Ted S posted:Well, the alternatives to Zinc (die-cast, Zamak, etc.) are brass and plastic. If you can live with plastic (i.e., non-structural application), 3-D printing holds a lot of hope for the future. More hope than getting help from some manufacturers, IMO
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Shapeways will print in some metals. Ought to be OK for things like underframes. Cost is a different problem.