Comparing the price to 3d print a tiny 20mm x 14xmm x17mm model
Just a quick post as a heads up for those that want to know which service is overall the cheapest.
I havnt tried any of them, just researched it so giving you the info without you having to sign up & upload models, & check out & go through all that jazz, & then get rubbish emails for the rest of your lives potentially.. kidding.
All shipping costs are to New Zealand. Currency is mostly USD, unless otherwise specified.
I do my own platic 3d printing so Im mostly interested in metals or other materials, more specifically shiny glossy silvery looking ones.www.shapeways.com - $12 for a tiny gold coloured glossy metal part, sounds a lot but its the cheapest service provider overall & even has the option of pure silver, not bad.
The white plastic version was only $2.5
Shipping $20, but its practically flat no matter how many small items I added to checkout, weird, but well, it prboably has the brains to check weight etc
www.ponoko.com - cant make small stuff from metal!
http://i.materialise.com/ - no login necessary yay! - but 12.5 freakin Euros for white plastic are you kidding me?! They also provide pure gold but coudlnt price it on the spot, interesting if you wanted something made to that standard.
www.sculpteo.com - $8 for white plastic - shipping costs $30!
Thats it folks.
Any of you out there tried these services?
Is the cheapest of them, shapeways good enough, or is iMaterialise something out of this world??
I cant wait for these prices to drop. All 3D printing services are way over priced still. :(
ReplyDeleteTotally agree Shane. Maybe you should consider buying your own 3d printer...? :)
Deleteworth having own printer for regular purchases. That way other customers pay and machine cost is recovered.
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