What do people think the consequences of the FGC-9 and the advent of 3D printed guns and weapons more broadly will be?
How will this affect revolutionary as well as reactionary violence? Will be see a rise in paramilitary organisations on the left capable of enforcing political demands, or is this just a going to lead to more fascist lone wolf attacks.
link to a documentary below
https://youtu.be/jlB2QV5wVxg>>299>It takes more effort to print these than to get a community machine shop up and going and cranking out STENslol no
>Either way, revolution won't come in your lifetimeIt may but anyways fascist groups are the vanguard of capital and counter revolution, defeating them will help us to defeat the bourgeoise
>>168Independent small arms production will become more feasible for non state actors and a well organized revolutionary movement will be able to quickly proliferate arms throughout the proletariat unrestricted and undetected by the counter revolutionary apparatus.
>>302lol
>>307Outside of specialized machines that in turn produce specific parts, the "machines" are just general metal working machines (which can also be made to make the former machines). Always has been.
Be an asset to the Revolution, take up machine operating.
>>943> DIY firearms are likely to be of lesser quality than professionally manufactured firearms. We're actually having more or less a mildly inclined plateau of quality in professionally manufactured firearms. Depending on how far you're willing to purchase vs make, you can make firearms that aren't that far off from professionally made guns, and I'm not just talking about kits. Decentralized production is likely never going to be as efficient or mass-scaled as industrially made guns, but at this point it's certainly possible to make high quality versions of most firearms parts, with the main exception being the metallurgy going into the barrel. That's literally just the metal in the average firearm barrel is extremely strong for its volume and weight, mind. You can cut precision rifling yourself now, and easier than most people think. A team as small as six could reasonably be producing small numbers of acceptable-quality firearms on a daily basis today.
THe main thing that differentiates the modern rifle from rifles 30 years ago is now the optics being mounted more than anything else. A good set of illuminated, low-power magnification optics are capable of dramatically extending the range and speed of the average user dramatically. That's a difficult one but the tools to start replicating that too isn't actually as far off as one might think.
>>946I feel "acceptable" is key here.
If it's "good enough" and can be produced suitably, either in quantity or locality, they suit their purpose.
>>951Acceptable? Sure. Here's a 12 gauge pump-action 6-shot revolver shotgun. Rifle development is still going a bit slower but it's definitely happening.
Take a look at the Steyr AUG/StG 77 - it's made internally of a very large number of plastic castings.
>>952Then make your own 3d printer and use open-source software you dumb fuck.
>>955Here we go, a RepRap (3d printer made of 3d printed parts) on video.
"But anoooon" you say "You still need metal parts for some of thissssss!"
KNOCK KNOCK FUCKER 3D PRINTED CNC MILL FOR LESS THAN THE COST OF A FUCKING RIFLEhttps://hackaday.com/2016/01/25/sub-300-cnc-if-you-have-a-3d-printer/ >>958"But anon, you also mentioned optics being important to a modern rifle"
OH LOOK 3D PRINTED LENSES EXIST TOO NOWTHERE ARE 3D PRINTED CAMERAS'
https://formlabs.com/blog/creating-camera-lenses-with-stereolithography/ >>960ANYONE who is interested in producing firearms, or hell, a LOT of things needs to understand something,
RIGHT THE FUCK NOW.
Assuming a basic level of computer competency, within a few months of research, practice, and calibration, virtually anyone is capable of getting production on a level of quality that is outright comparable to factory-made parts using under $1000 in machinery.
You can get an enormous amount of material to then fuel that machinery using literally nothing but recycled waste like aluminum and steel cans and soda bottles.
DRILL THIS INTO YOUR HEAD UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS. >>960the image quality is really bad all-around
https://formlabs.com/blog/photos-from-a-3d-printed-camera/except for one thing, they have zero chromatic aberrations, that's usually something even high end lenses with nano-coated glas suffer from.
How did they do that ?
>>958>>961Not nearly as optimistic, but it is worth noting that metal printers do already exist (they are very expensive and only used for highly specialized industrial use).
You are completely right that it is only a matter of time before private, automated workshops will become affordable to anyone with a wage.
>>966Sure, I'll put some qualifiers onto my posts here.
These are tools, and no tool will ever be better than the person using them, only allow people to leverage more and more productivity. You will always need to know when, how, and why you're using each tool at each stage. You will need to know how to maximize the usefulness of each step of your process. I don't want to posit "desktop 3d printer today, Star Trek Replicator tomorrow!". The human element will always be deeply important to production, and for a variety of reasons inherent to the materials and processes which these products demand, we're always going to have to do things to properly set things up and bring them together in the right order and manner.
What we really, REALLY shouldn't do though, is write this off as some novelty way for consoomers to make Funko Pops at home and nothing more. 3d printing isn't new, but extremely cheap, readily accessible 3d printing very much is, and it makes very feasible small groups of people to produce enormously more than they ever could have with a bit of ingenuity and skill. You could almost certainly go out today with a handful of friends and start setting up 3d printing co-operatives for a few thousand dollars and then create a closed-cycle production with your local community.
>>1641okay, why not still use 3d printing?
3d printing isn't just about making the end-use parts. It's machinery that gets you sub-millimeter precision for things like production processes as well for maybe, what, $400, all said and done with an MSLA printer? And you don't need a very big group working them.
I don't think trying to make all-plastic meme guns is worth it, but compared to trying to repeatedly get jigs and templates and the like right by hand-use it's much easier.
source: using them for factory production already.
>>1753I would honestly prefer an MSLA printer for a few key things. They can absolutely be more accurate and homogenous. They are, however, an enormous pain in the ass.
Not saying you can't do 3d printed for a lot of parts on a gun, but why would you do that over using it for only the awkward parts that are hard to make with hardware store parts that will do better?
>>1754I think some improvised hardware store parts are not specialized and may be inefficiently shaped and have lesser qualities to 3d printed parts. That might be bulky or unnecessarily heavy. Which ones are you referring to though?
Also I am a different anon then the other guy you were talking to.
One thing I am interesed in is molding plastic like is done for polymer rifle furniture. I wonder if there are some plastic alternatives to 3d printing that have superior qualities and are DIY-able. I'd imagine if you mold any parts than you can make the molds using a 3d printer and various DIY-able materials
>>2467>>2468Also home injection moulding is becoming more common too.
So I'd
<CAD/Blender > 3D print a master > Create negative mould (see below) with multiple parts in it > injection mould > harden pieces using salt baking or something then temper them, Injection mould -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvQU3Q8wwOU3D mould in aluminium -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMRSPXt48CI >>2450The point is you’re gonna have to learn how to make casings,magazines and possibly bullets as well. Like
>>2467 said it’s not just the gun you’re making, you have to take into account the ammunition and accessories. Milling and machinery is just more practical and covers more ground. I’m also not contesting the use of plastic, but like those videos demonstrated, a LOT more could be produced at a faster rate with an injection molding machine. One thing that’s also important to note, is that polymer can be prone to warping and chipping if consistently put in rough conditions. Their handling also pales in comparison to wood and even metal framed guns, so their advantage lies more so in the amount that could be produced quickly. All that aside I love AUGs and think it would be a good model for mass production
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