Does anyone here own one? I see small units going for about $300. Having the ability to print plastic parts is very intriguing... I assume I could print gun parts (magazine extensions and such) and sell those to pay for the cost of the printer. While and the same time, I wonder how much that same printer will cost in a year...?
I had one made by Tinkerine in Canada. You would need a high grade printer, and blue prints made. So figure those two cost together, run a sample test to see the amount of plastic used, repeat the process and you can effectively make a balance sheet. You couldn't use cheap plastic, it would have to be the higher grade stuff. BEWARE: This is the type of stuff that will get your door kicked in in the middle of the night.
Still will be a while before it gets practical, IMHO. That said, I fully expect to design and produce action figures on my 3-D printer for my future grandchildren (hopefully at least 15 years away).
It is perfectly legal to build guns for your personal use provided you are legally allowed to own guns. https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/what-atf-doing-regards-people-making-their-own-firearms Wolverine is not talking about making firearms, but making firearms parts, which don't even require a license to make and sell.
Isn't that cool? The ability to print your grand children's action figures? 3D printing is going to change everything. I have already be involved in printing magazine extensions for my M&P9 and they work very well. Only problem is, it's not my printer, so I can't sell the parts, and I have very limited opportunities to access it.
It is cool. I can't wait. The next thing in this, will be when we can get 3-d printers that can print metal, or some kind of process that can change 3-d plastic to metal.
There are already sintered metal 3d printers. In the manufacturing world it is called additive manufacturing. Curently it is very cost prohibitive. Check out this link - http://p.protolabs.com/titanium-dir...itanium-DMLS&gclid=CIuql-i68McCFVCBfgodZrEK9g
