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Cidersomerset
5th March 2013, 18:20
It does not take humans long to weaponise any technology !

This opens up a whole new cottage industry !! I pressume a bomb
is next or already has been developed !

NF9kmPQCH98

Published on 4 Mar 2013


In President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address, the commander-in-chief
mentioned how 3-D printing could change the future, and since then the technology
has received a lot more attention. Last year, a gun developer showcased an AR-15
rifle that was made out of several printed parts, but the weapon was only capable
of letting off six shots. RT's Meghan Lopez discusses how all that has changed.

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This report was from a month ago, when only part of a gun was made.

guH1A73KC5c


Published on 21 Jan 2013


Make a Working GUN using a 3D Printer! 100% Legal. Amature GunSmith Makes an AR-15 Rifle

From pediatric prosthetics to drugs and guitars, 3-D printing is already
revolutionizing the way we use, make and think about a plethora of products.

Now, a firearms enthusiast is claiming to have added yet another thing to the list: a
functional AR-15 rifle, which he made at home using a 3-D printer and gun
blueprints downloaded from the Internet.

Last month, Extreme Tech reported that amateur gunsmith Michael Guslick had
managed to "construct and shoot a pistol partly made out of plastic, 3-D printed parts."

Guslick, an engineer who operates under the moniker 'HaveBlue,' had previously
announced in an online forum that he had successfully fired 200 rounds from his
custom-made, 3-D printed .22 caliber pistol. The pistol was partially made out of
plastic, having been created from a 3-D printed lower receiver and a commercial
upper receiver.

In other words, the main body of the gun was made of plastic and printed at home.
Guslick told The Huffington Post that he had obtained gun blueprints from a website
before using his 3-D printer to print the component. To complete the weapon, he
then combined it with off-the-shelf metal parts.Guslick said that the resulting gun
was a success."Everything ran just as it should, magazine after magazine," Guslick
described in a blog post. "To be honest, it was acting more reliably than a number
of other .22 pistols I've shot."

The 3-D printed AR-15 lower receiver and an earlier 75 percent scale version, which
Guslick said he printed as an initial feasibility testGuslick said he then adapted what
he had created to make an AR-15 -- a semiautomatic rifle.Guslick said that creating
his own rifle -- which incidentally was the same model used by alleged Aurora
gunman James Holmes -- "wasn't that difficult."

The 3-D printed lower receiver assembled into a functioning .22 caliber pistol

However, Guslick said that though early testing of the rifle proved that it worked, it
still had some minor feed and extraction problems that needed to be sorted out,
Popsci notes.Though various news sources have reported that the gun enthusiast's
homemade weapon is the "world's first 3-D printed gun," Guslick was quick to point
out that this is not the case.

"Firearms manufacturers have been doing exactly that for prototyping and testing
for many years, and I'm certain many hobbyists have used 3-D printed gun parts
as well," he told HuffPost.

However, he added that his gun is -- to the best of his knowledge -- the "first 3-D
printed firearm to actually be tested" in a non-commercial setting.News of Guslick's
creation has provoked a number of discussions about gun control laws and the
future of gun use and manufacturing in this country and elsewhere -- with some
commenters saying that 3-D printers could now allow just about anyone to
assemble a completed gun from mail-order parts without government licensing or
registration.Others have pointed out that Guslick only used a 3-D printer to create
one component of the rifle and that an all-plastic, functioning assault weapon is
probably not in our near future.

For his part, Guslick said he's been surprised by all the media attention and insists
that the creation of a 3-D printed firearm is not cause for alarm.

"In the end, 3-D printing an AR-15 lower receiver and assembling it into a
functional gun is unremarkable on a technical level, yet a curious novelty on a legal
level," he said."[And] yes, though such tools are equally available to criminals as
well, I cannot foresee criminals turning to 3-D printing as an avenue to obtain illicit
arms when the black market continues to serve as a far simpler means of
acquisition -- and does not require any level of technical acumen."

Ultimately, Guslick said he hopes his 3-D printed creation does not take away from
the many possibilities that 3-D printing has for our future."3-D printing will change
our perception of mass production, with products being made more economically,
not to mention locally. Similarly, 3-D printing will expand to help redefine
ergonomics as more of the items we use everyday will not just be designed
for 'humans' but for 'individuals,'" he said.tags: 2013, news, 3d, printer,
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Science is jumping forward at a terrific rate, we saw that tools even moonbases
can be 3D printed now organs.Also an artist claims to be able to create the face
of a person from DNA from a hair !!

3D printed moon building designs revealed
http://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...signs-revealed

buckminster fuller
5th March 2013, 19:44
Hopefully, until now those attempts at making guns with SLA technology have proven impossible. The materials are just not fit for the job and break quickly when tested. I seriously hope it will remain like that.

RMorgan
5th March 2013, 21:04
Hopefully, until now those attempts at making guns with SLA technology have proven impossible. The materials are just not fit for the job and break quickly when tested. I seriously hope it will remain like that.


Well, the technology is evolving pretty fast. Some of them already print in ABS, which is a very strong polymer.

Anyway, these downloadable CAD plans arenīt useful just for 3D printers.

One could input the CAD files into a 4 or 5 axis CNC milling machine, which is much more common than 3D printers nowadays, and automatically mill the guns with incredible precision, on real high quality metal.

Positive Vibe Merchant
5th March 2013, 21:48
Everytime I think the new tech will be used effectively to sort the worlds issues (ie 3-D printing used for building houses which has been done) some fkng bone head goes out and does something stupdi with it.

And you all thing we are ready for free energy?

Pfft...

My hope in humanity, and human beings wanes by the day.

johnf
5th March 2013, 22:40
So, people have been arming themselves to the teeth.
We have a big campaign for gun control which results in even more arming to the teeth.
Many of those weapons are not registered.
The overall communication on the planet (from a surface perception perspective) is fear, and divide and conquer.
Who is hearing the underlying quiet voice deliver the message, Hey folks, wouldn't this be a good time to start to cooperate? , geuss what? You can do it, why not now?

seehas
5th March 2013, 22:41
this whole topic is a pretty good example of what happens if you give high developed technologies in the hands of a spiritual-neanderthals.

NewFounderHome
6th March 2013, 02:15
It does not take humans long to weaponise any technology !

This opens up a whole new cottage industry !! I pressume a bomb
is next or already has been developed !

NF9kmPQCH98

Published on 4 Mar 2013


In President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address, the commander-in-chief
mentioned how 3-D printing could change the future, and since then the technology
has received a lot more attention. Last year, a gun developer showcased an AR-15
rifle that was made out of several printed parts, but the weapon was only capable
of letting off six shots. RT's Meghan Lopez discusses how all that has changed.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This report was from a month ago, when only part of a gun was made.

guH1A73KC5c


Published on 21 Jan 2013


Make a Working GUN using a 3D Printer! 100% Legal. Amature GunSmith Makes an AR-15 Rifle

From pediatric prosthetics to drugs and guitars, 3-D printing is already
revolutionizing the way we use, make and think about a plethora of products.

Now, a firearms enthusiast is claiming to have added yet another thing to the list: a
functional AR-15 rifle, which he made at home using a 3-D printer and gun
blueprints downloaded from the Internet.

Last month, Extreme Tech reported that amateur gunsmith Michael Guslick had
managed to "construct and shoot a pistol partly made out of plastic, 3-D printed parts."

Guslick, an engineer who operates under the moniker 'HaveBlue,' had previously
announced in an online forum that he had successfully fired 200 rounds from his
custom-made, 3-D printed .22 caliber pistol. The pistol was partially made out of
plastic, having been created from a 3-D printed lower receiver and a commercial
upper receiver.

In other words, the main body of the gun was made of plastic and printed at home.
Guslick told The Huffington Post that he had obtained gun blueprints from a website
before using his 3-D printer to print the component. To complete the weapon, he
then combined it with off-the-shelf metal parts.Guslick said that the resulting gun
was a success."Everything ran just as it should, magazine after magazine," Guslick
described in a blog post. "To be honest, it was acting more reliably than a number
of other .22 pistols I've shot."

The 3-D printed AR-15 lower receiver and an earlier 75 percent scale version, which
Guslick said he printed as an initial feasibility testGuslick said he then adapted what
he had created to make an AR-15 -- a semiautomatic rifle.Guslick said that creating
his own rifle -- which incidentally was the same model used by alleged Aurora
gunman James Holmes -- "wasn't that difficult."

The 3-D printed lower receiver assembled into a functioning .22 caliber pistol

However, Guslick said that though early testing of the rifle proved that it worked, it
still had some minor feed and extraction problems that needed to be sorted out,
Popsci notes.Though various news sources have reported that the gun enthusiast's
homemade weapon is the "world's first 3-D printed gun," Guslick was quick to point
out that this is not the case.

"Firearms manufacturers have been doing exactly that for prototyping and testing
for many years, and I'm certain many hobbyists have used 3-D printed gun parts
as well," he told HuffPost.

However, he added that his gun is -- to the best of his knowledge -- the "first 3-D
printed firearm to actually be tested" in a non-commercial setting.News of Guslick's
creation has provoked a number of discussions about gun control laws and the
future of gun use and manufacturing in this country and elsewhere -- with some
commenters saying that 3-D printers could now allow just about anyone to
assemble a completed gun from mail-order parts without government licensing or
registration.Others have pointed out that Guslick only used a 3-D printer to create
one component of the rifle and that an all-plastic, functioning assault weapon is
probably not in our near future.

For his part, Guslick said he's been surprised by all the media attention and insists
that the creation of a 3-D printed firearm is not cause for alarm.

"In the end, 3-D printing an AR-15 lower receiver and assembling it into a
functional gun is unremarkable on a technical level, yet a curious novelty on a legal
level," he said."[And] yes, though such tools are equally available to criminals as
well, I cannot foresee criminals turning to 3-D printing as an avenue to obtain illicit
arms when the black market continues to serve as a far simpler means of
acquisition -- and does not require any level of technical acumen."

Ultimately, Guslick said he hopes his 3-D printed creation does not take away from
the many possibilities that 3-D printing has for our future."3-D printing will change
our perception of mass production, with products being made more economically,
not to mention locally. Similarly, 3-D printing will expand to help redefine
ergonomics as more of the items we use everyday will not just be designed
for 'humans' but for 'individuals,'" he said.tags: 2013, news, 3d, printer,
technology, advanced, concern, deadly, weapon, gunsmith, ar15, firearm,
round ,pistol, gun, parts, regulation, law, easy, craft, custom, made ,unique,
afordable, dollar, design, cad ,computer, graphics, plastic, make, rifle,
laws, america, u.s,. usa ,police, consumer, software, digital, copyright ,trend,
trends, trendy, russia, today, r,t dream, object, prototype, blueprin,t model,



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Other related threads


3-D printer could create human organs

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?56077-3-D-printer-could-create-human-organs

Science is jumping forward at a terrific rate, we saw that tools even moonbases
can be 3D printed now organs.Also an artist claims to be able to create the face
of a person from DNA from a hair !!

3D printed moon building designs revealed
http://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...signs-revealed



Hi Cidersomerset,

Thanks for writing this tread,

This subject seems new to the general population when in fact it all started in the late 80's, so Rapid Prototyping, 3D printing is far from new. Let's keep in mind then there are many RP technologies out in the public and the prices are just starting to go down and that is because of open source RP units.

We are seeing the same open source thing starting with 3D scanning or 3D digitizing.

There are several interesting threads that have been started on Avalon. Here is one!

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?50517-Printable-guns...almost-a-reality-&p=565323#post565323


The cheap RP technology can only act as a housing, it is excellent for a handle or the housing of mechanical assembly and a clip for bullets but it cannot for the moment replace the main important component like a gun barrel or a firing pine and more. So NO YOU CANNOT make a gun from A to Z for the moment it is not possible. Point Blank!

But this technology is wonderful and fun.

NewFounderHome
6th March 2013, 04:45
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Ellisa
6th March 2013, 06:02
Surely 6 bullets can be enough to change the world sometimes!

As NFH has shown metal parts can be produced and a gun does not have to look like a Smith and Wesson, it just has to hang together long enough to fire a projectile at some target.

On a happier note I did read a fanciful suggestion for the future using this technology, which described a trip to the moon or other planets. The original space vehicle carries the printer and develops robotic machines which construct other machines capable of producing the equipment needed to operate a space base.

I felt quite positive about this whole technology, and hope we don't use it just to produce guns and TV sets.

buckminster fuller
6th March 2013, 11:04
Hopefully, until now those attempts at making guns with SLA technology have proven impossible. The materials are just not fit for the job and break quickly when tested. I seriously hope it will remain like that.


Well, the technology is evolving pretty fast. Some of them already print in ABS, which is a very strong polymer.

Anyway, these downloadable CAD plans arenīt useful just for 3D printers.

One could input the CAD files into a 4 or 5 axis CNC milling machine, which is much more common than 3D printers nowadays, and automatically mill the guns with incredible precision, on real high quality metal.


You're right Raf, but those milling/carving machines still require technical skills to be operated. There are constraints and backdraws. 3d printer seems to evolve toward a much more user friendly trend, hence the risk of printing dangerous stuff. It's even possible to print in titanium, but the inner strenght of materials is disrupted by the layer arrangements due to printing process.

Anchor
6th March 2013, 21:50
Everytime I think the new tech will be used effectively to sort the worlds issues (ie 3-D printing used for building houses which has been done) some fkng bone head goes out and does something stupdi with it.

And you all thing we are ready for free energy?

Pfft...

My hope in humanity, and human beings wanes by the day.

Problem reaction solution. This is all a media game to get 3D printers regulated.

Using a divisive topic like Guns is just a starter. Soon it will be syringes for drug users, lab equipment for drug manufacturers, weapons for gangsters, I dont know - perhaps strange and weird sex toys - anything that can likely piss off a majority of people that will help get laws passed.

You simply cannot have people making their own stuff.

My faith in humanity does not waver :)

Positive Vibe Merchant
6th March 2013, 22:23
Thanks Anchor. I needed to hear that through my anger at the man for again trying to stifle the creativity of the rest of us.

buckminster fuller
6th March 2013, 23:21
For your information, there are really cheap 3d printers on the market today. They mostly print in ABS and PLA (a plastic issued from corn, and thus easily biodegradable). Some of them are sold as DIY, meaning you have to mount them yourself, including some soldering. Of the ones I know there is :

The founder, open source style 3d printer : http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page

The ultimaker : http://www.ultimaker.com/

And my favorite, which I'm still testing with, the replicator 2 : https://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html

Average, the cost of 1kg of ABS or PLA starts from 30 dollars / 24 euros.As it is possible to print empty objects with quite thin walls, there is not that much material needed.

Positive Vibe Merchant
7th March 2013, 01:25
When I think of 3-D printing and the amazing applicationg that can be done, Contour Crafting instantly comes to mind.

http://www.core77.com/blog/digital_fabrication/contour_crafting_3d_printing_an_entire_house_23076.asp

Easy, affordable and can be done in the fraction of time a bricks n mortar house can be built.

Whippet
7th March 2013, 01:56
You simply cannot have people making their own stuff.
That's it in a nutshell. Guns are not the problem. You simply cannot have human beings operating in a free and independent manner. They must be strictly controlled to preserve the existing master-slave paradigm. Money efficiently serves this function.

NewFounderHome
7th March 2013, 05:31
Hopefully, until now those attempts at making guns with SLA technology have proven impossible. The materials are just not fit for the job and break quickly when tested. I seriously hope it will remain like that.


Well, the technology is evolving pretty fast. Some of them already print in ABS, which is a very strong polymer.

Anyway, these downloadable CAD plans arenīt useful just for 3D printers.

One could input the CAD files into a 4 or 5 axis CNC milling machine, which is much more common than 3D printers nowadays, and automatically mill the guns with incredible precision, on real high quality metal.


You're right Raf, but those milling/carving machines still require technical skills to be operated. There are constraints and backdraws. 3d printer seems to evolve toward a much more user friendly trend, hence the risk of printing dangerous stuff. It's even possible to print in titanium, but the inner strenght of materials is disrupted by the layer arrangements due to printing process.

Well Yes.

Programming a cnc machine is absolutely not like printing a document on a printer and yes you need a combination of skills to pull this off. Computer, gcode, machine setup, use off appropriate tooling used in good sequence, using a given type of control, and many more skills. So no it is not like setting up a new printer and printing your first document, not even close.

NewFounderHome
7th March 2013, 05:36
When I think of 3-D printing and the amazing applicationg that can be done, Contour Crafting instantly comes to mind.

http://www.core77.com/blog/digital_fabrication/contour_crafting_3d_printing_an_entire_house_23076.asp

Easy, affordable and can be done in the fraction of time a bricks n mortar house can be built.

They have been playing with this for a will now, but no real industrial commercial solution has made it.

buckminster fuller
7th March 2013, 17:21
When I think of 3-D printing and the amazing applicationg that can be done, Contour Crafting instantly comes to mind.

http://www.core77.com/blog/digital_fabrication/contour_crafting_3d_printing_an_entire_house_23076.asp

Easy, affordable and can be done in the fraction of time a bricks n mortar house can be built.

They have been playing with this for a will now, but no real industrial commercial solution has made it.

Many things are being explored that we could do with this technology. Unfortunately short time returns on investment paralyse the system so badly, and the industry is so tightly connected to finance that these solutions will not be tried. Controlled obsolescence, exhaustion of resources are the tools of the trade when things like this exist :

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Only when a vision and a civil/political dynamic meet will we be able to see those wonders happen. Before or after collapse ..?

Whippet
8th March 2013, 03:32
and the industry is so tightly connected to finance that these solutions will not be tried.
Michael Tellinger agrees. It is like this for almost all things, which is why society is floundering on the edge of collapse.

What an incredible waste, and just to benefit a tiny minority that already has wealth beyond imagination.