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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Thu Oct 4, 2012, 05:16 AM Oct 2012

Plans to print a gun halted as 3D printer is seized

A US project to create a printable gun has been derailed after the company supplying the 3D printer withdrew it.

In a letter published on the Wiki Weapon website, Stratasys said that it did not allow its printers "to be used for illegal purposes".

Defense Distributed, the group behind the project, had planned to share 3D weapon blueprints online.

Currently it is legal in the US to manufacture a gun at home without a licence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19813382

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Plans to print a gun halted as 3D printer is seized (Original Post) dipsydoodle Oct 2012 OP

This is going to be fun. bemildred Oct 2012 #1

As if this will stop anyone... Javaman Oct 2012 #2

bemildred

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1. This is going to be fun.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 09:56 AM

Oct 2012

A whole new form of "hacking". Boggles my mind really, what one could do with this.

Javaman

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2. As if this will stop anyone...

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 04:39 PM

Oct 2012

all this did was make someone say to themselves, "oh yeah, why didn't I think of that?"

Makerbot sells a 3D printer for 1500 bucks. With a little modification, you could easily ramp it up to do larger objects.

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