New Romeo and juliets incoming?

[ShortChangeHero]

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China strikes again.

 

[alcapon1]

$14,000 thousand dollars!

 

[V2oak]

China strikes again.

China strikes again.

 

[V2oak]

So what I don't understand is, are they made of plastic? Says they are 3D printed. Or are they exactly the same solid pure titanium alloy, that we call x-metal, like the ones we own, which were made in the 90s, just fabricated in a different way?

They are Titanium but instead of casting, its 3d printed.
3D printer comes in a long way already, you can print a model with titanium, carbon fiber, PLA, TPU, etc.........

 

[TheDukeOfIce]

So what I don't understand is, are they made of plastic? Says they are 3D printed. Or are they exactly the same solid pure titanium alloy, that we call x-metal, like the ones we own, which were made in the 90s, just fabricated in a different way?

They mentioned Ti powder - and with the new 3D printing processes - there have been some slick metal printing advances over the years.

Would be super cool to see some comparison shots, and look to see how they removed any casting marks because — they were printed!
They look “smoother” like late Gen Metals, but who knows if those are un-altered photos....

 

[V2oak]

They mentioned Ti powder - and with the new 3D printing processes - there have been some slick metal printing advances over the years.

Would be super cool to see some comparison shots, and look to see how they removed any casting marks because — they were printed!
They look “smoother” like late Gen Metals, but who knows if those are un-altered photos....

Is it as strong as casting?

 

[TheDukeOfIce]

Is it as strong as casting?

Without specs and details - I couldn’t wager a bet either way.

Big question is: is this a clone of the old simply moved to a different manufacturing medium, or re-designed specifically for this 3D printing?
If re-design — one would assume equal or better than previous.
If clone of old - who knows....would be interested in some of the metallurgy folks to chime in

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[SharkSugender]

It's made of unicorn horns that's why it's so expensive

 

[zwc0442]

Would be interesting to see a pair. I've seen some videos on 3d sintered/printed ti parts and they had some distinct layer lines. Hopefully they fixed the r1 lens cracking issue too. But who knows I'll definitely never see one first hand lol.

 

[qtrain23]

Would be interesting to see a pair. I've seen some videos on 3d sintered/printed ti parts and they had some distinct layer lines. Hopefully they fixed the r1 lens cracking issue too. But who knows I'll definitely never see one first hand lol.

It says they’re hand finished. I’m sure they print them, then grind off any layering and support interfaces, then blast them to Xmetal. Would be interesting to have a pair that’s essentially perfect geometry wise, without the variation from casting