2012-10-25 wired.com - With ‘Safe Haven,’ Desktop Weaponeers Resume Work on 3D-P

[julz]

Just a single mention.

With ‘Safe Haven,’ Desktop Weaponeers Resume Work on 3D-Printed Guns

Robert Beckhusen
2012-10-25

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/wiki-weapon/

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A new research and development company created by the group called Liberty Laboratories is being incorporated in Texas and will be responsible for printing, testing and firing the guns. The group plans to start a third company for raising and protecting its private assets.

It’s not hard to see why. An early attempt at fundraising over Indiegogo was blocked until the group raised $20,000 over the online currency network Bitcoin. But the amount raised so far is fairly limited, and Wilson says the move is necessary to raise private capital.
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[TraderTimm]

Additive manufacturing technologies are rapidly improving. This will be the basis for the next "institutional freakout", and not just because guns are being printed. What most people don't know is hand scanners exist that allow digitizing of real objects in very little time.

Once we hit the stage where 3D Printing with metallic powders start to become commonplace, then we'll really have something on our hands. Manufacturers all over will have a collective panic, I'm sure.