fishon-son Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 wanting to buy a printer...could anyone who uses them post your baits and model of your printer please...and what was the cost of your printed bait to make Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Cost of filament to print entire frog was $.77. Flashforge Creator Pro 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 How long did it take to print each one? So, each one only cost 77 cents (US) to print (filament cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) Well I made a mistake. Cost is $.97 for entire frog. See stats in upper left hand corner. Its hard to see but Build time: 1 hour 59 minutes Filament length: 6999.7 mm Plastic weight: 21.05 g (0.05 lb) Material cost: 0.97 Edited October 23, 2017 by Hughesy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Did you figure in the painting time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 That is just the cost to print lure. This is not for production use. More for prototyping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 20 hours ago, Hughesy said: That is just the cost to print lure. This is not for production use. More for prototyping. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 (edited) Well third time's a charm. I got to thinking about the 97 cents for the filament to make the frog and it just didn't seem right. The 97 cents was the amount the printing program came up with BUT, it took 7 meters of filament to print the frog. There is 400 meters on one roll of filament (1KG) which cost $20. So, that means I could print 57 frogs on one spool. $20 divided by 57 = .35 each. Sorry for all of the screw ups. I just thought the program was right but it must use a different cost on the filament. So total cost to print the frog is definitely 35 cents. Edited October 24, 2017 by Hughesy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akteacher Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Fusion 360 to design the lure, and makerbot replicator 2x... dont know the cost, I only designed it as a prototype in order to make a mold from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 If your looking for a 3D printer, start with Maker Bot, Up Mini2, Dremel digilab. I've been printing all my stuff out on a UpMini as it has cheap filament and doesn't put me out 10$ to print a few blanks. There are a few very large high def. Printers in the lab I have access to however the filament is a little over 200$ a roll, which comes down to about 5$ a cubic inch of material. Can't remember the name but these are definitely out of most hobbyist comfort zone on $$. There's also a brand I saw on YouTube that is kind of a diy hobbyist kit in very large to small sizes of printer. I believe the smallest was 300 something. Filament can range in price based on printer so pay attention to that. PLA imho is not strong enough for bills however works for body material. I have printed most of my recent blanks from ABS as I feel it will hold up better and is a little more versatile. It Can be cleaned up with acetone vapor bath, etc. Definitely do some shopping if your looking to get one, and do a lot of research on quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 Most filament on the market today runs between $20 to $40 a roll. As I stated earlier, to print a lure cost about 35 cents. You might want to try HIP (High Impact Polystyrene) filament for your lures. Its is stronger than the ABS or PLA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 I'll see if I can't source some of that to try. Might try some other stuff too. Apparently we have some rubber esk stuff laying around the lab that I'll have to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
