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3d printing
3D printing is any of various processes in which material is joined or solidified under computer control to create a three-dimensional object, with material being added together (such as liquid molecules or powder grains being fused together). 3D printing is used in both rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing (AM). Objects can be of almost any shape or geometry and typically are produced using digital model data from a 3D model or another electronic data source such as an Additive Manufacturing File (AMF) file (usually in sequential layers). There are many different technologies, like stereolithography (SLA) or fused deposit modeling (FDM). Thus, unlike material removed from a stock in the conventional machining process, 3D printing or AM builds a three-dimensional object from computer-aided design (CAD) model or AMF file, usually by successively adding material layer by layer.The term "3D printing" originally referred to a process that deposits a binder material onto a powder bed with inkjet printer heads layer by layer. More recently, the term is being used in popular vernacular to encompass a wider variety of additive manufacturing techniques. United States and global technical standards use the official term additive manufacturing for this broader sense.
The various three dimensional printing technologies is a bit out of my wheelhouse, but there are reoccurring references to advancements in the field here and elsewhere.
Where do you see 3D printed firearms and accessories going in the next ten years? Any advancements, untapped markets...
The genie is out of the bottle. There will never be "gun control".
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/i-shoot-bunch-3d-printed-guns-do-my-hands-survive
$10 a piece. Made to order so it won’t be same day. They are friction fit so there is no screw. They are pretty sturdy. The one shown in the picture was made with 80% less infill then what I will be selling here and it is plenty strong enough.
I currently have a coyote brown and an army green...