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whats special is speed and consistency. when you manufacture a personal firearm, it is supposed to be yours, for your use. the 3d printer aspect, makes it poss

by rolph 6mo ago

whats special is speed and consistency. when you manufacture a personal firearm, it is supposed to be yours, for your use. the 3d printer aspect, makes it possible for a group to print large quantities of receivers, under the radar, to be combined with "accesory parts" close to "drop-in" assembly style.

trollbridge 6mo ago
At issue here is that anyone can build a 3D printer. There's one in my basement a hobbyist built entirely from easily-sourced parts, and the controller is entirely open source. It never phones home and isn't really connected directly to the Internet at all.
- GenerocUsername 6mo ago
  Careful. Or they will try to regulate ghost printers.
horsawlarway 6mo ago
Cool - you mean like the CNC I have sitting next to the printers? Which this legislation doesn't cover? So no - not buying it. Hell, there's not even a real price difference. I can get a Nomad3 from Carbide 3D for the same approximate cost as an H2D from bambu labs. And I can get super cheap temu versions of either for under 500.
- burnt_toast 6mo ago
  > Cool - you mean like the CNC I have sitting next to the printers? Which this legislation doesn't cover? Other states like Colorado have similar bills that define a "3d printer" as a computer aided machine that uses additive or subtractive manufacturing processes so CNC machines likely aren't safe either. https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1144 https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1144
- rolph 6mo ago
  i mean speed and consistency, compared to manually CnC [crank n curse] cutting, or printing. if you set up your job so that you print a block of, lets say 4 lower receivers for a stoner style firearm. and you ran a number of printers, you start an arsenal, for a fire team, not just a lonewolf, and that scares people.
  - dghlsakjg 6mo ago
    You know what’s even faster and cheaper than building a 3d printing gun factory? Just buying a bunch of lower receivers. There are plenty available for less than $50. Hell, there are companies that sell them in 3 packs. If you are trying to build an arsenal you can just go to a gun store, there’s no limit on how many you can buy at once. If you don’t want the purchase to be background checked go to one of the many states that allow unrestricted private gun sales and go nuts.
    - rolph 6mo ago
      the crux of fear is that "the enemy" may enter the country, hunkerdown, and anonymously construct the chattels of an assault. in that threat model, appearances on camera buying anything related to a "mission" are going to be avoided. no one, not even an FFL will see your face, if its all made from scratch. this fear of takeover by a "hostile aliens" is quite alive, despite the promises of the GunControlAct

by rolph 6mo ago

trollbridge 6mo ago

At issue here is that anyone can build a 3D printer. There's one in my basement a hobbyist built entirely from easily-sourced parts, and the controller is entirely open source. It never phones home and isn't really connected directly to the Internet at all.

GenerocUsername 6mo ago
Careful. Or they will try to regulate ghost printers.

horsawlarway 6mo ago

Cool - you mean like the CNC I have sitting next to the printers? Which this legislation doesn't cover? So no - not buying it. Hell, there's not even a real price difference. I can get a Nomad3 from Carbide 3D for the same approximate cost as an H2D from bambu labs. And I can get super cheap temu versions of either for under 500.

burnt_toast 6mo ago
> Cool - you mean like the CNC I have sitting next to the printers? Which this legislation doesn't cover? Other states like Colorado have similar bills that define a "3d printer" as a computer aided machine that uses additive or subtractive manufacturing processes so CNC machines likely aren't safe either. https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1144 https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1144
rolph 6mo ago
i mean speed and consistency, compared to manually CnC [crank n curse] cutting, or printing. if you set up your job so that you print a block of, lets say 4 lower receivers for a stoner style firearm. and you ran a number of printers, you start an arsenal, for a fire team, not just a lonewolf, and that scares people.
- dghlsakjg 6mo ago
  You know what’s even faster and cheaper than building a 3d printing gun factory? Just buying a bunch of lower receivers. There are plenty available for less than $50. Hell, there are companies that sell them in 3 packs. If you are trying to build an arsenal you can just go to a gun store, there’s no limit on how many you can buy at once. If you don’t want the purchase to be background checked go to one of the many states that allow unrestricted private gun sales and go nuts.
  - rolph 6mo ago
    the crux of fear is that "the enemy" may enter the country, hunkerdown, and anonymously construct the chattels of an assault. in that threat model, appearances on camera buying anything related to a "mission" are going to be avoided. no one, not even an FFL will see your face, if its all made from scratch. this fear of takeover by a "hostile aliens" is quite alive, despite the promises of the GunControlAct