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Old tool guy

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You know what’s interesting, looking at all the equipment and people it takes to make the filament ...
A little mental math … cost me $10 for a 1 kg roll. That’s about $10 for 1,000 ft of filament … or 1 cent/ ft. Delivered to my door. That includes raw material, labor, equipment depreciation or acquisition cost, shipping, and profit.
 

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You know what’s interesting, looking at all the equipment and people it takes to make the filament ...
A little mental math … cost me $10 for a 1 kg roll. That’s about $10 for 1,000 ft of filament … or 1 cent/ ft. Delivered to my door. That includes raw material, labor, equipment depreciation or acquisition cost, shipping, and profit.

It's a wild thought process when you get into a global market. the massive ships really bring down the cost to move tonnage long distances. thus making it viable.

the extruder machines you see there run about 29,000USD roughly. support dryers a couple grand each. batch mixers, etc.
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Yea.... I designed mine ground up. gona sell a kit.
I need more details before I'm in

It's a wild thought process when you get into a global market. the massive ships really bring down the cost to move tonnage long distances. thus making it viable.
the extruder machines you see there run about 29,000USD roughly. support dryers a couple grand each. batch mixers, etc.
I appreciate the education you are giving us on how filament is made and on your print lab. Cool to see it grow.
 

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Thinking of getting a printer to make some small parts for the bikes that are unobtanium, and some jigs for rebuilding speakers. I'm sure there are other things in the future that could justify the expense, and space.
They are wonderful for that sort of thing. My most recent print was a template for marking drywall to cut openings for a single gang old work electrical box. I had about six I had to do to help out an in-law.
 

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Thinking of getting a printer to make some small parts for the bikes that are unobtanium, and some jigs for rebuilding speakers. I'm sure there are other things in the future that could justify the expense, and space.
I've been using mine for wood and metalworking jigs, custom organization, and random other bits as I need them. Definitely do not regret the purchase, and I use it more than I thought I would.
 

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is the basis.


1.5" male thread to 1.5" female. whatever length of 1.5" sch 40 you want. then my parts kit.
I'm sure you know what you are doing, but I would not want to offer a kit for something like that. We live in very litigious society full of idiots...
 

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Yea.... I designed mine ground up. gona sell a kit.
Is there a way for you to sell the files so we can print them ourselves without someone "stealing" your work to sell them? I'd be interested in purchasing the files to print one myself.

Do you have a thread about your 3D printing adventure somewhere? Or just the posts in multiple threads? I've seen your shop thread and this thread but think a story of how you started and got to now would be a great read.
 

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Is there a way for you to sell the files so we can print them ourselves without someone "stealing" your work to sell them? I'd be interested in purchasing the files to print one myself.

Do you have a thread about your 3D printing adventure somewhere? Or just the posts in multiple threads? I've seen your shop thread and this thread but think a story of how you started and got to now would be a great read.

still preproduction. we offer buying stls from the shop.

but for now:


not a single thread really.
 
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