I was trying to avoid creating yet another account with yet another password on yet another website merely for the purpose of determining a cost for something but I suppose it's necessary.
This would be a one-off job so I presume the cost will be quite a bit higher but wanted to ask. I got a quote from a local place which is reasonable so that's an option. A friend has a printer and said he would attempt to print one for me but his filament/PLA is older and he isn't sure how well it will turn out. I'll most likely see what he can do first and go from there.
BTW, the part is a retrofitted bezel for a Fluke 8050A for which I've developed an OLED readout that uses two of the small 0.96" displays to replace the now-defective LCD. It works well so I would like to get it mounted to the front panel in such a way that it looks somewhat decent.
Thanks again,
Barry - N4BUQ
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Siggi via groups.io" <siggi@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:12:20 AM
Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Replace/Repair TM 500 Module Side Panel Latch
On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 9:29 AM n4buq <n4buq@...> wrote:
I notice the price for your parts is quite inexpensive.
These are tiny parts and I feel the price for each is quite ... exorbitant
... especially once you add shipping to the frozen tundra where I live -
Canada. The/a/one problem is that there's a fixed cost per part, as they
batch a bunch of prints together for a run. Afterwards a human has to sift
through the unused medium to find and identify and package the parts.
I remember reading a suggestion somewhere to model batches of small parts
such that they're connected together in some way, as this may amortize the
fixed cost over a number of parts.
Is that price set by Shapeways?
Yes, the price is set by ShapeWays. There is an option to create a "store"
and to add a "commision" on top of that, which would then presumably
increase the price from the base price ShapeWays sets.
I ask because I have a small 3D printing job that I would like to have
printed and wondering how much it would cost to have that done by
Shapeways. Please feel free to contact me off-list if you prefer.
It's easy to check how much ShapeWays would ask for your print job. You
just create an account and upload your model, after which they'll be happy
to give you a cost for printing in a variety of materials.
