Otter Raft@lemmy.ca to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days ago3D Printing Patterns Might Make Ghost Guns More Traceable Than We Thoughtwww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squaremaxwells_daemon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·18 days agoRe-slice in different positions, use a few different slicers and printers, got it. Thanks for the pro tip 👍🏻
minus-squareZetta@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·17 days agoJust change nozzles every print, you can get cheap Chinese nozles for less than a $1 a pop.
minus-square🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·18 days agoI think there was a study that showed every 3d printer leaves a sort of fingerprint, and they can identify which printer printed what object.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-217 days agoIn a lab, probably. In reality? No. Print nozzles wear over time and their patterns will change accordingly, and they are entirely replaced often. Won’t stop DAs from insisting on using it in court though.
Re-slice in different positions, use a few different slicers and printers, got it. Thanks for the pro tip 👍🏻
Just change nozzles every print, you can get cheap Chinese nozles for less than a $1 a pop.
I think there was a study that showed every 3d printer leaves a sort of fingerprint, and they can identify which printer printed what object.
In a lab, probably. In reality? No. Print nozzles wear over time and their patterns will change accordingly, and they are entirely replaced often.
Won’t stop DAs from insisting on using it in court though.