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To: marktwain

I’m not really into printing a 3D gun myself but I am fascinated by the people who are. One guy does this and another guy improves on it and another guy goes in a different direction. With the aid of a 3D printer you can put your ideas into an actual working model. I think good things will come as these printers are more common and they will undoubtedly improve also.


5 posted on 09/13/2013 11:24:55 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If global warming exists I hope it is strong enough to reverse the Big Government snowball)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
I think good things will come as these printers are more common and they will undoubtedly improve also.

I think we are on the edge of another revolution, like the open source software revolution that created Linux, and all the derivatives. I don't think people realize just how much open source software has pervaded their life, but it has enabled smart devices that would have been impossible at a reasonable cost if each company had to develop software from scratch or license it from the likes of Microsoft.

Open source hardware designs are the next frontier. With relatively low cost tools and a moderately powerful laptop or desktop computer, you can design and create objects yourself. You can start from nothing, start with an open-source design, or license one from someone else.

As 3D printers become more capable and can use more materials, anyone can manufacture objects. If you don't have a 3D printer, there are already services to print and even distribute objects for you. It's mostly used for jewelry now, but I think that will change.

8 posted on 09/13/2013 11:45:01 AM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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