We can shoot the shit about most anything, theoretically. If you pay someone to consult or teach you, you are expected to keep them from harm. If someone takes your payment to teachmyou, that's definitely a conspiracy to commit manufacturing, which is the same as manufacturing here. 6 years if you've never had a felony, 12 if you have, 20 if you have a previous manufacturing charge and life in prison if the guy blows himself up. On average. There are 52 sets of laws in play. 50 for 50 states, federal charges, and the District of Columbia has their own laws