You can print precious metals after all.

[ArgentSmith]

Along with my beautiful daughter and amazing grandson my son in law came for a good feed up Christmas Day.  Well low and behold and praise be if he didn't produce a couple of  "directly printed" items of Sterling Silver jewellery 🤯

Am I the last person on Earth to know about this witchcraft or is everyone else equally in the dark, or did he make this terrible up?

Edited January 1, 2022 by ArgentSmith

[Mattaphysics]

Like from a 3D printer? Or are the pieces poured then put together?

[ArgentSmith]

like directly from a 3d printer 🤔

[HawkHybrid]

https://www.cooksongold.com/Precious-Metal-Clay/-Range=Art_Clay_Silver/-Alloy=0/-Type=0/&prdsearch=y

something like this printed and heated from a 3d printer?

(or maybe printed and then finalised in a kiln?)

 

HH

Edited December 28, 2021 by HawkHybrid

[ArgentSmith]

Im really not sure HH this was the link he gave me when I called BS 😂

https://bammerch.com/

[FlorinCollector]

You can print with precious metals from certain specially made 3D printers. Most of the companies charge a huge premium to do this. You can just upload your .STL to their website and they will build it. 

[FlorinCollector]

https://i.materialise.com/en/3d-printing-materials/metals

One of many companies that do this.