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Topic: Schumer: It’s time to go after the 3-D printable guns (Read 4397 times)

legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1049
Death to enemies!
When 3D printers could print such idiots as Schumer then it is time to go after those printers! Until then it's nobodys business what I do with items I have unless I start running around and hurting other people.
legendary
Activity: 3038
Merit: 1032
RIP Mommy
A Schumer that behaves properly (not violating the fuck out of civil rights) would be replaced with an even worse bloody tyrant.
legendary
Activity: 2912
Merit: 1386
It's time to go after civil rights violators, like you, Herr Schumer.
Better, just print ...

wait.... pssst <>

....just print up a replacement Schumer that behaves properly and insert in DC...
legendary
Activity: 3038
Merit: 1032
RIP Mommy
It's time to go after civil rights violators, like you, Herr Schumer.
newbie
Activity: 42
Merit: 0
Lol they will never get rid of printed guns.
legendary
Activity: 2912
Merit: 1386
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But if people are empowered to make whatever things at home (with easy to use equipment that you can run on your desk, not a workshop with lathes and such)  without any government control, then that is a whole new dilemma.
Indeed if you have the power to fabricate any spare part simply by downloading a cad from a database its a whole new ball game.
The secondary market would be seriously affected. Example, a washing machine door handle (know in-build failure point) cost of production a few cents sells for 10-20.
The other thing the service centre would not need to store it as it can manufacture as needed. No prefabrication and storage required.
At the same time, will it be the same dilemma as with current printers where you a forced to use expensive cartridges?
Not only for illegal stuff this printers will change the way things are done.
True.

Another interesting one (There is a reason I pick this particular example).  Car window rollup mechanisms have usually something like a worm gear and a linear gear which work together, along with the motor and the mounting frame.  I used to have some Volvos and every now and then shelled out $350-400 for one of these units.  Of course it was often just the plastic stuff that was broken.

No longer have Volvos, but about the time I switched from them, one of the service managers told me that the newer cars you had to buy the entire interior guts of the door when this problem occurred - some $1500.

So this is an example of "packaging" so as to create a major income producing item, when a tiny subassembly is all that is really needed.  There are many examples of this.
legendary
Activity: 966
Merit: 1001
Energy is Wealth
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But if people are empowered to make whatever things at home (with easy to use equipment that you can run on your desk, not a workshop with lathes and such)  without any government control, then that is a whole new dilemma.
Indeed if you have the power to fabricate any spare part simply by downloading a cad from a database its a whole new ball game.
The secondary market would be seriously affected. Example, a washing machine door handle (know in-build failure point) cost of production a few cents sells for 10-20.
The other thing the service centre would not need to store it as it can manufacture as needed. No prefabrication and storage required.
At the same time, will it be the same dilemma as with current printers where you a forced to use expensive cartridges?
Not only for illegal stuff this printers will change the way things are done.
legendary
Activity: 1112
Merit: 1000
Then the GREAT DISRUPTER is ebay.

Hail the Overlord of Distruption!

Traditional government restrictions involve catching counterfeit/illegal goods at the boarder or clamping down on local production and distribution (sale), does not matter if it's on flea markets, shops or ebay. Silk Road is an example of how to get around it but then still the postal system is the weak channel where packages do get checked (and not always at the boarder).

But if people are empowered to make whatever things at home (with easy to use equipment that you can run on your desk, not a workshop with lathes and such)  without any government control, then that is a whole new dilemma.
legendary
Activity: 2912
Merit: 1386
Handcuff keys, that's a good one.  I agree the extrusion printer would do it.  It would not likely do 5 and 6 pin Schlage or Quickset style locks, although those can certainly be duplicated by a camera picture.

Keys is just an examples, there a more items where we trust them because we know the production or sales is restricted, for example police badges on a uniform.
Then the GREAT DISRUPTER is ebay.

Hail the Overlord of Distruption!
legendary
Activity: 1112
Merit: 1000
Handcuff keys, that's a good one.  I agree the extrusion printer would do it.  It would not likely do 5 and 6 pin Schlage or Quickset style locks, although those can certainly be duplicated by a camera picture.

Keys is just an examples, there a more items where we trust them because we know the production or sales is restricted, for example police badges on a uniform.
legendary
Activity: 2912
Merit: 1386
The topic of the thread is of course, 3d printed guns.

What else?

You can cause a lot more problem by just looking at real world example like this:

http://blackbag.nl/?p=940

You can take pictures of peoples keyrings and print their keys

Stupid 19th century technology caught up by a $600 printer....
Handcuff keys, that's a good one.  I agree the extrusion printer would do it.  It would not likely do 5 and 6 pin Schlage or Quickset style locks, although those can certainly be duplicated by a camera picture.
legendary
Activity: 1112
Merit: 1000
The topic of the thread is of course, 3d printed guns.

What else?

You can cause a lot more problem by just looking at real world example like this:

http://blackbag.nl/?p=940

You can take pictures of peoples keyrings and print their keys

Stupid 19th century technology caught up by a $600 printer....
legendary
Activity: 2912
Merit: 1386
Who needs China anymore when I can just print those cute little figurines.  Anyway, has anyone considered how many jobs will be lost to these things?
Wait.....

You mean China isn't going to own us?
legendary
Activity: 1078
Merit: 1003
Who needs China anymore when I can just print those cute little figurines.  Anyway, has anyone considered how many jobs will be lost to these things?
legendary
Activity: 2912
Merit: 1386
Actually I think 3D printers are another very disruptive technology, especially the medical applications.
That's too tame.  Let's consider how they may be disruptive against the nazi forces of political correctness and insane government micromanagement of ouir personal lives.

I've noted showerheads without flow restrictors, designed and printed to provide high output.

The topic of the thread is of course, 3d printed guns.

What else?
newbie
Activity: 56
Merit: 0
Actually I think 3D printers are another very disruptive technology, especially the medical applications.
legendary
Activity: 1112
Merit: 1000
One of the 3D printer plastic "ink" choices available is corn starch based biodegradable plastic. It's a bit more expensive though.

If you refer to PLA, please don't use that for animal toys, the material is very brittle and if chewed on, chips will break off and will end up in the digestive track causing all sorts of problems.

ABS (which having toxic fumes that cause cancer) is a better choice.
legendary
Activity: 1680
Merit: 1035
...3D PRINTED DOGS!  Hell, yeah!!!
I can't find the pattern for that. Besides, only if it prints puppies. Can you imagine the cost of printing full grown English Mastiffs? (grin)
They are the best.  I seriously started to buy a couple, but then didn't.  Got to worrying about how to fit the couches in by the TV.  And also, how to get them to a vet if they got sick or old and it was necessary to carry them.  Looked like a job for about four guys and a pickup.

What you could seriously print would be dog toys....have to check on plastics compatibility with dog digestion, of course.

One of the 3D printer plastic "ink" choices available is corn starch based biodegradable plastic. It's a bit more expensive though.
legendary
Activity: 2912
Merit: 1386
...3D PRINTED DOGS!  Hell, yeah!!!
I can't find the pattern for that. Besides, only if it prints puppies. Can you imagine the cost of printing full grown English Mastiffs? (grin)
They are the best.  I seriously started to buy a couple, but then didn't.  Got to worrying about how to fit the couches in by the TV.  And also, how to get them to a vet if they got sick or old and it was necessary to carry them.  Looked like a job for about four guys and a pickup.

What you could seriously print would be dog toys....have to check on plastics compatibility with dog digestion, of course.
legendary
Activity: 2912
Merit: 1386
...3D PRINTED DOGS!  Hell, yeah!!!
I can't find the pattern for that. Besides, only if it prints puppies. Can you imagine the cost of printing full grown English Mastiffs? (grin)
They are the best.  I seriously started to buy a couple, but then didn't.  Got to worrying about how to fit the couches in by the TV.  And also, how to get them to a vet if they got sick or old and it was necessary to carry them.  Looked like a job for about four guys and a pickup.
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