Does anyone have an approximation of how many meters of filament is in a 1kg 1.75mm sized ABS filament?
@Eclsnowman Thanks much! I have now estimated that this dremel attachment that I just printed was around 1/57 of a roll. It was under $1 in filament. I will be able to more easily estimate my print costs and the amount of filament I will need now.
@NathanielStenzel glad to help.
@NathanielStenzel , Cura has a built-in feature that calculates the cost of the print. It’s pretty cool to see how much $ is saved by changing certain slicing parameters.
Yeah KISSlicer has that as well. Its amazing how build time and cost are affected by certain things.
It can also be estimated by volume reported from the slicer. Mine worked out to something like 4 cents per cm^3. http://shortcircuitsandinfiniteloops.blogspot.com/2014/02/estimating-cost-of-3d-prints-in-pla.html?m=1
3D Printer Calculator
“The 3d Printer Calculator is a tool to help you predict the material and monetary costs of printing objects on a 3d printer. It has density information for ABS, PLA, PVA, and HDPE plastics.”
I use octoprint to control my printer. There might be a cost calculator, but I have to find it.
Calculating the costs of 3D printed items was the basis for my daughter’s science project. We settled on instead weighing items versus using the estimated amount of filament to be used. Additionally, we factored in the cost of power that was used as well. While it may not seem like a lot, given print times can be in the hours, it is a measurable cost that should be considered.
@Tim_Sills Any weighing should be done with the support material intanct. I hope you measured that too.
Yup, I agree since it’s all utilized. Fortunately test prints for her project didn’t use support material.
Cool science project! I wish I got to play with robots as a kid!