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3D printing and liberty

Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 5 months ago to Philosophy

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Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 5 months ago

From the article,
3d printing from a mainstream well known tool company, Dremel:
https://3dprinter.dremel.com/

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  Posted by Hiraghm 9 years, 5 months ago
  
  We need to carry that at Wal-mart, alongside our other Dremel tools.
  
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Posted by Temlakos 9 years, 5 months ago

As I expected, one of these babies costs $1000 US. Slightly more than a desktop costs.

I've heard a lot about a 3-D printer that can print a gun. I would think those guns would be single-shot, if they didn't kill the shooter. But maybe I'd use one of these babies to help set up my own gunsmith shop.

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  Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 5 months ago
  
  I believe these printers are unable to print in metals. That is much more difficult, and costly.
  
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    Posted by Temlakos 9 years, 5 months ago
    
    That's not what I had in mind. They can print in ceramic, no? If so, you can use them to create casting molds and use them with the metal.
    
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      Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 5 months ago
      
      If you mean the Dremel printer, no ceramic. It uses PLA, a thermal plastic.
      
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        Posted by Temlakos 9 years, 5 months ago
        
        I've heard of some other printers out there that do use ceramic.
        
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Posted by allosaur 9 years, 5 months ago

What really piqued this old shooter's interest was the 3D "Liberator Pistol."
Looks like a real challenge would be to provide it with sights.
I just found the homemade gun all over Youtube if anyone cares to take a look.

I looked and stumbled upon 3D bullets that I could conceivably load into my 12-gauge pump.
That would be the first thing I'd try to make a 3D printer--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVyLGQUm...

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Posted by Robbie53024 9 years, 5 months ago

for those with a spare grand.

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Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 9 years, 5 months ago

One day...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD4EVXkf...

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