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Midwest Furfest • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2022
(2020 canceled due to covid)
Texas Furry Fiesta • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019
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Midwest Furfest 2023 probably
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Recent Journal
Cost analysis of 3D printed life size Gus
3 months ago
I did a bit of work on slicing parts to estimate the cost of 3D printing a life size Gus on my Ender 3 as it is currently set up, and it's expensive. Assumptions are that I want all walls to be 2MM thick and 5% infill and using the 0.4mm nozzle I've always used. Changes would be made to improve costs if I were to actually do this.
- 520 Days (not including filament swaps and starting new print jobs)
- 2.5 Gigawatt hours of electricity.
- About $400-600 in electricity costs.
- About 200 KG of filament.
- $4,000 at $20 per KG. I can get it cheaper in bulk though.
So it's definitely not going to happen on my current printer. I would want to upgrade to a 300x300 or 400x400 printer first. With less parts to print, less material will be needed for wall, base, and top layers. I can probably also get away with less infill. A 1MM nozzle on a high flow rate hot end would also cut costs by reducing print time which will result in less electricity usage.
Another possible option is to only print a shell, but since it is going to need to go outside in the yard, I'm not sure that would be sturdy enough.
I could also 3D print at 1/2 scale which is 1/8th the volume. It would still be an impressive size but should cost a good bit under $1000 in electricity and materials.
I will have to think more about what I want to do. I really want a life size Gus but I can't justify spending so much on it when I don't know for sure that it will last a long time outdoors.
- 520 Days (not including filament swaps and starting new print jobs)
- 2.5 Gigawatt hours of electricity.
- About $400-600 in electricity costs.
- About 200 KG of filament.
- $4,000 at $20 per KG. I can get it cheaper in bulk though.
So it's definitely not going to happen on my current printer. I would want to upgrade to a 300x300 or 400x400 printer first. With less parts to print, less material will be needed for wall, base, and top layers. I can probably also get away with less infill. A 1MM nozzle on a high flow rate hot end would also cut costs by reducing print time which will result in less electricity usage.
Another possible option is to only print a shell, but since it is going to need to go outside in the yard, I'm not sure that would be sturdy enough.
I could also 3D print at 1/2 scale which is 1/8th the volume. It would still be an impressive size but should cost a good bit under $1000 in electricity and materials.
I will have to think more about what I want to do. I really want a life size Gus but I can't justify spending so much on it when I don't know for sure that it will last a long time outdoors.
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