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for the range of 100 parts 3D printing is still more viable for many cases than injection molding. mold alone will cost on average $5k in China. Also, not ever
by hippich 11y ago
for the range of 100 parts 3D printing is still more viable for many cases than injection molding. mold alone will cost on average $5k in China.
Also, not everything can be injection molded.
There is certainly a place for 3D printed products (I know, since I am selling some)
- riskable 11y agoJust curious: What are you selling?
- hippich 11y agosome odd things, which are not worth mass production: * http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QPA3K92 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QPA3K92 * http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TTCHHJ2 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TTCHHJ2 * http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RYFM3R2 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RYFM3R2 I have few more ideas in a pipeline. It is not bringing much money, but it does pay for my hobby. EDIT: I am also open source all of the stuff i am selling (under non-commercial license for obvious reasons) - https://github.com/hippich/stl https://github.com/hippich/stl
- exelius 11y agoVery true; I just made that number up :) But I guess my original point was that it will almost never be cheaper for a consumer to 3D print something than it will be to buy the mass-produced version of that same thing. Unless that thing is covered by an IP license (i.e. a Mario statue or something) in which case there probably is or will be some law against it that just isn't realistic to enforce against individuals.