Would You Use This Service?

[Ithica]

Someone provides a 3d Printer Service now for $9.99 per square inch. I dont think it is really cost effective but I bet the pieces would look great. Check it out.

Ithica

 

[LeytonInTheNet]

It's actually quite a good idea, though DEFINITELY NOT cost effective.
I'm 6ft tall (nearly) so a pole my height would cost $720 aprx

Currently my Armour will cost just under £40 (not incl. visor/underclothing) and a LOT of time!

But it'll be worth it (hopefully)

=Ω24= Leyton

 

[Ithica]

It's actually quite a good idea, though DEFINITELY NOT cost effective.
I'm 6ft tall (nearly) so a pole my height would cost $720 aprx

Currently my Armour will cost just under £40 (not incl. visor/underclothing) and a LOT of time!

But it'll be worth it (hopefully)

=Ω24= Leyton

I bet it will be great. I haven't started my suit yet, but I can give you a very good estimate what is will cost by time it is finshed. I cheated on my first one. I made a deal with a member. He is casting me a suit and doing the rough sanding. He is even including the helmet. I will have to do the rest like some minor bondo, some minor glassing, Painting and all the Details. I should be getting the cast right around the time I get home. I am so freaking excited. I already ordered everything I will need to finish 100% to include the underarmor. Wrinks and I will do his suit and my wives suit from the beginning. I was lazy and wanted to save time with mine.

Ithica

 

[23Magnum]

Problem I see is this. Their ad says "Price is for 1 cubic inch of material." You could take that to mean that's the cost of the material and ONLY the material. Doesn't look they factored in any overhead or run costs.

 

[Ithica]

AHHHHHH I see what they did there...tricky tricky. Nice catch.

Ithica

 

[SPARTAN II]

Hmm... nope, don't think I'd use this service. I mean, it'd be kewl to get a couple HALO prop items done up in this manner (would save a person a helluva lot of work) but it would way too expensive. I'll stick to making my own armour and weapons, thank-you very much

 

[dung0beetle]

The cost is for the raw material which is usually aluminum or delrin(polyacetol-plastic polymer). The product will be cnc milled from a solid block of material based on a 3d model.
There is usually also a flat rate production fee.

The rates for this particular company is actually not bad from what I can tell. This would not be cost effective for a one-off job though. It is usually intended to create a prototype to be later duplicated in mass quantities.

 

[23Magnum]

The cost is for the raw material which is usually aluminum or delrin(polyacetol-plastic polymer). The product will be cnc milled from a solid block of material based on a 3d model.
There is usually also a flat rate production fee.

Don't know if you looked at the link or not, but this is 3D Printing. There is no CNC work involved in 3D Printing besides finishing touches if need be, but it's not often needed due to the extreme accuracy you get with these machines.

Theres a few more steps to CNC'ing a 3D model than there is Printing one, but you are right about the general CNC method and rates to use such methods.

 

[darkm2021]

if i could afford it, jeez thats alot of money for a 6ft model



it adds up to over $700 if i did my math right, which i know i didnt

anyway, i'd rather stick to pep, though slow it is less costly