Firearm 3D Printing General - Cody Wilson Did Absolutely Nothing Wrong

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What is 3D Printing?

3D printing is a method of additive manufacturing. On the hobby level, using machines that range in price from 90 to 1000 dollars, this is accomplished by laying down hundreds of layers of plastic or resin. These layers culminate in a 3D object.


What can I 3D print?

Anything really; AR-15 receivers, flower pots, grenades, auto-sears, phone cases, towel hooks, prototype parts, more 3D printers.

3D printing has more capabilities than most other manufacturing processes. You can create complex, hollow, intricate, large, or small objects in just a few hours with minimal work. If you would like to look at things to 3D print, browse these mainstream sites: Thingiverse is like the AppStore of 3D objects. Everything there is free and there are millions of objects. MyMiniFacotry is much more carefully moderated and there are high end models for free and sale.


Can I buy a 3D Printer?

As of now, yes. In 30 years when they are banned, no. I have had numorous printers and the printer I recommend is the original Prusa: It always works and is perfect for beginners who are not experienced. They are about 500 to 700 dollars on ebay.


The Ender 3 is a cheap chinese printer that works well, but somethings break. This is my go-to printer at the moment. You can get it for 160 sometimes, and also purchase extra parts for another 20 dollars.


If you are going to buy an Ender 3, also buy a all metal extruder kit, extra bowden tubes, and a few nozzles. All together this will cost you about 200 dollars.

3D Printed Firearms?

Yes!

A few years ago, an hero named Cody Wilson helped to develop and spread files to print a simple pistol. It was shitty, broke often, and it caused a massive tantrum in the intelligence and liberal media community. As a result he was glow niggered and a buch of bullshit sexual assault alligations were manufactured to get rid of him. An exceptional individual made a video about this:


Since then, the open source community has developed the hell out of 3D printed guns. Now you can print entire Glock receivers, AR-15 receivers, M16 lowers, trigger cranks, and suppressors. These files are available on the pirate bay under FOSSCAD.


How Much Does it Cost?

1 Kg of 3D printer "filament" (2.2 pounds for uneducated faggots) costs between 15 and 30 dollars. PLA filament is the most common and is easy to print. ABS and PETG are harder to print, they "warp" and "crack", but are tougher. You can buy everything on ebay.

It is now cheaper to print a gun than buy one. An AR-15 receiver costs a 5 dollars to make in under 8 hours. The parts kit is 300 dollars. A whole AR-15 new will cost 500 or so.


How Can I Design 3D Objects?

Beginners: https://www.tinkercad.com
Expirenced: Fusion 360, Autocad
Idiots: Sketch-up

Where Can I learn More?




Live Free or Die

This is not a endorsement of violence, please print responsibility.
 
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To my knowledge you can't print guns with filament. You can make certain parts, notably the outer casings, but I'd think you would want most of the inner workings to be cast/machined metal.

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To my knowledge you can't print guns with filament. You can make certain parts, notably the outer casings, but I'd think you would want most of the inner workings to be cast/machined metal.
It's entirely dependent on the pressures involved and how the gun is put together.
Generally any surface meant to assist in containing pressure(bolt, slide, upper receiver) will need at least some metal, preferably steel, to prevent it from grenading. For a .22 it almost doesn't matter - there are examples with absolutely everything printed from springs to the barrel, though a brake line will serve as a decent liner albeit with hotdog-through-hallway tendencies.
 
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Currently I'd just suggest following Philip Luty's design if you want to step outside the law. He machined his own SMG in Britain. http://www.thehomegunsmith.com/

Similar designs are used in Palestinian Carlos. Once 3D printing technology improves it may be a different story.
 
IVanTheTroll has posted evidence of a 3d printed drop-in auto sear. This is what converts an AR-15 to a machine gun (with a few other small modifications). He has put 200 rounds through it without issue.

To my knowledge this is first 3d printed automatic rifle. We will expect to see a lot more after this now that it has been proven to be possible. Every part to make this machine gun can be purchased online or 3d printed without any legal loop holes or loiscences in teh US.


 

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I don’t think a plastic 3D printed bolt would work too well because of the lower mass and pressures on the bolt face. There’s a way to 3D print metal components, but it’s still expensive and requires heat treating almost like sintered metal. Not impossible, but somewhat impractical right now.

An AR15 build can run around 450 bucks if you buy a stripped lower and a build kit with an assembled upper from Palmetto State Armory. Add about 200 - 300 dollars for tooling and jigs to mill out an 80% lower, you have a reliable and repeatable setup without worrying about plastic bits and shrapnel. My local gun shop sells forged 80% AR lowers around 50 dollars each so it’s not expensive.

I’m not trying to minimize what Cody Wilson has done and I completely agree with his philosophy. I also like the hobby factor and pushing material limits with this technology. Sorry for the scatter brained post, just a phonefag putting down his 2 cents.
 
I agree with you. Right now 80% ARs and kits ar ethey way to go. However, there is no way that this is going to be the norm. Once some major crime is committed with a 80% they will be banned or regulated more heavily. All they will have to do is "reinterpret" 'readily convertible' in the laws.
 
IVanTheTroll has posted evidence of a 3d printed drop-in auto sear. This is what converts an AR-15 to a machine gun (with a few other small modifications). He has put 200 rounds through it without issue.

A lightning link is like, remedial level machine work. You can make one with nothing but a hand file and a vice. Why would you 3d print this shit unless you were some fat American allergic to doing any work with your hands
 
California has already put some registration restrictions on any 80% builds. They have/had a bill proposing restrictions on ALL firearm parts and components, trigger, bolt, hand guards, even grips. Not sure if it has died or mothballed until the next tragedy.

An decent old milling machine or some of the new Chinese milling machines like Jet or Grizzly aren’t bad and affordable options to secure the availability of manufacturing a firearm. Blueprints are easy to get free for an AR as well.

These machines mixed with basic knowledge and skills with available raw materials will always be a thorn in the side of our governments, like these digital formats evolving disruptive technologies pushing the glad-hands over the edge.
 
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