Metal 3d Printer Gun

The 3d printers that are available to the general public are far from capable of printing in metal.

Metal 3d printer gun.

For now at least it doesn t appear so. This 3d printed gun is a 9 mm semi automatic pistol made from 95 3d printed parts. Practically 3d metal printing dmls is a game changer for the firearms industry because it allows production innovation customization and material efficiencies for military and civilian products and parts. The artist known dunphy october 27 2014 at 7 50 pm.

Assembling the thirty three components of the 3d printed gun took about seven minutes and the use of some hand tools but the gun was never machined. Store bought glock barrel hammer firing pin bolts and springs. Solid concepts didn t just print the gun in order to prove a working metal gun can be 3d printed but to prove that laser sintering is a viable method for 3d printing working complex objects. The first 3d printed gun made sensational headlines.

So is a 3d printed metal gun cause for concern. Then unlike the tattoo parlor you just transfer the cad file to your 3d printer at home and you have a new gun in a couple hours or days.