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Message: <blockquote data-quote="J.T." data-source="post: 2335264" data-attributes="member: 7115"><p>Laser sintering is very expensive from an equipment standpoint.  The metal itself is strong with very little porosity when compared to casting and should be on close to milling.  There shouldn't be any concerns with regards to durability assuming the alloy they chose is durable.  They cost vs. milling is the kicker, it's cheaper to mill.  I will say the .stl file used in CNC is going to be the same in the printer if you chose to copy rather than design from scratch, at least in my industry so the scanner wouldn't need to be a stand alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>