you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Please elaborate as to how that would be worse. At least half these nutters wouldn't be able to figure out how to use a printer, let alone a 3d printer.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    This thread has, predictably, devolved into a hugely disrespectful exchange given the linked post.

    But as an aside, I shudder to think of trying to design an additively manufactured part that would reliably contain a propellant blast using anything less than an industrial $100k-$1m DMLS or at least really really good SLS machine. If the goal is to harm somebody using a 3D printer, you'd probably be better off bashing them over the head with it.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    Full plastic guns generally don't last very long- but they have been proven to somewhat work since 2013. Now there are more stable designs that use off-the-shelf plumbing parts with plastic components. There are also designs that can be CNC'd with a cheap machine

  • source
  • parent