Print your own firearm, with a computer.

Manic Moran

Here's an interesting piece of note.

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/133514-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-gun

It is now possible, in the US at least, to 3D-print your own firearm. The receiver is legally the firearm over here, everything else just bolts onto it.

Of course, standard gunsmithing rules would still apply, but it opens to door to almost everyone to be a gunsmith.

The original thread is here... http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/579913_3D_printed_lower___yes__it_works_.html

Note, he did try it with a .223, but suffered feeding issues. Trying with a metal receiver also had problems, so he needs to find a new upper to try the larger calibres.

NTM

Sparks

Those things (the 3D printers, not the gun) are going to make life really interesting over the next decade or so. I mean, you can already print your own food with these...

garv123

Apparently these are the future for space stations and shuttles too. Just bring the 3d printer which can make and or the spare parts.

Will be interesting to see how they develop.

session savage

Im an industrial designer by trade and these thing have been used for a few years now in prototyping. Class machines. Very very expensive though. There are a few companies now that you can email a file to and they will print out the 3d object for you. wonder if that was ever on beyond 2000

tac foley

Not so much money any longer - I was admiring one for around $3000 earlier this year in Portland OR.

tac

Grizzly 45

Sparks wrote: »

Those things (the 3D printers, not the gun) are going to make life really interesting over the next decade or so. I mean, you can already print your own food with these...

Sounds really tasty.Flavoured computor printer ink and jello...:D

rowa

session savage wrote: »

Im an industrial designer by trade and these thing have been used for a few years now in prototyping. Class machines. Very very expensive though. There are a few companies now that you can email a file to and they will print out the 3d object for you. wonder if that was ever on beyond 2000

There is an article on 3d printers in this months "model engineers workshop" magazine , it was an academic exercise in bristol uni to make a low cost 3d printer, there is nothing to it , the frame is made from threaded rods with commonly availabe stepper motors used to control all three axis. Its worth a look.

I did see somewhere online a man in america 3d printing a receiver for a 10/22 , it worked fine.