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DEFCAD Newsletter - JSD Invitational 2022 Roundup

11/22/2022

Welcome back to the DEFCAD newsletter! In this issue we round up the submissions from the recently-concluded JSD Invitational 2022 competition. This competition was the first of its kind: a tourna... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Pump Signal Launcher, Printable Battle Rifle, New AR Mag

10/18/2022

Welcome back to the DEFCAD newsletter! With another issue comes another new set of releases - some of which are quite major! We will cover some major hardware today, but also some projects that rea... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - New in Guncad Pt 2: Pump Action AR, Double Barrel AR, Chonky Lowers

10/4/2022

This newsletter is Part 2 of a two-part email detailing the newest releases in guncad. You can view Part 1 here! In the time since Part 1 was released, even more new designs have come out, and we e... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - New in Guncad Pt 1: Printable P80 Jig, Panther-9 SMG, Gatling Crank

9/12/2022

Welcome to the latest newsletter from DEFCAD! After two deep-dive issues we are returning to covering the latest in guncad, and there are so many new designs that we cannot fit them into a single n... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Hundreds of Printable Gun Accessories

8/29/2022

In guncad much public attention is given to full firearms platforms, but the world of gun printing contains far more than just this. Firearm parts and accessories - grips, stocks, and more - can al... Read More

On Open Source at DEFCAD

8/21/2022

The political innocence of the artists at work in our community is a given. 3D gun developers draw firstly from their familiarity with computers and design software, and not from a common ideology.... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - DIY Printable Night Vision

8/16/2022

Welcome to a special issue of the defcad newsletter. Today we are stepping back from printable firearms to focus on another subject: diy night vision. nvgs that you can build at home experienced an... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Printable Rifles, Pistols, Parts, Launchers

8/1/2022

Welcome back to the DEFCAD newsletter, where we keep you up to date on the latest and greatest in guncad designs! The last two weeks has provided several new designs, which provide a rather in... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Printable AR22 Designs

7/18/2022

Welcome to another special issue of the DEFCAD newsletter. From time to time we step back from the newest designs in guncad and instead survey a particular sort of printed firearm. Today’s i... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Printable Bloop Tube, New FGC-9 Model and More

7/4/2022

Happy Independence Day to all gun printers worldwide! Creating your own firearms is one of the most profound ways for free men to assert their independence, and the guncad community continues to su... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Printable AR Uppers, DIY NVGs and More

6/21/2022

Greetings again to all DIY firearms fans - we have some particularly interesting developments for you today. Preeminent among these another “holy grail” of guncad, two different designs... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Professor Parabellum 100% DIY Designs

6/8/2022

Welcome once again to the latest issue of the DEFCAD newsletter. Today’s issue is focused on one of the founding developers of DIY guncad: Professor Parabellum. The good Profe... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Printable Drum Magazine, AWCY and Professor Parabellum

5/24/2022

Welcome again to another issue of the DEFCAD newsletter. This issue picks up where the last one left off, with several new releases from across the community. Featured today is a plethora of... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Printable PDWs and Ronis

4/26/2022

Welcome to another special issue of the DEFCAD newsletter! This issue focuses on the many printable PDW and RONI designs produced by the guncad community.If you aren't familiar with these... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Printable Magazines

10/19/2021

Welcome to the latest issue of the DEFCAD newsletter. Today's focus is a line of development that has literally been part of guncad since its origins: the printed magazine.The very first file relea... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Printable AR-15 / AR-308 Lowers

9/21/2021

Welcome to the fifth issue of the DEFCAD newsletter. This special issue will focus on one of the most exciting lines of development in printable firearms: the printable AR-15 lower.The development ... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - .22s, NVGs and Stipples

9/7/2021

Welcome to the fourth issue of the DEFCAD newsletter. This regular sendout continues to keep you informed of the newest 3D-printed guns from across the several communities.Our last two issues foc... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Complete Shuty Line Now Available

8/24/2021

Welcome to the third issue of the DEFCAD newsletter. This regular sendout continues to keep you informed as we catalog and archive 3D-printed firearms.Since last issue’s announcement of ... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Shuty, WTF-9, MOD-9 and More

8/10/2021

Welcome to the second issue of the DEFCAD newsletter. This regular sendout will keep you informed as we catalog and archive 3D-printed firearms.We are pleased to announce the cataloging of Der... Read More

DEFCAD Newsletter - Welcome to the DEFCAD Newsletter

7/27/2021

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the DEFCAD newsletter. This regular sendout will keep you up to date on the best 3D-printed firearms releases.Recent major releases include two projects from ... Read More

Host Beta and Prerelease Files on DEFCAD

1/18/2021

Many community projects are thoroughly beta tested by small groups before being released. We invite you to support your testing efforts by uploading your project to DEFCAD as a "prerelease.”U... Read More

Invitation to DEFCAD

1/16/2021

In the last 24 hours, this new year’s wave of de-platforming and censorship reached DIY gunmaking. The loss of Keybase is a blow meant to disrupt this community’s coordination and growt... Read More

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