# Time to up your game, 3D printers

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**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [February 27, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/time-to-up-your-game-3d-printers/395308 "2024-02-27T11:55:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![rkalajian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rkalajian/32/672584_2.png) [@rkalajian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rkalajian)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/time-to-up-your-game-3d-printers/395308/1 "2024-02-27T11:55:28Z")

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> **[3D printed titanium structure shows supernatural strength](https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2024/feb/titanium-lattice)**
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> A new 3D printed ‘metamaterial’ boasts levels of strength for weight not seen in nature or the manufacturing world.

Get ready for the titanium revolution…in about 10 years or so…

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**Author:** ![dragonfruitea](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dragonfruitea/32/274671_2.png) [@dragonfruitea](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dragonfruitea)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/time-to-up-your-game-3d-printers/395308/2 "2024-02-27T13:03:00Z")

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now i won’t have to put down a mortgage to afford a titanium yoyo

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**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/time-to-up-your-game-3d-printers/395308/3 "2024-02-27T15:06:19Z")

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All I can imagine is the absolute mess of a clog titanium would be to cleanup. Do you just throw out the hot end at that point. Maybe in 10 years

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**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/time-to-up-your-game-3d-printers/395308/4 "2024-02-27T15:40:10Z")

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Most of the metal printing requires sintering, which makes it impractical for a hobby level unfortunately. Considering the high temps mentioned in the article I bet this material needs it too.

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**Author:** ![yoesandno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e56c9b/32.png) [@yoesandno](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoesandno)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/time-to-up-your-game-3d-printers/395308/5 "2024-02-27T16:20:21Z")

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its stated in the article, parts has been created using PBF, which means the feedstock is a powder bed which is molten up layer-by-layer by an high density energy source (laser/electronbeam), which makes it even more unaccesible for diy 😃

Using the “standard” 3d printing process with filament through a nozzle, after washing the polymers out the residual metal powder structure needs to be sintered. In Germany you can buy filament containing high amount of metallic powder, which can be processed by any filament 3d home printer and with buying the filament you automatically buy the right to do a certain amount of sintering jobs at their factory and its not even that crazy expensive, not sure if something like this exist in the states though