I want to get one of these made up: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:10512
but a quick look around online and for something that size is quoted at £40-50 + P&P which seems way too much a small piece of plastic. Is this just how much it costs to get stuff done?
Maybe I'm just being cheap because its essentially a DIY jobby.
I've seen quite cheap 3D printed stuff on Folksy and Etsy, but they were shaped in a way I imagine would have minimised wastage. That design looks like it would require a fairly large initial block of plastic?
It would be a case of the block size and wastage tbh, i'm still waiting for my sub £1000 3D Printed house but i doubt its going to happen. :dunno: :muttley:
Hmmm wastage. The item is only what... 8cm3 at the most, not exactly a massive block of material.
Bacon:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/25/2973943/solidoodle-3d-printer-second-generation-sam-cervantes
Is the cheapest one I've seen at $499 but not exactly uber but would do the job for smaller pieces (like what I want :P)
8cm3 is still pretty big IMHO. The things I saw cost about £3 and would have been less than 2cm3
I'm looking forward to a day (if it happens) that 3D printers are actually reasonably affordable at home :D
Guess I'm just being tight then ;) well I'll just bodge a solution myself in that case... plenty of way to attach a gopro to head!
id worry about item strength on 3d printers. have a look at the stuff done with them & they are usually layered/rigid.
Can always make your own 3d printer cheap enough.
For this thing you want though, My guess is you would be better off making one & for a lot cheaper than £40 - maybe some perspex (cheap enough), melt it to bend & some glue to stick bits together
Think I'm going to go for the Cableties / ducttape route... if your going to bodge, do it right.
I went to a 3d printers a while ago to install a mega PC turbo. I was sat by the printers watching them and they are slow, so it's no wonder it's expensive.