It will be funny how the gun lobby reacts to this. It's against their interest but it's also hard to be against it without changing their "guns in every happy meal" stance.
http://youtu.be/AQ6Q3BfbVBU
http://youtu.be/AQ6Q3BfbVBU
Print your own gun
- Thread starter norbar
- Start date
Ok, except that the thermoplastic printing from a reprap or even their "professional" style rapid prototyping machine puts out parts with marginal tolerances and ****ty material properties full of stress concentrations. Neither of which you want in a firearm. Frankly, I'd expect such a device to fail catastrophically. There's a reason they're called rapid PROTOTYPING machines. More often than not, you use them to make a place holder part to check assembly interference, operation, or visual elements of design. Furthermore, "printable gun" is a terrible misnomer. You can't print a firing pin, a spring, a solenoid, or a barrel.
Not to mention the fact that this would prompt governments of countries in which these rapid prototyping machine suppliers operate to regulate the machines. Sort of like how color copiers won't copy money. I could also see it leading to regulation of file sharing.
Information should be free, but this is a bad idea.
Not to mention the fact that this would prompt governments of countries in which these rapid prototyping machine suppliers operate to regulate the machines. Sort of like how color copiers won't copy money. I could also see it leading to regulation of file sharing.
Information should be free, but this is a bad idea.
Last edited:
You don't need a firing pin to flash it in traffic. (And be shot by an officer shortly after.)
At some point, when those are not leased but purchased, there will be weapons made that way.
Years ago SRL made a weapon that shoots beer cans full of concrete with CO2 charges. It's remote operated too, with a helmet movement targeting system.
I want one.
I want one.
http://www.srl.org/interviews/out.of.control.html
ftfy.
yeah, i wouldnt think the barrel would be able to take more then one, maybe two, shots. all the other internal parts, besides a springs, wouldnt be an issue
i read a bit about this, even if the appropriate permits are obtained, it would still possibly be in violation of the undetecable firearms act.
yep. its in the article
I printed an iphone case on our machine. It broke trying to put it on my phone. But I'm sure a gun would be fine.
You don't need a 3d printer to paint a toy gun black which would net you the same result. If you were actually evil and trying to build an undetectable gun you could've used a cheap bench top milling station to cut a plastic one (that would stand a significantly higher chance of working) in your garage 20+ years ago. I don't really see why there's a story here.
