yakdung 2,926 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Welcome to the age of the 3D printed magazine: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwelhse 1,285 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I have a friend with a rapid prototype machine in his basement... The mags wouldn't be cheap, but he could certainly make them! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 That is a beautiful thing. I love the idea of products becoming open source print at home. Gouging will be a lot harder in a few years, except for the cost of plastic pellets and whatnot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theturtlepond 31 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thats awesome. You can damn near print a whole AR now. Can't wait to see what happens in a few years with that stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
montec 164 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thats awesome. You can damn near print a whole AR now. Can't wait to see what happens in a few years with that stuff. Last I had heard is they can only get a couple or maybe a few off before its done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwelhse 1,285 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Last I had heard is they can only get a couple or maybe a few off before its done. 200 was the last youtube video I saw. Getting better all the time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yakdung 2,926 Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 http://youtu.be/YqzJlBcCsow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devildogdakota 804 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 How big are these machines? I'd like to get a few gals I know get a print mold made of them so I can have some fun without the wine-n-dine expenses! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwelhse 1,285 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 How big are these machines? I'd like to get a few gals I know get a print mold made of them so I can have some fun without the wine-n-dine expenses! You can glue the smaller sections together to make as large of a sex doll as you like. You sick bastard. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devildogdakota 804 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 How big are these machines? I'd like to get a few gals I know get a print mold made of them so I can have some fun without the wine-n-dine expenses! You can glue the smaller sections together to make as large of a sex doll as you like. You sick bastard. Hell, I didn't even think of the parts I actually won't use. I could really get the plastic pricing down, now that you mention it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgconnor13 206 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Once 3D printing becomes capable of high strength alloys I'd like to see the government attempt to try to restrict/ tax/ regulate the production, and possession of anything. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raidersfan_5544 57 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Thats the shit right there.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zenman223 460 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Once 3D printing becomes capable of high strength alloys I'd like to see the government attempt to try to restrict/ tax/ regulate the production, and possession of anything. Oh you can bet they will, I suspect it would likely end up like drugs are now. Illegal but readily available to anyone who wish's to purchase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigChongus 765 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 We have one of these at my college. They are extremely expensive to buy and use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shandlanos 1,470 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 You can build a perfectly competent 3d printer that will hook up to your computer via USB, controlled by free open-source software, for less than $500. The resolution isn't the best, but it's fine for making a throw-away magazine body. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fitty% 808 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Yeah there is a desktop 3d printer out now. It costs around $2000 I think. There is also a program for a 1-2 shot pistol like the liberators of WW2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Once 3D printing becomes capable of high strength alloys I'd like to see the government attempt to try to restrict/ tax/ regulate the production, and possession of anything. Remember when Hillary C. Tried to sponsor a bill to tax email? Yeah there is a desktop 3d printer out now. It costs around $2000 I think. There is also a program for a 1-2 shot pistol like the liberators of WW2. Similar for simple open source milling tools. My little brother just got a 3 axis cnc mill for a few hundred dollars. It looks pretty solid. You can print your toys and clean em up on the table. Even print your own clamping jigs to hold complex printed shapes into the mill! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigChongus 765 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Bit different than the one we've got, then. That guy was around $10k lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uzitiger 193 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) When they become available at a resonable cost, I'm geting one. A couple of good projects would be to make a 10/22 style receiver or an AK style stock for it to make it look like an AK-47. Another one is the Ruger Mark I or II pistols frames or receiver tube. Edited January 19, 2013 by uzitiger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unclejake 428 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 I have seen these things at work, the future is looking bright, my friends!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MT Predator 2,294 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 My father-in-law is an Engineer in the plastics industry. He said items "printed" are not nearly as strong as injection moulded things. It is still neat technology although you still need a source for magazine springs if you are going to make them from scratch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NM0 586 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Will experience one soon. Been tasked with purchasing and incorporating it into different program curriculums for our campus. Amazing stuff to say the least. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Voltia 375 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Ok, people need to hold their horses here a bit. This is the engineering equivalent of hippie medicine. Sure, it sounds great, but does it actually do what you want? Yeah, it looks great for making polymer mags, and that will address the power of a mag ban, but it won't make metal parts of any sort of strength. Remember the powdered metal controversy? Reputable gun makers used them for parts in some guns, and they usually work, but people don't like them, and they're limited to minor parts. Plastic certainly would do even less. You can't print metal. Metal is made 4 different ways, casting (pouring liquid into a mold), that powdered metal way, which is like casting, or forging, where you beat the shit out of a semi molten shape. Or, or "and" you machine it from a bigger shape. A CNC machine is basically a multi axis mill. We've had mills forever, and they are how shit gets done in this country. A 3d printer deposits a polymer in a printing method. CNC machines cut material from a larger piece, think like whittling from wood. 3D printers make your wood sculpture from sawdust and glue. Even a novice should be able to understand the difference in structural integrity there, even using the same materials. Also, you can't print something of one strength, then use it to make something stronger. Doesn't work that way. A steel mill can cut plastic. A plastic mill can't cut steel. If I wanted to make AR mags, I wouldn't get a 3d printer. I'd get a small injection molding machine for the body, the floorplate, and the follower and a small mill. Order a bunch of springs, like thousands, and some steel plate. Use the mill to make simple molds for the follower, the floorplate, and the body, then make small lots. Use the mill to clean em up, then assemble. Yeah, they'd be ugly, but they'd work, and I wouldn't be out much more money than for the 3-d printer. There's a reason these are called 3-d printer prototyping machines. They make proof of concept 1:1 models for prototypes. I work in manufacturing, and I have a couple mechanical engineering degrees, and I'm not trying to sound negative, but this tech isn't the best way of doing what you want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 ^^^yet. And most of us know all that already. It isn't a panacea but what is cool is that small scale tools that do high precision complicated cuts on open source software are now available for under a thousand dollars. They can make parts from plans that can be shared and uploaded that a few years ago would have required a skilled machinist a $350 K multi axis multi tool head mill, and thousands of dollars in CAD software (which you would need to know how to use) Now you can just buy a $600 3 axis mini CNC mill kit, plug it into your laptop and clamp some materials down and let it go. It is not industrial scale or speed, but it is greatly improved access to for the little guy with a neat idea. For items that lot's of people want, the little guy doesn't even need much understanding beyond clamping things down solidly because someone can make a walkthrough and provide the CNC instructions.... Bolt the sucker down, run plan 1. un bolt the part flip onto it's side. align off of this surface, clamp down. run plan 2..... And now you have a new ______ Just like a betty crocker cake mix. If you can follow directions you can have nice things. You can make good springs out of easily obtainable piano wire. I've even looked into suppliers of wire made for springs with different profiles. you can buy a spool of wire, make a mandrill and wrap the wire a fixed # of turns around the mandril take it off, straighten each wrap a bit, and temper it. This is how prototyping for springs is generally done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yakdung 2,926 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Congressman in NY not too happy with this: http://www.examiner.com/article/congressman-wants-to-censor-internet-of-high-capacity-magazine-plans Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vance665 225 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Now we just need to figure out a way to print ammo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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