The tldr is you use 3d printing to make a mold to cast plaster into. Then you plaster cast metal into plaster using metal melted by a microwave. The novel strengths are that you don't get burning plastic like you would with loss plastic method, and you don't have to deal with sand.
The novel strengths are that you don't get burning plastic like you would with loss plastic method, and you don't have to deal with sand.