Old news but still interesting

[wilsonphil]

https://www.enblocpress.com/news/the-fgc-9-fulfills-the-promise-of-3d-printed-guns/

In a few more years the metal 3D printing should come down to the point where almost anything can be produced at home.

[stlaser]

Funny you mention this as I just ran across this last night....

https://defcad.com/

[Flyin6]

Just copied this over to the RealMan knowledge base

[cj7ox]

Now, if only the 3D metal parts printers were widely available...

The military is already procuring 3D printers that use a metal powder to print intricate parts that are supposedly stronger than forged steel. The idea is to limit shelf stock. You need a part to fix a tank, jet, helo? Print it in a few hours and slap that sucker on.