Just an open-ended question/subject for discussion but I am curious if anyone that reads these posts has had any dealings with BASF Ultrafuse stainless filament. Both printing with it and the post-print process where you ship it off to get the filament carrier material removed and then the sinter the result which they say is about 100% metal.
I’m also interested in what CAD/3D software packages people recommend to turn a scanned but broken part into a part I can bill for.
I accompanied a project using BASF 316L, not in a BL printer.
It seems to work, but you can expect some intensive tweaking of the print settings, which, considering the filament cost, can substantially affect cost-effectiveness.
Sintering was done internally, and they opted for slightly over-extruding the part and mechanically removing the additional material afterwards. Note that the print was large and didn’t have complex internal details (otherwise, they would risk the need to make tools).
The result was 100% metal.
Some posts on the topic that may help:
Thank you very much for your comments and the links.
I see a possible business opportunity which is the driver for the CAD part of my question