I am out of here for now ...you open the door I don't want to go in...you
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Jaime Solorza

On Wed, Aug 1, 2018, 10:36 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:

> No, bicycle spoke drawings are not forbidden....
>
> There are 3D metal printers.  But for really good ones you are probably
> taking 6 figures.
>
> But a manual lathe and mill can be purchased for $1K and you can buy
> metal...
>
> I don’t think they are going to be able to draw a line, but let’s assume
> for a moment Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters are queens of the world.  What
> would they say I wonder...  We can only rent sporks from the restaurant
> while dining.  No sharp pencils allowed?
>
> *From:* Mathew Howard
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 1, 2018 10:29 AM
> *To:* AFMUG
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT 3d printing and guns
>
> Yeah... most people seem to have a very unrealistic idea of what a 3D
> printer actually does.  I'm pretty sure I can't go buy a cheap 3D printer,
> download that file, and have it spit out a functional gun 10 minutes later.
>
> If I post instructions on the internet for building a gun out of an old
> bicycle, using a file and a hacksaw, would that be illegal? it's really no
> different...
>
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 11:12 AM Seth Mattinen <se...@rollernet.us> wrote:
>
>> On 8/1/18 8:56 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>> > I had all of the 3D files for an AR-15 years ago.
>> > Widely available for download.
>> > Easy to send to a 3D printer or a CNC milling machine.
>> > The news is hyping this as something new.  I’ll bet those files I
>> > downloaded are at least 10 years old.
>> > Give me a gun, micrometer, calipers, height gauge and I will re-create
>> > those files in a day.
>> > What is the difference between thick walled tubing and a barrel?
>> > Is a file that gives the design for a trigger or hammer going to be
>> > outlawed.
>> > But what if you make cap guns...  Squire guns... airsoft or paint ball
>> > guns....
>> > And are they going to outlaw just certain gun part files or
>> combinations
>> > of files.... this seems totally impossible to outlaw.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> It seems like people think anyone can go buy a $90 entry level 3D
>> printer and crank out a fully functional weapon instantly. Well,
>> something for stabbing could be done in one print. I have to assume that
>> everyone who is freaking out has never seen a real 3D printer.
>>
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