Otter Raft@lemmy.ca to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago3D Printing Patterns Might Make Ghost Guns More Traceable Than We Thoughtwww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down112file-text
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minus-square🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·9 months 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-up31·edit-29 months 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.
minus-squareGrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·9 months agoYeah you can see the slop in the prints when the axis stops. You can just change print settings and it won’t look the same between prints. You can also use chemicals to smooth the outside of the print.
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.
Yeah you can see the slop in the prints when the axis stops. You can just change print settings and it won’t look the same between prints. You can also use chemicals to smooth the outside of the print.