Q: What can you do with a 3-D printer ?

AlexNguyen

A: You can make a working assault rifle.

It only happens in America...
A Working Assault Rifle Made With a 3-D Printer | Popular Science

Hypntick

Yeah if i'm not mistaken though the upper is from a functional firearm. The only part he was able to do from the 3d printer was the lower. Still pretty neat though. Would be nice if we could get to the Star Trek replicators already.

cyberguypr

Correct. He just created the lower.

3D printed lower - yes, it works. - AR15.COM

I'm now waiting for the ultra light and portable 50 BMG

dave330i

They've had metal 3D printers for a while, so you can make complete firearm from 3D printing.

demonfurbie

you can make every thing on a ar15 but the barrel/bolt/ and gas tube

however you can make a crude barrell/bolt easily

tbh a ak47 would be alot easier

nerdydad

[h=2]Q: What can you do with a 3-D printer ?[/h]
A: Be awesome!

DevilWAH

dave330i wrote: »

They've had metal 3D printers for a while, so you can make complete firearm from 3D printing.

I still think we are a long way from the one device does it all 3D printers. Most printers are specific to the meteriles they can use. So to make a rigle currently you would need several seperate printers to do all the seperate parts.

Also things like springs require heat treatments and further machining to be finished in to a working item.

JDMurray

Yes, but can it make a working ham and cheese sandwich?

paul78

JDMurray wrote: »

Yes, but can it make a working ham and cheese sandwich?

Probably...

Printing Food With 3D Printers - TechCrunch