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BeardySi t1_j8nvas9 wrote on February 15, 2023 at 6:10 PM

Reply to comment by bohemica_ in NASA's "evolved structures" radically reduce weight – and waiting by Maxcactus

Indeed. The real benefit of printed parts is you can make geometries that are not possible to machine.

Plus, I dread to think of the time and cost involved in machining that kind of thing out of a 250x250x400 titanium billet. Not many have NASA'a deep pockets!