. You can also get the full plans here with no registration: http://www.appropedia.org/Open-source_metal_3-D_printer

Jul 28, 2017 11:03 AM
I was interested too- but not when the site required my email addy...

Anonymous says:
Jul 28, 2017 7:28 AM
You only need to register--which is what davegsc is referring to--if you want to download the pdf. You can read the pdf on the linked page by just scrolling down. You can also print to PDF from your browser. Cheers!

davegsc says:
Jul 27, 2017 6:00 PM
I would love to look at this project, but academia.edu will only do that if I let them "view my Gmail contacts". Why? And why the hell would anyone allow that? Dave

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