From the course: 3D Printing: Short-Run Production
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Capital outlay and maintenance: Filament printers
From the course: 3D Printing: Short-Run Production
Capital outlay and maintenance: Filament printers
- [Woman] Once you've thought through how you use a printer and decide what type of materials you want to use, you'll need to decide whether you should buy a printer or vend out printing to a service bureau. In this video, we discuss the cost of buying and maintaining consumer level filament printers. Buying a few or many small 3D printers requires you to set some priorities. There are several routes to take depending on what's important to you. If materials cost is critical, and you can handle some staff time to optimize prints for different filaments, you may want to go for low cost open printers that don't require proprietary materials. Filament printers in this category run from a few hundred dollars to several thousands depending on features, size, and how much support you'll get. The lowest cost manufacturers usually have little to no tech support available, and you'll be expected to cruise user forums instead.…
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