Rut Roh,,,,the gubmet aint gonna like this one bit

[diverdog]

AQ6Q3BfbVBU#!


http://news.yahoo.com/you-don-t-bring-a-3d-printer-to-a-gun-fight----yet.html

[Sooner5030]

what is this? the composite version of a CNC machine? You can make a gun now if you are willing to break the law.

[jkjsooner]

This seems like a pipe dream to me. My guess is that the technology which is mainly used to print models and such is a long way from being able to handle the requirements of a weapon.

[olevetonahill]

This seems like a pipe dream to me. My guess is that the technology which is mainly used to print models and such is a long way from being able to handle the requirements of a weapon.

Did you watch? He clearly states several times that the weapon produced only has to work once, Thats doable
These aint gonna have to stand up to rigors of Combat

[olevetonahill]

Another story, Looks like this is on its way

http://news.yahoo.com/you-don-t-bring-a-3d-printer-to-a-gun-fight----yet.html

[jkjsooner]

Did you watch? He clearly states several times that the weapon produced only has to work once, Thats doable
These aint gonna have to stand up to rigors of Combat

I did watch it. I have serious doubts that they could produce a design that would work once. Forgetting the problems associated with the materials, these printers work by depositing (or maybe subtracting) layers which means that at a microscopic level it will have a lego type layered structure. That doesn't seem to be much of a way to make a usable weapon.

[yermom]

this is a big thing with nerds right now with the 3-D printing. the quality of them seems to be getting better from what i was seeing the other day.

as this tech gets better, it could change a LOT of things.

i'm not really sure of what the real point of the open source weapon is. i'd imagine we are talking about a bigger impact outside of the US

[olevetonahill]

I did watch it. I have serious doubts that they could produce a design that would work once. Forgetting the problems associated with the materials, these printers work by depositing (or maybe subtracting) layers which means that at a microscopic level it will have a lego type layered structure. That doesn't seem to be much of a way to make a usable weapon.

Read that Link I posted
It says they already doing a Prototype now.
Now I doubt Id ever spend the money on the stuff to make em , But some idjits will im sure

[Ton Loc]

http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/images/12/2010/11/xlarge_urbee1.jpg

They're already printing cars (http://jalopnik.com/5683746/this-is-the-first-3d-printed-car)...why not weapons.