Desktop Metal's 3D printers aren't cheap, but they're cheaper than the alternatives

Printing ready-to-use metal objects at your desk is the dream for many engineers and tinkerers. Unfortunately, we're not there yet, but these new Desktop Metal printers, as seen on TechCrunch, get us a lot closer. The Studio Printer is a $49,900 machine that prints metal layer by layer in a way similar to that of a traditional plastic 3D printer, instead of the subtractive method that's more common with metal "printers." Then the plastic binder is removed (by a $9,900 machine) and the part is pu