Worlds First 3D Printed Metal gun

[ideaman]

Don't know if this has been posted before:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=535_1383848670

[TheGhost27]

That slide doesn't appear to function too smooth.

[jarrett]

Yeah, looks like sticky slide to me at first. Seemed to smooth our a little later in the video though. I'd take one.

[emckee57]

Pretty damn impressive for the first metal 3D print. Technology will continue to improve doing to things, driving down the cost of the machine/cost of manufacture and improving quality. Bets on how long until the government starts trying to ban the more advanced 3D printers?

[Gunsnwater]

When will they print a robot. A woman robot.

[Solaran_X]

That slide doesn't appear to function too smooth.

Yeah. It seems to hang up for a fraction of a second when it's coming forward. I saw that too.

[libra8]

I'll chalk that up to break in/lube. Looks pretty dry. Damn accurate though. @1:55.

[raxar]

That slide doesn't appear to function too smooth.

Well it is a 1911

nah, I agree with the above poster who said it was most likely an issue with break in. They probably didn't do a whole lot of polishing before they put it together.

I'm concerned about the metallurgy though, how long is it going to last without proper heat treat?

[Flash]

Well it is a 1911

nah, I agree with the above poster who said it was most likely an issue with break in. They probably didn't do a whole lot of polishing before they put it together.

I'm concerned about the metallurgy though, how long is it going to last without proper heat treat?

Questions arise in MY mind (such as- hardness, yield, tensile strength, etc.) as well. Neat concept.

As for government - remember when laser color printers first arrived on the scene? The Government got their knickers in a twist over counterfeiting of money. They were that good that even experienced T-men could not tell with the naked eye. So now we use felt-tip markers.

Flash

[Mity2]

how long will be before feddie is gonna ban the 3D Printer?