What does $100 print...?

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slw2206

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The printers are finishing up the last pieces from my first bulk order of PETG, so I thought I'd post what $100 (10kg) worth of filament looks like. I got a good deal on another 10kg ($89) so I'll have more stuff coming off the X1's soon.

Once my current prints finish I'll have:
- 7 100 node snowflakes
- 18 sets of 3, 5, and 8 node peace stakes
- 1 Tri-PVC arch mount
- 2 Single PVC arch mounts
- About a 1/4 roll of PETG leftover

I probably could have printed a little less infill and got some more arch mounts out of the 10kg of PETG, but I erred on the side of strength as these items will be outdoors in very cold temperatures (and sunlight to boot).

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I was about to say nothing because a $100 bill isn't a printer! I'm glad you clarified what $100 worth of filament prints.

PS Prints look nice :D
 
Katekate said:
was thinking that is super cheap filament then I realised its in freedombucks not dollarydos
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Haha, well at $<10 a kg it is pretty cheap. The stuff we use when selling prints runs from $13-25 and its just PLA (but it runs perfectly every time).
 
Thanks for posting this. If nothing else, it makes me sure that I'll keep using coro for snowflakes... but the peace/forest stakes are much more interesting. What we really need to figure out is how to make more stuff for seed pixels using 3D printing, as coro is pretty miserable for that.
 
Where did you get the files for those stakes? I'm still debating doing a small forest but I am not that keen on doing all the splicing between stakes but that may change over the year.
 
So this is what $120(dollarydos) worth of PETG gets 8 canes, 1 star, 4 trees and 400 seed to 12mm adapters. If you haven’t switched I wholly recommend Siddament filamentsIMG_8821b.jpg
 
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Sorry dumb questions haha. I only got a 3D printer a few months ago and just printing stuff at random. It was too late in the year for me to make anything for my display last year other than gutter clips and seed poppers.

What types of filament is the recommended for Australian outdoors, I've just been getting PLA from Jaycar, it is about $25 a roll so will start adding up as I get printing more props.

Secondly, slw2206 mentioned TinkerCAD, is there anywhere else people are getting files to print from? I use seeds so would prefer that but can also print loads of seed poppers over the next 8 months.
 
@JacksonHo So… First what printer do you have? Now as per where to get prints and that maker-world is great thingyverse is too or printables all great sites. With filament in Aussie sun PLA gonna just waste ur money and melt like butter but petg is normally okay for most of summer. I would reccomend buying Elegoo filament I personally love the stuff always have and never had a issue also it’s gonna save u heaps especially if u buy 3 or more rolls at a time u can start getting big savings
 
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