DIY Metal 3D Printing - Success

Here we go again..

Development of a DIY metal 3D printer, printing 316 stainless steel. This project aims to establish a cost effective opensource metal 3d printing platform.

Subscribe for future developments & announcements.

BMAC: www.buymeacoffee.com/metalmatters

Music:

Librarian - I Hope We Can Live On The Moon Someday
  / bythelibrarian  

References:

"Monitoring of Welding Using Laser Diodes"
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat..."

Operating the pulsed laser diode SPL LL90"
https://dammedia.osram.info/media/res...

Les' Lab - Alternative avalanche based pulsed laser driver
(Files available in the description):
   • Most powerful diode Laser OVERDRIVEN!...  

"Experimental and Simulation Analysis of the Evolution of Residual Stress Due to Expansion via CMAS Infiltration in Thermal Barrier Coatings"
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/11/10/...

Diode laser pumped Nd:YAG laser:
https://www.leybold-shop.com/physics/...

"Implementation of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser with quick-change output couplers for high-beam quality 1064 or 532 nm wavelength generation"
https://link.springer.com/article/10....

"Minimalistic FW for Processing GCode commands to xy2-100 protocol and control peripheral devices using a Teensy board."
https://github.com/opengalvo/OPAL

"Review on volumetric energy density: influence on morphology and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V manufactured via laser powder bed fusion"
https://link.springer.com/article/10....

"Selective laser melting (SLM) of AISI 316L—impact of laser power, layer thickness, and hatch spacing on roughness, density, and microhardness at constant input energy density"
https://link.springer.com/article/10....

"Process Optimization and Microstructure Analysis to Understand Laser Powder Bed Fusion of 316L Stainless Steel "
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/11/5/832