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- Nov 1, 2004
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- Webster Groves, MO
I don't need to philosophize about this because I am confident that others will do it for me. First gun all-3D-printed gun created
Bill
Bill
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Sadly they wouldn't care, dont you know the rapid prototyper is 2 weeks away from being a Star Trek replicator, just add carbon. I dont give a hoot about a 1911 that hasn't been tested the same as conventionally made ones for the US military. I would be absolutely shocked if that gun passed those tests.I think the question we all have to ask ourselves is: "what happens when the reporters learn what a milling machine can do?"
Laser sintering will finally make 3D printing useful, but they've got a lot of details to work out. It can only shoot 50 rounds? But still, that's light years better than the plastic zip gun the kid in Austin printed.
I wonder what the print time is? The DMLS videos on Youtube talk about print times of several days.
Butter, I can't believe margarine still exists much less people are stupid enough to buy it.meanwhile I still don't know if I'm supposed to eat margarine or butter.
Cool. Now print me an MG-42.
First, it can fire 50 rounds and "be ready for more."
I doubt it will hold up to military acceptance tests, but that is not the point. Someone can make a gun appear out of nowhere, use it for a crime, then destroy it with no tracks. The question is whether this technology will come down to something some cretin with a grudge against humanity can download the plans on the net and make his own.
Bill
They are still leaving out some details that I would find interesting. Mainly, were ALL the parts made on the 3D printer including the barrel, extractor, and firing pin? Then there is the performance/longevity of the gun. Is it noticeably degrading as it's being shot and how about the accuracy, function, and lockup?
So just to play devils advocate here.
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BUT, if it's 20 years from now and this technology has finally matured why would anyone ever buy a CNC machine again?
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