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Renegade:
Here's an interesting bit from James Corbett on 3D printing:

http://www.corbettreport.com/solutions-3d-printing/



The show notes at the link above are excellent, with time references and links to additional materials.

Renegade:
Another cat let out of the bag through 3D printing:

http://defcad.org/ar-15-magazine-30-round-mag/

Renegade:
And could it be illegal to host files? It's only information after all...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/01/16/congressman-says-hell-propose-ban-on-3d-printable-gun-magazines/

SeraphimLabs:
Except they're all just making a fuss cause this is relatively new technology.

Did you know that you can melt metal using ordinary hardware store materials, and make pretty much anything you want?

Only requires a small amount of effort and a little brains to assemble the required materials into a viable furnace and sand bed, allowing technology dating back to the dawn of society to be used by anyone willing to create metal objects in any shape they want. Why make a plastic gun when you can make an aluminum one that might actually last a little while before self destructing?

The only advantage a 3D printer has is that it is easier to do it indoors as it doesn't come with the risk of setting nearby objects on fire or producing large volumes of fumes.

This kind of technology will be a big help to the hobbyist and engineer, people who already make things on their own rather than buying them. They'll be able to try out new innovations faster and cheaper.

In the long run it will probably cost more to 3D print an object than it will to just buy a mass produced one, so at worst you have an effective price limiting in the marketplace wherein manufacturers cannot raise their prices beyond where it is economical to 3D print the offending object or people will make their own. And that is already true- contract manufacturers like where I work will gladly produce objects in any shape and size they have the capability of doing, the question is does the item you need cost more to make than it does to just buy.

Renegade:
Ok... this is just way too cool! Jeff Berwick interviewing Cody Wilson!



Cody Wilson is the fellow who brought you Defense Distributed and 3D printed guns (the wiki weapons project). He's also involved in the Dark Wallet project.

Peace, love, and anarchy! ;D

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