True, from a current legal standpoint. Print an AR15 lower receiver, which does little more than hold the remaining major components together, and most of it legally amounts to mail-ordering accessories.
Nonetheless, being able to insert bulk raw material & push one button and have the entire functional product appear is a major paradigm shift.
“Nonetheless, being able to insert bulk raw material & push one button and have the entire functional product appear is a major paradigm shift.”
It’s really not that big of a shift from what is currently possible with a CNC Mill. You’d have to change tool heads manually and flip the billet over manually with a “hobbyist” level mill, but it’s essentially just “push a button” and the mill does all the work.