3D Printed Gun

The only 3D printed gun I have seen in the press has been a two shot .380 "derringer" bulkier than a .45 HiPoint.

Google:

https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=Lulz+Liberator&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Defcad:

http://defcad.com/

I don't think the DefCad design is safe. Better to just break off a car antenna and use a nail and rubber band in the traditional method... and considering the price of ABS string, lots cheaper too.

Do you have a 3D printer? Are they not very expensive?

I think this will only be legal until they find a way to outlaw it. Too bad.

The $800 to $1500 3d printers are really pretty poor from what I've seen, but my experience is with professional grade 3d printers. I was very interested in buying a Makerbot or similar, until I saw the actual print quality.

The guys making the AR-15 lowers are not, to my knowledge, using the low end hobbyist printers, but are renting a machine that would ordinarily sell for $25k and up.

I haven't seen a Glock lower design, but all you really need is a 3D model of the item, not a specific 3D printing file. For the lower end hobbyist machines you use Slicer or a similar piece of software, that then sends the instructions to the printer.

owen said:

I haven't seen a Glock lower design, but all you really need is a 3D model of the item, not a specific 3D printing file. For the lower end hobbyist machines you use Slicer or a similar piece of software, that then sends the instructions to the printer.

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But the design needs to be adjusted to your material and capabilities of your printer accordingly.

The DefCad guys figured that out pretty quick when the standard AR shape failed horribly.

Then they made it beefier.

Why would you spend $800 (or $300) for a printer to make a crappy gun. You could just buy a good gun

TennJed said:

Why would you spend $800 (or $300) for a printer to make a crappy gun. You could just buy a good gun

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Because it can make more than a gun?

tyeo098 said:

Because it can make more than a gun?

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How good are the printed guns? Are they anywhere near the quality of a professionally manufactured gun? I still think I would rather have 1 good gun than an unlimited supply of crappy guns.

TennJed said:

How good are the printed guns? Are they anywhere near the quality of a professionally manufactured gun? I still think I would rather have 1 good gun than an unlimited supply of crappy guns.

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More than A gun, not more than ONE gun.

Its a device that can create anything you can imagine from thin air essentially.

Its sole purpose is not for printing crappy derringers.

well its really thin air either, and the feedstock isn't exactly cheap, even on the hobby machines.

Anything you can imagine... as long as it's low-strength thermoplastic.

For the price of one of the machines that laser-sinters metallic powders, you can pick up a nice Haas 5-axis CNC center.