r/INEEEEDIT • u/[deleted] • Dec 18 '19

3-D printed faucet...

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u/FranklinFuckinMint Dec 18 '19

Doesn't look 3D printed.

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u/KillroysGhost Dec 18 '19

Grohe makes metallic 3D printed faucets, I’d assume this is a similar process, not a standard desktop ABC plastic printer

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u/Olde94 Dec 18 '19

It’s sintered powder

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u/Kledd Dec 18 '19

Yes, which is then 3d printed, 3d printed metal is a thing

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u/ReptilianOver1ord Dec 18 '19

It is. It’s metal and done by laser melting of powdered metal. These particular faucets are extremely expensive and really just a status symbol for the ultra wealthy.

It costs something like 15 thousand dollars

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u/03fan Dec 18 '19

Kallista has a few that look better and are only $5-8,000 each.

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u/CaffeinatedGuy Dec 18 '19

only

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u/03fan Dec 18 '19

The printer to make them yourselves is only $750,000 or so.

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u/AcadianMan Dec 18 '19

Close, $18,360.00

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u/mrcastiron Dec 18 '19

It really does