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Vader is under development, now they are testing the printhead with gallium which melts at low temperatures (30 C) and then they will continue with molten aluminum (at 800 C).

Introduction to Vader:


http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2013/10/vader-diy-3d-printing-with-molten.html

They also released mock-up of their Mark 1 unit:

The Mark I will be the first production machine. It will be built in very low volumes and sold to technically capable development customers who will help us improve the product,. With the lessons learned from development, the company will create the mass production successor.

Estimated Sale Price: $400,000
Estimated Release Date: Q1-Q2 2014

Cartesio is sturdy 3d printer / desktop cnc design by Jos Scheepers with aluminum frame that you can buy or build yourself. It comes in two sizes: bigger Cartesio W and smaller Cartesio M.

Cartesio W description from the project page, it is priced at 2099 euro (Cartesio M is priced at 1699 euro):

The CartesioW V0.9 has a massive build volume of 400x200x200mm and comes standard with a 3D print extruder and a large Heated buildplatform
If you want other tools (engravers, plotters,...), please select them in the Tools catagory.
The Lead time for this product is currently : 3-6 weeks after payment has been received
We can also assemble Cartesio for you.

• Cartesio is a feature rich profesional CNC router.
• It supports a wide range of tools ig. 3D-print extruder and engraver.
• It is possible to print multiple colors, or materials.
• unique features :
• quiet printing
• very rigid build platform which does not move in X,Y direction.
• high precision GTM (gantry tool movement)
• automatic printhead cleaning
• large build volume of 400x200x200mm (X,Y,Z) M(edium)
• printable upgrades
• optional engraving tool with software speed control
• CDC (cable drag chains) cable protection

other features:

• stand alone printing
• moveable, due to its rigid design
• prints small and large detailed objects
• prints rigid construction elements
• high speed printing

http://reprap.org/wiki/Cartesio

Project homepage:

http://www.mauk.cc/

Cartesio wiki and building instructions:

http://www.mauk.cc/service.html

You can alos find them on Thingivers under:

http://www.thingiverse.com/jos/designs

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:21664

CartesioW and smaller CartesioM comparison

If DIY molten aluminum printing gets real, recycling in poor areas will definitely change as they will have cheap but powerful manufacturing tool.



























Source: http://solidsmack.com/fabrication/can-city-fabricating-furniture-from-melted-aluminum-cans-on-the-streets-of-sao-paulo/

They are still in prototype development stage but idea is great! It prints in solid metal with jet deposition of molten aluminum droplets. I hope they are hugely successful!

Prototype One Initial specs:

Liquid metal jet printed aluminum

Build volume: 250 x 250 x 250 mm

Resolution: 50 um

Build Speed: 20 mL/h

Power Requierments: 15 amp 120v

Weight: ~54 kg

You can see the short interview with them in video embedded in this post: http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2013/09/video-form-maker-faire-2013-about-cool.html


http://www.vadersystems.com/


Update (1.2.2014):

they are now testing the head with gallium:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/02/update-on-vader-molten-aluminum-diy.html

Video of 50 micron aluminum droplet jet printing

Enclosed frame GolemD DIY 3d printer from Poland. Looks interesting and simple relying on aluminum sheet box for rigidity. It could be adapted to use it with heated chamber.






Technical specifications from project ReRap wiki:

• Aluminum composite shell body - did you notice how a simple cardboard box is rigid while assembled - same principal
• closed chamber - after installing front shield
• 15x15x15cm working volume
• 25x35cm footprint - plus Z contraption
• yegahD extruder
• single head or multiple with bowden
• nema23 for Y and n17 for other axes by default
• 12mm glides - uniform, stainless, aluminum or just some cold forged pipe.
• slide linear bearings
• bended aluminum single piece Xcart
• only ca. 200g of printed parts
• enclosed PSU and electronics - single ATX and Sunbeam/Teensylu in this case
• plywood and molded versions to come
• parametric openSCAD design
• ultra easy to correctly assemble and cheap to build

Most of the build instructions are in Polish (but hey, that's why google translate exists)


http://www.reprap.org/wiki/GolemD

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:141321

http://3fx.eu/gD/gD_instr.html (Polish home page)


Update (15.09.2013.)

While looking at the post about Polish 3d printing event I found picture of larger version of GolemD with integrated filament boxes (GolemD sppf)























































You should check the full gallery of the 3d printing event in Kielce with many printers and what looks like great atmosphere. Poland seems to have very vibrant, innovative and productive 3d printing community.

http://centrumdruku3d.pl/dzien-druku-3d-relacja-na-zywo-z-kielc/

New update video from WASP team on their multifunctional 3d printer which shows full overview of various features including wood, PCB and aluminium milling.




http://www.wasproject.it/