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FDM 3D Printing has some exciting innovations including Belt-Driven Beds, Non-Planar, and 5-axis systems. The quality of FDM is so high now and the price is so
by antoniuschan99 6y ago
FDM 3D Printing has some exciting innovations including Belt-Driven Beds, Non-Planar, and 5-axis systems.
The quality of FDM is so high now and the price is so low. I really wanted to go through the Injection Mold route at one point, but cost is just too high. Average quote was $8,000 for the mold (small parts too) and each shot was ~$1.
Prints on FDM is already $0.75. It does take 1.5 hours to print the part though, but there's no lead time and you are able to make incremental changes to the part design.
FDM 3D printing vs Injection Mold feels like Hybrid Web App vs. Native App Development. The FDM prints have that uncanny valley feel where it's 80-95% there, but just not quite perfect (eg. layer lines, not high enough resolution).