Top 5 Metal 3D Printers 2021 

When I clicked on the video, I had hopes that metal printing could be a nice hobby. The price tags and the size of the machines changed my mind really quick

Ooh, nice. Now I just need 300k $ for this printer. Thank you, such a great product 😅

Until the cost of these machines comes WAY down, "lost PLA" casting is still the most cost effective method for hobbyists to cheaply produce metal parts. $100 for a cheap printer and another $100-$200 for a used furnace and you're good to go.

A Looooong Story, but a funny story for anyone who has been super desperate to start their own business. I have a good friend who is a Design Engineer and great with both CAD & CAM. He always wanted to go out on his own but could not think of how he could do it ?? ( the thoughts of Many people who work for a boss i guess ?? ) He had the opportunity to meet a company through a family friend. The company needed to possibly ?? manufacture an Aluminium component for a piece of equipment they were designing. They first wanted to see a prototype part prior to manufacture. He managed to convince them he could manufacture this part ???? They mostly wanted to see the actual part for real before starting to manufacture. Just prior to this my friend brought a standard 3D Printer just to have fun with. His idea, as stupid as it was ???? Was to make the part on his 3D Printer, and show the company the part ?? But ?? They were expecting a part made from Aluminium ?? He 3D Printed the part. Spent hours sanding it nicely then Painted it with Aluminium Paint, LOL. ?? I seen it after he finished ? It actually looked pretty good. At first i thought he actually went out and brought a CNC Machine ? He showed the company the part. Out of the few guys that were looking at the part. One guy commented ? It seems very light even for Aluminium. My Friend at that point started to panic thinking the guy was calling him out for making the part out of Plastic, LOL. The other guys started joking and saying what were you expecting a rock ? My friend grabbed the part asap and held it before the guy could say anymore. My friend said to me later ? He was absolutely shitting himself if they work out i was bullshitting them that would be it. He went away, and a few weeks later they asked about going into full manufacturing of this part. He said Yes without thinking ?? LOL. He did not even have a CNC machine to make the part ?? As quick as he could, he brought a good second hand CNC machine put it in a rented workshop and started making the parts. After a few months a brand new CNC machine arrived and he was flat out making parts for this company. Later he sold the second hand CNC machine and replaced it with 2 brand new CNC machines and started employing staff. Now has 6 full time guys, more machines and he is back in the office running his own business. As mentioned. A Looooong Story. But it just goes to show. You Need to have some balls to start a business sometimes, LOL

It is a dream for those who love building things. I hope some day I will have money to buy this printer.

cloud based slicer is a nogo. Not for my hobby projects, but for the company I'm working for

I was kind of looking for something to leave on my desk somewhere on the left hand side 😄

For the small price of $100,000 you too can print lowers hahahaha insane

I prefer to have my models locally on my computer and send to the printer and not done online.

I worked for a 3D company for many years, a major driver of SLS metal powder engineering and the SLS machines and sintering kiln. I was always disappointed with the cost and low throughput of 3D systems compared with conventional metal fabrication, using 5 axis mills and billets of whatever metal you wished to use. Our customers spent a lot of time frustrated getting good quality parts. Perhaps the parts are of better quality now, but, I do not see that costs or manufacturing time has improved much in 15 years since I left.

If we could spin a room in space, creating artificial gravity, then you could use some of these metal 3d printers in space to repair parts of a ship, or even build the ship outright while in space. Especially if you could mine and refine asteroids, just slowly make a larger ship to house a much larger 3d printer. Do that until you could build massive ships in the outer atmosphere, completely out of 3d printers, at least the outer hauls, and metallic parts. Humans could then wire/plumb the ship. These might as well have revolutionized how we could make space faring ships.

"Cloud based slicer" sounds like a good way to steal your designs.

While I am happy the technology exists and is becoming more and more widespread I am still sad at both the expense and size of the machines needed although I understand it will take more time this is an extremely amazing piece of technology I hope that someday the technology is refined and mass produced enough so that hobbyists could get their hands on it and do some of their own work I have lots of ideas myself I hope to one day use this kind of machine for but at its current price tag I would never be able to afford one in my lifetime

Good video. Incidentally, pricing is always (always) a welcoming touch in any "Top 5" review video. That said, a video showing the absolute cheapest 3D metal printers (complete w/which metals they can/can't do) would be awesome.

Funny how all the programs are online so the company/government can keep an eye on what you're making.

For less than 5k I can purchase a lathe & milling machine to make the same items & probably quicker lol. At the moment it's like the first VCR these 3D printers are ridiculous expensive.

I would never buy a cloud-based solution. Anyone using such a system would be breaking the non-disclosure agreements they have with customers.

Jesus, having an entire 3d printer that can do the entire PM process just sounds incredible.

Love they music. Doesn’t matter what he is talking about. :-)) Greetings from Munich, Tom.

Wow can I use this to 3d print an affordable metal 3d printer.

Man I really hope this technology advances rapidly, it’s be cool to be able to make your own car/motorcycle parts in your own garage!

Curious if the parts can be welded after creation as well as would they even withstand certain levels of vibrations.

CNC machines are basically the same price. Idk why everyone's surprised at the cost. You can make more than just lowers guys...

What advances need to be made before we can bring the cost of metal 3D printers down to an affordable level for the average person? These are important questions.

Why not use the principles of welding to create a 3d printer that can print juat metal? Take the wire feed welder, put a second spool on the ground, make the 2 ends run together, adjust power to make the metal wires molten but not burn when + and - touch, direct the resulting molten metal through a tube of some sort to manipulate the metal like the "plastic" printers....

Hopefully these types of printers will slowly become 50,000, then 25,000, then 15,000 then 5,000, then 1,000

Oof i like how you promote running your parts through a website. “Government checkpoint” to see if your printing things you shouldn’t be.... by their standards. Shall not be infringed

Damn. As a mechanical engineer this is what I need.

Wow, watched a video ad and got an ad for the same product in the video ad I'm watching.

I got ad of this video in between this video 😂

"Cost effective "

Subnautica vibes here 🤗

I need this to build prototype components for my aviation business, but I could never afford the price that it would take to buy these things. I would have to do full production to afford these items. Let me know when they come down under $10,000 bucks

The last system looked the best over all out of the lot for a actual manufacturing. Even if it made 100 a day. It's a good combination of old and new methods of doing each process fast and accurate. The system is big but for good reason. Expensive? Most likely. As the all are. Not for home market but business or Tony stark wannabes :D

If you need 3 machines for one print it doesnt sound like it's for a guy with a hobby.

Batter to use simple 3d print then make mold which batter

Finally seen where to buy one thanks dude 0

I was hoping this channel was more than just advertising.

So either have to be already set up to afford it, or get a loan. Bummer.

Metal 3D printing will be the greatest revolution in technology only when it can print another copy of 3D printer from it...

Omg we’ve come sooo far with 3D printing

Amazing metal 3D printer machines

Is there anything about the sintering method, for small items like 6” cube, that’s better then CNC milling, like with a ghost gunner 3?

Starting with DM then Ending With DM I think Eos is the best in the World , Cause the make DMLS not SLM it means they Don’t have to make sintering

These are mostly OEM-grade 3D printers. They are not for hobbyists. They are for prototyping, low volume production, and replacing parts that might otherwise have long lead times. They are meant to shorten time to market or cut weeks off of customer lead times due to bottleneck failures. As for the cloud, there are many business and mission-critical applications moving to the cloud that we wouldn't even consider 2-3 years ago, e.g. Public Safety communications. The cloud does force us to build in cybersecurity and ensure privacy. This is an issue that is inherent in today's technology environment. Industries are rapidly expanding to fill this need for IP/data/privacy protection, not to mention the need for the Legal system to write the laws now needed to cover this. Will it be bumpy until this matures, probably. Is it inevitably moving forward? You can count on it. We can choose to engage or not.

WE CAN MAKE BEST PARTS FOR FULL ARMORS!

5/10 years from now these printers will be smaller ,bigger build area and far cheaper. The biggest benefit will be private non cloud based slicer software. Want to make a gun reciever ? Boom yes you can. Want to make a turbo charger housing boom you can do that too. Freedom of manufacturing 😏. Save up until then. Already have long term holding cryptocurrency investments for things just like this. 5 more years bois

Can't wait to buy one... I just have to wait for a price drop... The cheapest full system I saw online was 100k ... I can't afford it if it would be 10k but I would buy a full system for 10 k

Your "Clickbait" title is nonsense. How can you possible know in November 2020 what the top 5 metal printers will be in 2021?

Want to know the strength of the metal alloy

What's the market for this type of service? Also ROI

Excellent thanks

Dear Santie Claus, May I have one of these for my workshop?

They could try using water instead of wax. You could manufacture the frozen water and metal powder sticks on-site. There would be no waste products to dispose of.

What would be the best models and accessories for printing coins. And what the best 3d scanner to use for scanning items into print DB

Great job sir

Any way to not use "eiger" and use a non-cloud, offline slicer program instead?

Why don't they just melt metal like plastic ؟

I want to print gold metal products can u plz help

Sheesh, that binder machine looking at half a million, only the big boys will buy this

So the first printer prints in a few metals but only because they don't use metal powders. Otherwise, they could print on pretty much every metal on Earth

I’m interested in finding a service to print parts. Not interested in buying a printer. Who offers metal printing services in the USA? Is it possible to print steel so the parts are attracted to a magnet?

Hanzhen harmonic drive gear , over 30 years experience in industrial robot arm gear reducer, factory automation, joint gear

Yes, i can be trusted with a metal printing machine, I will follow all laws and social normalities 🥰

So my question is how strong is this material is it a strong as tool steel

yeah yeah yeah but can it print the 3dbenchy???

Cheaper and better to go with cnc

Atleast add the price. Makes life easier

does Markforged printer , print clinical grade titanium?

Can I get a metal 3d printer for under 100K? This would be a personal use 3d printer with potentially small manufacturing of a tool I designed and patented

SLS is the way to go (the trird one), the others insist in cartridges, online based software, several fridge sized devices and multiple steps taking days even (RFid for the canisters, seriously). ignoring the last two as they are just renders

The 3d printing "geeks" over here really thinking that this video is for hobbyists lmao

I guess these guys haven’t seen the SLM NXG 600.

I am just going to learn how to use CNC machine then.

Love how it says 2021 but was posted in 2020.

Nice video💯

Cars should be so cheap to purchase now

Ghost guns !!

who gonna buy a 100k machines and use a web based bullshit ? Let's say the company gonna be down, you can't print anymore ? LOL !

Excelent!!!

As someone who used MarkForged printers before at work, there's no damn way in hell I'm buying and using those stupid things ever again for my own projects.

Should probably wait until 2021 is over before you post things like this

I work with 3d printing and I have used several 10K range FDM printers before and whatever the other may say they are just c**p like their 400$ chinese clones. Open loop actuators, cheap linear bearings, toy belt transmissions, use of motor bearing as load bearing when tensioning the belts, cheap TR screws... The list is so long I could continue for a couple of days. The only thing that makes them better is quality control so you (usually) do not have to check for loose wires the first time you power them up. It seems that good engineering practices (a very good reading is the Shigley's) do not apply when designing a 3d printer, so I wonder if these 6 figure 3d printing ecosystems are made like proper cnc machines.

You can build a jet turbine too

I really dont see how this is better than investment casting a plastic 3d printed part

Prices?

lmao when you need a part in a week and dont have a cnc machine... I dont see this being very useful

They are so expensive that they don't even bother to mention the price. Cause if price is something that matters to you you probably can't afford one.

how do you get the blue print of the part? I bet the original manufacturer won't give that up for free

Why doesn't he mention the price? Oh... That's why, they're like, a quarter of a million dollars. Maybe I can just 3D print one...

The last printer is very cost effective. 700k....Even if you get a 7 year lease on this printer, I don't think you ever get your money back. Pure ripoff....

I wonder if he could make gun parts With these machines

Guns. Guns and car parts.

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I'm need one parts, if you prepared and give for me

Cool but to complicated sadly

Damn I want a metal 3d printer but they are way to much

What is i made a gun with this?

I can a car with this technology

And then there is The Virtual Foundry