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3D Printed Grenade Launcher

Stan Baldwin Mar 8, 2017 13

The US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center recently announce the production of an all metal 3D printed grenade launcher and ammo. Meanwhile in congress, Senator Bill Nelson announced that he has filed legislation…

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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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Ashes to Filament : 3D Printing for Death

Stan Baldwin Oct 31, 2016 17

Exotic filament blends are coming to the 3D printing market every day, as startups around the world are competing to produce new filaments for 3D printers. These new filaments often combine the 3D printable properties of PLA with the…

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Hearing the Loss of IP while 3D-Printing

Stan Baldwin Mar 9, 2016 0

Hearing the Loss of IP - Copyright files 3D printing and the internet has turned the idea of Intellectual Property (IP) on its head. For many people, the .stl files are seen as open source and free game to anyone who wants to 3D print…

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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…