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I got my sputtering system set up for sputtering titanium (in a manner of speaking).

I am honestly a bit skeptical of that pump -- not that its a bad pump, but that there are probably better ones for a lower price.

Yes, LDS specifically is oddly expensive for shipping charges.

Sadly, laser-sintered metal prints are insanely expensive.

What about printed ULTEM or PEKK? Both of these are available and (somewhat) economic from Stratasys Direct.

Beware -- hydrogen storage material is sometimes pyrophoric!

I think there are much better things to do with IC pulsed fusion than generate electricity.

Well that is certainly a tempest in a teapot of Nuclear Blue Glow.

All I know is that it's incredibly fluffy. A litre of water has more hydrogen than a litre of LH2.

I'm saying it's oddly inexpensive for a brand-new complete turbo, gauge, and roughing pump set.

None of us have brand new turbos, but I still found this quoted price a bit surprising compared to others.

I was browsing McMaster Carr at work today looking for valves (seriously, why are compact, high quality brass ball valves so hard to find?) and was surprised to discover that they have expanded their high-vacuum offering to include turbomolecular pumping stations. https://www.mcmaster.com/turbo-pump...