3D Printing Metal Handgun

[greenwrench]

First 3-D-Printed Metal Gun Shows Tech Maturity
The metal pistol made by Solid Concepts, a 3-D printing service based in Austin, Texas, represents a working 3-D–printed version of the famed 1911 pistol originally designed by John Browning. Solid Concepts created almost all parts of the classic gun through direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), an industrial 3-D printing process used to make metal parts in aerospace manufacturing and for surgical implants. (The gun's springs were made separately.)


http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/robotics/industrial-robots/first-3dprinted-metal-gun-shows-tech-maturity

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[The_Shadow]

greenwrench, thanks for your post...I tried fixing the links for the article as the links were messed up, finally got the YouTube fixed.

[greenwrench]

Your welcome,not good with some of this stuff.

[DenStinett]

Interesting....BUT;
Is it just me and my old Computer, but it sure seems that ejection sucked
That first Case fired from the Vise landed back in the Ejection Port
Any after that just barely trickled out
And the Recoil wasn't moving the Slide forward with any authority at all
Either that or the Rails need A LOT of attention

[The_Shadow]

Yea they probably didn't have the proper springs rates.  They may have not honed the slide to frame fit as to slide freely either.