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Summary The Metal Delta RepRap v1 uses a upside down Rostock-like stage to move a substrate under a MIG welder. We have demonstrated steel printing using standard welding wire. For details see: G.C. Anzalone, C. Zhang, B. Wijnen, P. G. Sanders and J.M. Pearce, œLow-Cost Open-Source 3-D Metal Printing, IEEE Access (in press). DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2013.2293018 open access preprint (http://www.academia.edu/5327317/A_Low-Cost_Open-Source_Metal_3-D_Printer) How to build, BOM, Instructions (http://www.appropedia.org/Open-source_metal_3-D_printer) - the build is pretty easy by RepRap standards - less than a day when you have the full BOM. Total cost, including the welder is <$1200. Brought to you by [Michigan Tech's Open Sustainability Technology Research Group](http://www.mse.mtu.edu/MOST (http://www.mse.mtu.edu/MOST)) -- we are trying to make inexpensive open-source scientific equipment for everyone- see:Open-Source Lab: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Research Costs (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:182640)