NUance Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 A Working Assault Rifle Made With a 3-D PrinterBy John RobbPosted 07.26.2012 at 5:29 pm <snip> HaveBlue then decided to push the limits of what was possible and use his printer to make an AR-15 rifle. To do this, he downloaded plans for an AR-15 in the Solidworks file format from a site called CNCGunsmith.com. After some small modifications to the design, he fed about $30 of ABS plastic feedstock into his late-model Stratasys printer. The result was a functional AR-15 rifle. Early testing shows that it works, although it still has some minor feed and extraction problems to be worked out. LINK People are doing cool stuff printing tools and all. But I don't think I'd want to put a printed weapon next to my face and fire it. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Plastic barrel and chamber; even Glock uses metal in the weapons Quote Link to comment
HSKR Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I watched a news segment a while back on 3D printer technology and it's really insane to think of the possibilities it holds. Someday we could all have our own replicators in our houses like Star Trek. It could also make various manufacturing sectors obsolete. No need to head to Wally to buy cheap Chinese toys for the kids when you can make your own in the basement. Never thought about guns though, kind of scary when you start thinking of the bad things you could make. Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I had no idea what 3D printing was before I opened this thread and got to googiling...amazing technology. Thanks for the enlightening moment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aghzpO_UZE Quote Link to comment
Danimal Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I had no idea what 3D printing was before I opened this thread and got to googiling...amazing technology. Thanks for the enlightening moment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aghzpO_UZE I had never known such a thing existed out of Sci Fi either. That is insane technology Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I think Mikey(formerly at OCC) did a segment on those printers a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 A Working Assault Rifle Made With a 3-D PrinterBy John RobbPosted 07.26.2012 at 5:29 pm <snip> HaveBlue then decided to push the limits of what was possible and use his printer to make an AR-15 rifle. To do this, he downloaded plans for an AR-15 in the Solidworks file format from a site called CNCGunsmith.com. After some small modifications to the design, he fed about $30 of ABS plastic feedstock into his late-model Stratasys printer. The result was a functional AR-15 rifle. Early testing shows that it works, although it still has some minor feed and extraction problems to be worked out. LINK People are doing cool stuff printing tools and all. But I don't think I'd want to put a printed weapon next to my face and fire it. Media falsely reports man used 3-D printer to make assault rifle Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 But the only part of the gun -- an AR-15 -- that was fabricated using the 3-D printer was a part that did not have to withstand the explosions of the cartridge going off, nor was it a part that hasn't been made of plastic in other guns already. The chamber was not fabricated, the barrel was not fabricated, the bolt wasn’t, and the firing pin wasn't. In fact, none of the most important working parts were created using the 3-D printer. Okay, but except for the chamber, the barrel, the bolt, and the firing pin the AR-15 was printed. Are those parts important? Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 And AR stands for Armalite, fyi Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 And AR stands for Armalite, fyi Sure enough. LINK And I always thought it stood for assault rifle. Now that I've learned something for today I can shut my brain off. 1 Quote Link to comment
bennychico11 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 kind of related...but good little video from an engineering professor suggesting 3D printers can be used to build structures such as homes. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/3d-printer-could-build-house-20-hours-224156687.html In the video, the professor demonstrates how the machine lays down a concrete foundation, puts up walls, even inserts wiring and plumbing, and eventually constructs an entire building, which Professor Khoshnevis says can be completed in less than a day. Quote Link to comment
95huskers Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 can i get a 3d print of kate upton? please..... Quote Link to comment
Moiraine Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 UNL has a 3D printer now but they can only print in white, red, and semi-transparent Quote Link to comment
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