So I bought a 3D printer...

Juster said:
You could make most of an AR15 lower in aluminium, and the rest in plastic. The aluminium part would be a non-firearm, the plastic part would be a non-firearm.
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So, sort of like what Glock does and use metal inserts/attachments where necessary on a polymer frame? Could be a neat idea.

Or are you talking about some sort of frankenreceiver that comes in halves and you sandwich together to make a functional whole?
 
rivetc78 said:
Make the mag so it only holds five. Print it so it has an internal block. ..but make it as long as a 40 rounder

Heck....make copies of surefire 60 rounders and drum mags!!!!
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What is the point of making 40-60-drum sized mags when they are pinned to only 5 rounds?
Especially if one is wasting all that material from the get-go.
I get the idea that 10 round LAR pistol mags are readily available, even the .50 calibre Beowulf mags makes sense, but otherwise..........???

pointless
 
Stevebot-7 said:
So, sort of like what Glock does and use metal inserts/attachments where necessary on a polymer frame? Could be a neat idea.

Or are you talking about some sort of frankenreceiver that comes in halves and you sandwich together to make a functional whole?
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Both. The dimensionally and structurally crucial parts, maybe half the lower, maybe in multiple sections. You print the rest of the lower and glue them together.
The point being that no single part is the receiver. The printer can make different magwell sizes for different chamberings.
The BATFE would eventually rule any potential receiver part to be a receiver, like suppressors, but it would be fun while it lasted.
 
Armedsask said:
I'm not pissing on anyone, I'm trying to knock some knowledge into you people before you blow something up in your face because you saw it on the internet. Just because the knowledge disagrees with you, doesn't make it wrong or "pissing" on anyone.
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Uh oh, he's trying to protect us from ourselves thank god for heroes like this hahaha
Sounds a little too ndp for my tastes.
I think the 3d printer craze is a little over hyped but it won't take long for them to be more useful at producing higher stress parts.
 
winnipegger said:
Uh oh, he's trying to protect us from ourselves thank god for heroes like this hahaha
Sounds a little too ndp for my tastes.
I think the 3d printer craze is a little over hyped but it won't take long for them to be more useful at producing higher stress parts.
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I've been called a lot of things in my life, but I've never been more insulted than now.

I demand an apology!

Some of you seem to be missing my point. Can a 3D printer make a firearm? Yes, its been done.
Can a Makerbot? No.
 
Armedsask said:
I've been called a lot of things in my life, but I've never been more insulted than now.

I demand an apology!

Some of you seem to be missing my point. Can a 3D printer make a firearm? Yes, its been done.
Can a Makerbot? No.
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There is actually a single shot 22lr pistol that can be made using the makerbot that uses one time use plastic barrels just swap out the barrel after every 1 or 2 shots, not the best but sill a firearm mind you.
 
I've done a lot of research on 3D printing, and I'll tell you right now PLA is NOT a material that should be used for printing firearms.
On the defcad website they advise people not to buy makerbots for two reasons. One, because they are somewhat boycotting them. Two, because these designs are best used with ABS, PLA is not advisable.
I'm also getting a printer, and it can print in ABS, but more importantly I'm buying a serious upgrade for the extruder, which should allow me to use thermoplastics of much higher temperature, such as PEEK and others. I'll post what results I get with different materials if this thread is still around.
 
If you look into benchtop CNC mills, check out Syil America as well. They make Tormach sized machines with high rapids linear rails, ballscrews, the whole nine yards. I believe the Tormach uses boxed ways, which means its moves around a bit slower (60IPM) where as the Syil machines can move at 200IPM. You have many more options with a Syil. Or you can go make your own cnc mill route as I did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G_Qy8jEFO0

Either way there's a ton of things to be learned. A good start would be to buy the machinery handbook and start reading. When it comes to the software, there's a ton of freeware out there. Pm me when you get to the point (if you go that route) i'll point you in the right direction.

Mike
 
Rallix said:
I've done a lot of research on 3D printing, and I'll tell you right now PLA is NOT a material that should be used for printing firearms.
On the defcad website they advise people not to buy makerbots for two reasons. One, because they are somewhat boycotting them. Two, because these designs are best used with ABS, PLA is not advisable.
I'm also getting a printer, and it can print in ABS, but more importantly I'm buying a serious upgrade for the extruder, which should allow me to use thermoplastics of much higher temperature, such as PEEK and others. I'll post what results I get with different materials if this thread is still around.
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Which printer are you going to go with?
 
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