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MicaelS

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152. Just wait until people start printing their own guns at home...

Thu Sep 6, 2012, 11:13 PM

Sep 2012

On their 3D printers. One guy has already started trying. http://haveblue.org/

Fill out an ATF Form 1, load up your printer and start printing.

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3D printers are going to change the world - and the future of work for everyone [View all] Flaxbee Sep 2012 OP

Got one... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #1

These 3-D printers sound as though they work like replicators in the Star Trek universe. TheDebbieDee Sep 2012 #39

beam me up TeamPooka Sep 2012 #40

I met a guy that built a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #42

Somebody's smoking crack. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #2

Of whom do you speak? Flaxbee Sep 2012 #19

Not you. Any tech geeks or product promoters who think kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #76

not true. It is happening. If you would wish that "printable" organs were Flaxbee Sep 2012 #85

I'll starve to death before I'll ever eat any substance "printed" by a machine. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #115

I am sooo right there with you Marrah_G Sep 2012 #116

But would you accept a "printed" heart in a transplant? Flaxbee Sep 2012 #121

I am a veterinarian with a degree in microbiology. I consider kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #131

that's why I recognized you! Flaxbee Sep 2012 #135

Did you watch the video? Politicalboi Sep 2012 #94

Wait a few years and see. sofa king Sep 2012 #100

+1. Plastics! FSogol Sep 2012 #143

Nope. Just expensive toys. dawg Sep 2012 #3

They will be so much more than that. Do a little more reading on the subject. nt Comrade_McKenzie Sep 2012 #11

I don't need to. dawg Sep 2012 #16

This isn't just for your desktop, this is the entire manufacturing industry. It's ADDITIVE Flaxbee Sep 2012 #20

Well, that still falls far short of changing the nature of work for everyone. dawg Sep 2012 #27

But globally - think of all the manufacturing jobs in Asia that will vanish Flaxbee Sep 2012 #55

You're not thinking of all the different materials everyone would have to have dawg Sep 2012 #58

I know. I work in technology, too, and have seen many Flaxbee Sep 2012 #66

you're thinking about it all wrong. uncle ray Sep 2012 #141

No, that is exactly how I'm thinking of it. dawg Sep 2012 #145

LOL.....I think you are very short sighted...... Logical Sep 2012 #106

Houseprinting. RadiationTherapy Sep 2012 #18

I think this is such Flaxbee Sep 2012 #68

Maybe some day BlueStreak Sep 2012 #41

You are so wrong nichomachus Sep 2012 #52

Wait and see. dawg Sep 2012 #53

I've seen -- you just wait nichomachus Sep 2012 #57

Tablets are okay ... dawg Sep 2012 #59

Well, I'm sure industry will change it's mind nichomachus Sep 2012 #62

I have a pretty good track record with these things. dawg Sep 2012 #72

So Wrong kysrsoze Sep 2012 #101

I said they have niche uses. dawg Sep 2012 #109

People once said the same thing about cars, planes, TV, computers, etc Hugabear Sep 2012 #103

+1000, so true. Closed minded people were left behind. Logical Sep 2012 #108

for some of this, the question is, what's the "ink"? unblock Sep 2012 #4

No, you don't buy the ink Biafran Sep 2012 #13

Please don't be so close-minded Flaxbee Sep 2012 #30

read this article (link inside), from The Economist Flaxbee Sep 2012 #23

soylent green is people, my friend. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #36

no... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #46

that's what they *tell* us.... HiPointDem Sep 2012 #49

I just checked a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #50

There's different media depending on the machine Posteritatis Sep 2012 #37

Absolutely - the food examples are just in their infancy Flaxbee Sep 2012 #56

ticker u want is DDD yodermon Sep 2012 #5

I'm not sure the Motley Fool has ever been right about ANYTHING BlueStreak Sep 2012 #43

Boy the world is really leaving me behind aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #6

Wow. dawg Sep 2012 #8

not a bad future at all, a cabin with books and a guitar. Flaxbee Sep 2012 #29

But I don't want a printed guitar. dawg Sep 2012 #47

Just for you, from The Guardian: How 3D printing is revolutionising guitar-making Flaxbee Sep 2012 #107

Another '49er here, and ITA! WinkyDink Sep 2012 #31

You can print that cabin, guitar, and books, dontm you know? BlueStreak Sep 2012 #44

Credence Clearwater Revival's "Lookin' Out My Back Door" comes to mind: coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #45

Tea, Earl Grey, hot.. Fumesucker Sep 2012 #7

I have that. dawg Sep 2012 #9

That's what I was thinking. BattyDem Sep 2012 #12

Neither, it's a fairly well done Space Opera.. Fumesucker Sep 2012 #15

Much of science fiction is a blueprint. Look at Arthur C. Clarke conceiving Flaxbee Sep 2012 #24

It better not be a blue print Generic Brad Sep 2012 #83

lol. well, maybe not *all* of it Flaxbee Sep 2012 #92

But wouldn't transporters and holodecks make it all worth it? BattyDem Sep 2012 #149

yeah justabob Sep 2012 #33

It's a very early version of a Star Trek "replicator" BattyDem Sep 2012 #10

Did anyone else the the animation video of a 3D printer building a 2000sf house? sadbear Sep 2012 #14

I will say this, though. dawg Sep 2012 #17

If we can get there more or less intact, the future's gonna be kind of cool. n/t Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #21

Won't it, though? Flaxbee Sep 2012 #26

It has to or we won't make it. People will either lose the 19th century ideas and come to grips with Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #140

How does it work? Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2012 #22

check upthread; and here's the link from The Economist Flaxbee Sep 2012 #25

Well that sorta answers it. Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2012 #38

I don't know about the "ingredients" Flaxbee Sep 2012 #63

not quite true... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #128

Will they be able to print guns and ammunition or even tanks and planes? What's Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #28

Guns - yes. They already have printed the lower receiver of a AR style rifle (the lower receiver kelly1mm Sep 2012 #51

Let me guess... regnaD kciN Sep 2012 #32

Share and enjoy" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #80

My girlfriend uses one of these at work for chassis prototying Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2012 #34

But see - it probably will one day (soon) be cost-effective Flaxbee Sep 2012 #60

economies of scale Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2012 #65

But these things you mention were at one time prohibitive Flaxbee Sep 2012 #73

This will set a standard for collectors.... Taverner Sep 2012 #35

3D-printed guns -..__... Sep 2012 #48

Zoo toys? FredStembottom Sep 2012 #54

Right not it is pretty basic Flaxbee Sep 2012 #67

Gotch ya. FredStembottom Sep 2012 #82

3D organs... hearts, livers, kidneys - no more transplant donors needed, no rejection issues True Earthling Sep 2012 #61

That's where I see real-world applications. randome Sep 2012 #64

Me too. I think it will be a long time before these things come home and make things for us. GreenPartyVoter Sep 2012 #70

I posted this elsewhere a couple of years ago. Go Vols Sep 2012 #69

I have seen many more references to 3D printing / additive manufacturing lately Flaxbee Sep 2012 #75

Has anyone mentioned The Diamond Age in this thread yet? Matariki Sep 2012 #71

The Neal Stephenson book? Flaxbee Sep 2012 #102

Yep. Everyone had nanotechnology machines Matariki Sep 2012 #148

It looks like too much work. I don't think I'll be buying one. reformist2 Sep 2012 #74

Wait 5-10 years Flaxbee Sep 2012 #77

I may change my mind.... I am a late adopter. I just bought my first laptop this year! reformist2 Sep 2012 #78

Some years ago someone wrote a science fiction story SheilaT Sep 2012 #79

Nonindustrial, at-home injection molding machines will work for plastics, films, and pastes. They leveymg Sep 2012 #81

Arthur C. Clarke was a family friend Flaxbee Sep 2012 #88

He seems like he would've been a great guy to have a cup of hot cocao with as a 9 year old. leveymg Sep 2012 #99

He and my husband worked together for about a decade near the end Flaxbee Sep 2012 #123

he was a family friend? I'M FUCKING JEALOUS!!! Odin2005 Sep 2012 #119

My husband worked with him Flaxbee Sep 2012 #125

Meh PopeOxycontinI Sep 2012 #84

But that's NOW. What about in 5, 10, 15 or 50 years from now? Flaxbee Sep 2012 #86

You cannot create a living house on a 3-D printer. I call bullshit. Initech Sep 2012 #87

Don't call bullshit too quickly. Flaxbee Sep 2012 #90

It's not the technology I'm discouraging. Initech Sep 2012 #97

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHA!!!! Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #89

Exactly. Flaxbee Sep 2012 #91

you know... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #95

How environmentally sound is this? Luminous Animal Sep 2012 #93

Compared to not manufacturing anything at all, ever? If that's what you mean: Not very, I'd suspect. Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #96

Actually, additive manufacturing marks a HUGE environmental benefit Flaxbee Sep 2012 #104

What is being used to bind the sawdust? Luminous Animal Sep 2012 #124

Well, if I can no longer purcahse household items made of metal or wood... if nearly everything Luminous Animal Sep 2012 #111

There have been several forms of cornstarch based compostable plastic developed in recent years nt Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #122

No - items can be made of metal and wood. Powders with binding agents. Flaxbee Sep 2012 #127

What are the powders composed of? Luminous Animal Sep 2012 #130

Metal, and wood powders Flaxbee Sep 2012 #137

The GOP should have used one ashling Sep 2012 #98

Indeed Flaxbee Sep 2012 #105

These rapid-prototype machines will never truly replace manufacturing jobs derby378 Sep 2012 #110

Robots have already replaced manufacturing jobs. Flaxbee Sep 2012 #112

Let's not blame the robots. They are also going to be 3d printed. Really... KapCarl Sep 2012 #150

Does it print money? undeterred Sep 2012 #113

You'll probably need a really good litho machine capable of inserting flexible plastic into paper derby378 Sep 2012 #114

But there would be so many people doing it undeterred Sep 2012 #118

Even better, it prints Romneys Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #133

Better get those printer drivers well debugged IDemo Sep 2012 #117

This is gonna change everything. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #120

I know. I hope for the better. Isn't it exciting? Flaxbee Sep 2012 #126

Things like this are what keep me optimistic about the future. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #129

3d printing is already disrupting our manufacturing process KapCarl Sep 2012 #132

Hi, KapCarl! First, welcome to DU! Flaxbee Sep 2012 #139

I'll tell you one thing. When 3D printers start to print more 3D printers Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #134

lol. Flaxbee Sep 2012 #138

If they can make the Summer Glau model Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #142

The Luddites' Video Response to Your Post Yavin4 Sep 2012 #136

I heard this before... jmowreader Sep 2012 #144

The printers will be cheap, but the cartridges will cost a mint! hedgehog Sep 2012 #146

MORE than the original printer, if you can believe it! Flaxbee Sep 2012 #147

3D printing alread is changing the world charto911 Sep 2012 #151

Just wait until people start printing their own guns at home... MicaelS Sep 2012 #152