Man makes guns with a 3D printer

badcompany · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:11

http://www.slashgear.com/man-makes-guns-with-a-3d-printer-25240293/

3d printings days are now numbered?

He used a Stratasys 3D printer to create a .22 pistol. And yes, it actually works; it can shoot bullets just like a normal gun.
In fact, the user claims to have fired more than 200 rounds out of the machine, and says it still works just fine. But he didn’t stop there. He also assembled a .223 rifle upper and attached it to the lower, again with 100% success

So now everyone will be out of work, replaced by technology. Soon they will be able to build computerized robots to make programers obsolete. How are they going to sell these things if there is no one to buy them? .

Manufacturing will be destroyed won't it?

Participant · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:12

John Malkovich has been making guns out of plastic for years!

OhEsEcks · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:13

I'd like to see this gun he's fired more than 200 rounds from. I can't believe 3D printing can manufacture something that strong. At least something that strong that would remain accurate at any distance not involving rubbing your face down the target.

estebanrey · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:15

A revival of luddism is nigh I see.

On the gun thing though, it's not much use creating a gun if you can't create the bullets to go with it. As far as I'm aware 3D printers aren't capable of printing out lead.

doofer · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:15

You can make a shot gun from some pipes and a nail. Don't even need a fancy 3D printer.

PhilthyPhil · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:17

He hasn't made a complete gun. Just the lower receiver with the rest being made from off the shelf parts.

OhEsEcks · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:18

estebanrey said:
A revival of luddism is nigh I see.

On the gun thing though, it's not much use creating a gun if you can't create the bullets to go with it. As far as I'm aware 3D printers aren't capable of printing out lead.

Lead is easy to shape. So is brass. With the right tools you could press out shells and bullets. It might not be to the standard of factory produced pieces. But it's doable.

UncleRuckus · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:19

estebanrey said:
A revival of luddism is nigh I see.

Exactly what I was thinking.

Spektor · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:19

Until the thing starts printing functioning bullets I don't see the problem.

UncleRuckus · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:21

MY GOD IT COULD PRINT BBS WERE DOOOOMMMMEEEDDD

OhEsEcks · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:21

Spektor said:
Until the thing starts printing functioning bullets I don't see the problem.

You can print bullets. And the casings as well. Whether or not they would stand up to the explosive force when powder is added is another thing entirely.

sigma · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:22

One can make a number of weapons without the need for printers.

Spektor · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:24

OhEsEcks said:
when powder is added.

Not quite printing a bullet then is it? hence why I used 'functioning' in the post you quoted.

OhEsEcks · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:26

Spektor said:
Not quite printing a bullet then is it? hence why I used 'functioning' in the post you quoted.

The bullet is only one part of the whole. A round consists of the bullet, casing, powder and the primer. Technically a bullet is simply a projectile. Putting a stone in a slingshot, it becomes a bullet.

Spektor · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:30

OhEsEcks said:
The bullet is only one part of the whole. A round consists of the bullet, casing, powder and the primer. Technically a bullet is simply a projectile. Putting a stone in a slingshot, it becomes a bullet.

Are you being serious right now? I don't recall the OP posting about slingshots so it was very clear what I meant - but if you want to play the splitting hairs game then **** it, yeah lets ban 3D printing and can we ban chairs to? because I could just break a chair up and beat someone to death with the leg.

OhEsEcks · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:35

Spektor said:
Are you being serious right now? I don't recall the OP posting about slingshots so it was very clear what I meant - but if you want to play the splitting hairs game then **** it, yeah lets ban 3D printing and can we ban chairs to? because I could just break a chair up and beat someone to death with the leg.

Wow. You're testy.

With 3D printing, you can print just about everything required to make a functioning firearm and round, bar the powder/propellent. So it does print functioning bullets. So you should have a problem going by your earlier post.

But you don't need to anyway. Since the explosive force would more than likely cause any weapon to explode in the individuals hand. At least with current printing materials.

I said nothing about banning anything. I would like to be able to print weapons and bullets thank you.

UncleRuckus · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:41

OhEsEcks said:
With 3D printing, you can print just about everything required to make a functioning firearm and round, bar the powder/propellent. So it does print functioning bullets.

Wow, contradicting yourself in two sequential sentences?

5 stars!

Please, tell me how these gun bullets serve their function without black powder?

OhEsEcks · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:42

UncleRuckus said:
Wow, contradicting yourself in two sequential sentences?

5 stars!

Please, tell me how these gun bullets serve their function without black powder?

Did you miss my previous post where I mentioned that a bullet is only part of a whole? A bullet is a projectile. A bullet does not contain explosives.

cm1179 · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:44

guns don't kill people, printers do

paradisiac · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:47

would it not of been easier to make a knife/sword