- 3D printer electricity cost
Power draw in watts and cost per hour and per print. - How to price 3D prints
Cost, margin and selling price with a worked example. - Cost per print hour
Depreciation, electricity and maintenance per print hour for popular printers. - Cost per gram
Cost per gram for different weights and speeds. - PLA vs PETG
Price, temperature and toughness side by side. - 3D printing as side income
Payback time and hourly pay in an honest worked example. - Drying filament
Why, how and what it costs, with guidelines per material. - Failed prints and waste
What failures cost and how to lower them. - Maintenance cost per hour
Nozzles, build plate and small parts per print hour.
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