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[–] Boozilla 30 points 1 year ago (6 children)

My favorite was when some redditor told me that "maybe 3d printing isn't for you" after I expressed some concerns. Pissed me off so much I ended up printing over 200 miniatures (so far).

[–] unsignedint 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

How much does it cost you for 3d printing a miniature?

[–] Boozilla 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I use cheap resin, it's roughly a dollar or two per mini. Gloves and supplies are cheap but add up over time. I haven't calculated it with any precision, but it's comfortably cheaper than buying them, and I can make small modifications to them.

[–] unsignedint 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s great, does your estimate include the electricity costs as well?

[–] Boozilla 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, that's a good point. But I have not noticed a significant increase in my monthly utilization.

[–] unsignedint 5 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I would assume electricity costs are minimal for resin printers. I haven't measured mine, but the only major power consumers in a resin printer are the Z axis motor and the UV LED. The UV LED isn't continuously on and the Z axis doesn't do a ton of movement. Compared to an FDM printer that is constantly running two heating elements and moving a heavy hotend all over the place, the power consumption should be a tiny fraction.

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