Book dishes on metal-filament 3D printing

3D printer builder MakerBot has posted a digital book to its website that discusses the fundamentals of metal 3D printing. The book starts out with an overview of metal printing then dives into the specifics of filament-style printing, also known as FDM (fused deposition modeling) and extrusion-style printing.

Titled METAL 3D PRINTING: The definitive guide to metal 3D printing in your workshop, the 34-page guide includes sections on:

• Types of metal 3D printing

• Pros and cons of FDM metal printing

• Who is FDM metal 3D printing for?

• The FDM process

• Design considerations

• Sintering, debinding, and postprocessing

• Applications

Useful charts, graphs, and photos augment the text. The book can be downloaded for free by registering at the MakerBot site.

The pros and cons of FDM-style metal 3D printing