A low-cost open source metal 3D printer.

A $2000 open-source metal 3-D printer which is controlled with an open-source micro-controller and is a combination of a low-cost commercial gas-metal arc welder (GMAW) and a deltabot RepRap 3d printer.

It runs on free software, has free and open hardware designs, requires no specialized training in welding and existing self-replicating rapid prototypers can print the primary custom components necessary for its fabrication.

Metal 3-D Printer

This thesis provides mechatronic and software theories that demonstrate the ability for distributed digital manufacturing at the small and medium enterprise scale of steel and aluminum parts. The practical applications of open-source GMAW-based (gas metal arc welding) metal 3-D printing are demonstr

Low cost open source gmaw_based metal 3d printing; monitoring, slicer, optimization, and applications.

Provides the bill of materials, electrical and mechanical design schematics, and basic construction and operating procedures. A technical analysis of the properties of the 3-D printer and the resultant steel products are performed, and results of printing customized functional metal parts are discus

A Low-Cost Open-Source Metal 3-D Printer

A low-cost open source metal 3D printer.

