On Sun, 02 Jun 2013 13:07:27 GMT, Doug White
wrote:

John B. wrote in
:

On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:23:51 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:29:55 +0700, John B.
wrote:

On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:30:59 -0400, "Steve W."
wrote:

Ignoramus20161 wrote:
On 2013-06-01, Steve W. wrote:
http://www.guns.com/2013/05/31/3d-pr...gets-community
-update-version-1-1/

Is that for a famous gun that cannot shoot, due to being a plastic
gun?

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It has been tested and does fire.
This is actually an updated version that can be printed on cheaper
machines.


But how much do the "cheaper" machines cost. The last time I looked
one could buy a lot of guns for the price of a 3D printer :-)

True..but its hard to buy a lot of guns that have zero detection
signature. That has to add a fair amount of "value" for some people.

From the pictures it looks like a single shot "zip-gun" and those can
be made in any home shop for almost nothing.

True indeed. However...they show up on metal detectors.


So? Make the barrel out of plastic than. The whole thing is a tempest
in a tea pot and if you are really into the machine business you know
it too. How long, and how much money, to drill a hole lengthwise
through, say a 1 inch diameter fiberglass rod, 3 inches long. Whittle
out an 'L' shaped of wood for a stock, bend a nail for the hammer and
some rubber bands for the hammer spring. I'll bet is appreciably
cheaper than the 3D printer :-)

The point is not that it's a good way to make a gun. It also isn't that
there aren't easier ways to make something better.

The point is that it's a great way to freak out the liberals who want to
control everything and everyone because THEY know what is best for
everybody. It's a simple demonstration that even they can understand, and
I hope it scares the wits out of them.

Doug White

Right. An unrifled, short barrel, single shot pistol. Well that
description fits the gun used to kill Lincoln but his body guard was
having a beer in the pub at the time.

A far more reliable method is to cram your jockey shorts full of
dynamite and hustle up to "shake the hand of a great American". No
politician could ignore that.
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Cheers,

John B.