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Debunking “Alternative Facts”about 3D Printing

Stan Baldwin Feb 1, 2017 6

The media has started turning their recent flood of alternative facts to taking cheap pot shots at 3D printing. These articles have shown that technical incompetence and click-bait fear mongering rule the commercial media. Here I’ll list…

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3D Printing a Gun, Pt.2

Stan Baldwin Feb 13, 2016 1

In a previous blog I wrote about 3D printing a working gun project. In this blog I’ll look at finishing the demo version. I’m 3D printing a PM522 Washbear revolver that can fire .22 LR amo. For this demo, I’m using the 8 shot pepperbox…

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Censoring 3D Printed Guns

Stan Baldwin Jan 29, 2016 0

Are the digital files for 3D printable gun an object, an idea, or military secrets? How do we as a society designate the digital files for physical objects? Should we censor digital files the same way we have censored print media in the…

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3D: Fear of Terrorism or Fear of Ideas?

Stan Baldwin Jan 27, 2016 1

When I tell people I have a 3D printer, I get a lot of questions. Among the top 5 is “Can you 3D print a gun”?! In the US it has always been legal to make your own gun, and anyone with a drill press and some…