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by londons_explore 1195 days ago
The density is only 4 g/cm³.

You'd likely do better just machining it out of steel (5g/cm³, and much cheaper)

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The 3D printers which can do metal (metal forge, etc) are incredibly expensive (100k+). I was thinking about custom to hand 3D printed grip modules, qty 1. Machining a grip module out of metal requires tools and skills beyond 3D printing, too. There are also some slight performance advantages of a polymer frame (grip module, in this case) over a metal frame.