Printed AR-15 Magazine data now free for all

[Malsua 1,422]

It takes about 5 hours to produce. Probably 2 hours to dissolve the support material.

 

 

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http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2013/01/printed-ar-15-magazine-data-now-free.html

 

 

Defense Distributed has created a website that is the "island of misfit (firearms) objects" that others have censored from the web. Chief among these are the data to print a complete, functional AR15 magazine, including the spring.

The current data is limited to a five round design, but it appears that it could easily be altered to a 10, 20, or 30 round design, especially if the maker is willing to add cheap and reliable steel springs.

The necessary springs can be hand made from wire, if desired.

 

Defcad AR-15 Magazine Link

Dean Weingarten

Posted by Dean Weingarten at 1/09/2013 02:35:00 PM

[Turbotezza 1]

If only it was structural plastic.

[Malsua 1,422]

I'm quite sure it won't last that long but I'm betting it will work for a while.

[DngrZne 0]

Just print it on a laser sintering machine and get a metal part.

[Malsua 1,422]

Just print it on a laser sintering machine and get a metal part.

 

Yeah, well, I don't have one of those

[DngrZne 0]

 

Yeah, well, I don't have one of those

 

Sadly, neither do I...

[I lost my gat piece 0]

pretty cool though... soon most households will probably have rapid prototyping machines

[Malsua 1,422]

pretty cool though... soon most households will probably have rapid prototyping machines

 

The machine I use runs about $33k. Not quite in the range of the household yet.

[Tactical Turtle 11]

Just texted my buddy he has a 3d printer gunna see if he will make a 10 rounder dor me. If he does ill poat pics here

[Malsua 1,422]

Just texted my buddy he has a 3d printer gunna see if he will make a 10 rounder dor me. If he does ill poat pics here

 

The STL available is only a 5 rounder. It would import into solidworks as a mesh so stretching it out to 10 rounds would require some rework. While the Catalyst EX software I use to print with allows you to scale an object, you can't just stretch it in one dimension.

[Tactical Turtle 11]

5 rounder will work just to see

[302w 83]

Realistically I don't see how hard it is to cad up a 15 rounder. The most difficult bit would be the spring.

 

I would love to take their files and print up some magazines when I get back to school, but I imagine my school would frown upon that. I don't even own an AR.