Thingiverse Cracks Down on Firearm Parts

blog.makezine.com ^ | 20 December, 2012 | Sean Ragan

[RobinOfKingston]

Does the printer come in a box from ACME?

This is roughly analogous to Wilbur and Orville's first 3 or 4 hundred foot flight at Kitty Hawk.

[nomad]

Would it be possible to make that out of a melt-able plastic in photo negative reverse? I seem to remember a process known as lost wax molding in which the piece to be cast is molded in a wax compound and then encased in a ceramic. Its then heated to melt off the wax and the ceramic shape used as a mold for casting the object in metals.

[nomad]

Yes, see my post. It would be a simple matter of building a retort, obtaining a crucible, and buying the proper metal alloy.Even if it must be cast a bit heavier, like Hi-Point`s line, they work.

[nomad]

Research Hi-Point manufacturing out of Mansfield, Ohio. I believe they cast their major components, very little machining left. Properly thought out, this could be a major, but doable, home project.Something that entails only a fully adjustable, table equipped drill press and hand finishing with a Dremmel tool.

[TArcher]

Err umm, sorry - I seem to have lost my crucible in an unfortunate boating accident.