The NSW Police Force Is Terrified Of 3D Printed Guns

For those of you who have never seen a 3D printer, I urge you find one and try it, or see a demo. They are amazing to watch; your jaw will drop. I once printed a working crescent wrench (that's a special type of spanner -- for those of you who don't speak proper English :D)
 
I Watched a recent episode of "How it's made" the other day, where they used a 3-D printer to print out very intricate and detailed solid metal statues and fancy door handles!

Si-Fi stuff! :D
 
I don't think what's the big hype about 3D printed guns. Those who want a gun, can get one - 3D printed or not. Actually getting a regular non-3D printed gun is probably much cheaper and much more reliable.
 
rds100 said:
I don't think what's the big hype about 3D printed guns. Those who want a gun, can get one - 3D printed or not. Actually getting a regular non-3D printed gun is probably much cheaper and much more reliable.
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I think its the fact they are made of plastic and can be delivered in sheet form with instructions to build, so therefore avoiding border xray systems
 
Collabora said:
For those of you who have never seen a 3D printer, I urge you find one and try it, or see a demo. They are amazing to watch; your jaw will drop. I once printed a working crescent wrench (that's a special type of spanner -- for those of you who don't speak proper English :D)
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I've never seen one, but I bet they're pretty amazing. A working crescent wrench? How durable is that plastic?
 
SenseiSteve said:
I've never seen one, but I bet they're pretty amazing. A working crescent wrench? How durable is that plastic?
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3-D printers can print solid metal. :D

Although the plastic is very durable also, as it can be used in space to replace broken or lost tools for the astronauts.
 
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