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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Every library here offers 3d printing. Send the file to them by email and usually printed in a couple days. $0.10 per gram finished product. Once I realized this I completely abandoned the notion of 3d printing at home.
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That works if you get the exact measurements correct first go or the strength, looks etc right first go . If not yikes that's expensive if you need to reprint for any reason . 10 cents a gram must be for basic pla only.
Example I needed to print a mechanical part for a product prototype it weighed 178g . That would have cost me $17.80 . I needed it to be printed out in 8 different types of filaments with different types of fuzzy skins . I'd pay between 17. 80 no fuzzy asking very little infill to 28.80 with better infill, wall strength etc. That would be very expensive .
On top of that I just posted ads on Facebook that I will model and/or will print for others so my machines are almost paid off in a matter of weeks. I know this is an extreme example but even say you have a prime membership and get ankermake 5c for the special $350 price . By the time you have used 2 spools of filament you save money vs paying for a print service if you 3d print even moderately. Going through 2 2kg spools takes nothing .