While metal printing is attainable..it generally produce shit, surface quality wise. You still need to CNC that if you want a surface roughness not measured in mm
replyAnd is not like a 5axis could not produce these fan geometries from a block
Do they add glass fibers, I wonder. That's a way to make plastic stiffer but it's a bit harder to make.
replyThey definitely add something. Noctua has a different texture and grain.
replyHopefully not - I’d hate the idea of my fan shedding glass fibers right into the exhaust of my PC and onwards into my office.
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