| Laser |
Plasma Cutter |
Router |
3 |
3D Printer / Additive | ||
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| Up front VBasic Cost |
$325-$3000 |
$1000 |
$500-$3000 |
Plastic Parts | ||
| Materials Etch Engrave |
Wood Plastic |
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| Materials Cut |
Acrylic, Wood Plywood Foam Cardbnoard |
Aluminum, Steel, Iron |
Acrylic Wood Metal |
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| Materials Ancillary Methods |
Glass |
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| Cost of Maintnenance per hour. |
Laser 1000 to 100k hours. |
Consumables |
Broken bits |
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| Practical Products |
Art. Automotive Electronics |
Automotive Higher End |
Condutuve Filament | |||
| Cost of materials per hour |
Recycle |
$12 per day. All in, a 3d printer can cost as much as $12.00USD per day in consumable materials (that’s including the plastic or resin to make the model you’re printing). If you aren’t printing 100% of the time during a day, then the price falls below that. Operating a printer for 8 hours may only cost $4.00 to $5.00USD for the working day. | ||||
| Estimating |
Library Style |
