3D printers go brrr for now. I wonder how long until that will be disabled as well, using some Ai software or some algorithm to detect gun parts being printed. They did something similar with normal printers iirc. Last time I checked you couldn't print bills, even if it was for educational purposes(like for a kid's school project). Dunno if that's still a thing but I would not be surprised.
Obviously it depends on the manufacturer and the board but the community very much opposes this sort of thing. The RepRap ethos still rules for the most part.
You can literally build a 3d printer from parts. Not "Theoretically you could", tons of people have done it. I built my first printer 9 years ago. That scene has died off a bit due to the prevalence of cheap printers like Enders, but it's still there.
Most of the printers that are popular today are standing on the shoulders of those DIY projects.
They can try, but you can build your own 3d printer now from parts, if you wanted to.
Printing Federal Reserve notes is a completely different animal than printing a physical piece of plastic. You have to print the note in one pass, all at once. You can print an AR lower in chunks, or even only certain parts of one, and assemble the parts into one functioning whole. It is possible to build a functional AR lower with aluminum plates. The one I saw only needed a small custom machined part to form the back of the magwell, and a block for the pistol grip to screw into.
3d printer goes brrrrr, Pam. Fuck you and your laws, you have lost the ability to restrict access to firearms, for good.
3D printers go brrr for now. I wonder how long until that will be disabled as well, using some Ai software or some algorithm to detect gun parts being printed. They did something similar with normal printers iirc. Last time I checked you couldn't print bills, even if it was for educational purposes(like for a kid's school project). Dunno if that's still a thing but I would not be surprised.
This is not possible because the firmware is open source.
Is the hardware open source entirely?
Obviously it depends on the manufacturer and the board but the community very much opposes this sort of thing. The RepRap ethos still rules for the most part.
You can literally build a 3d printer from parts. Not "Theoretically you could", tons of people have done it. I built my first printer 9 years ago. That scene has died off a bit due to the prevalence of cheap printers like Enders, but it's still there.
Most of the printers that are popular today are standing on the shoulders of those DIY projects.
Jokes on them, I'll 3d print a new 3d printer.
Well, that's good then in that regard. Sounds a lot harder to regulate at least as compared to normal printers where you are just stuck with them.
The bills thing is still the case. There's specific patterns in banknotes that modern printers refuse to render correctly.
Your copier won't copy them
They can try, but you can build your own 3d printer now from parts, if you wanted to.
Printing Federal Reserve notes is a completely different animal than printing a physical piece of plastic. You have to print the note in one pass, all at once. You can print an AR lower in chunks, or even only certain parts of one, and assemble the parts into one functioning whole. It is possible to build a functional AR lower with aluminum plates. The one I saw only needed a small custom machined part to form the back of the magwell, and a block for the pistol grip to screw into.
hell not even a 3D printer. ask any bike thief how much of a deterrence tracking chips are. A chisel is all you need.
The bill has that covered. The quantum-super-crypto-tracking smart chip will disable the gun's functionality if it's removed. Checkmate atheists.