[OpenTRV-dev] Mass box printing

[Stuart Poulton]

"Most service bureaux charge per unit volume of material used in the 
building of the model, and not the total volume. We like to do it a 
little different…. we charge for the total swept volume of the part, but 
at about a tenth of the cost of the going rate!"

Which seems like a fair way to do it.

On 27/11/13 07:39, Bo Herrmannsen wrote:
> 90cm3 seems like a lot... does that assume its hollow?
>
> /bo
>
> Den 27/11/2013 kl. 08.36 skrev Stuart Poulton:
>
>> Ok, taking the URL below, and making the following assumptions
>>
>> OpenTRV box is ~ 5.5cm x 5.5cm x 3cm
>>
>> This gives a swept volume of 90.75 cm3, at 10pence per cm3, total price is £9.75 + VAT
>>
>> I appreciate that 3d printing is great, but for that sort of price I can get a nice case that looks like this
>>
>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6014682/IMG_0434.JPG
>>
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>>
>> On 26/11/13 21:26, Bruno Girin wrote:
>>> I got some prints done by those guys before I had a 3D printer: http://www.3dprint-uk.co.uk/
>>>
>>> They are based in Brick Lane and the prints are of very good quality. The only downside is that they do any colour as long as it's white.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 26 November 2013 17:03, Damon Hart-Davis <EMAIL ADDRESS HIDDEN <mailto:EMAIL ADDRESS HIDDEN>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hi,
>>>
>>>     I would like to have a small number of the current OpenTRV box
>>>     design printed by (say) 2 different organisations in preparation
>>>     for printing up 40 or more very soon for the trial, to find out
>>>     who is reliable and produces good prints and is easy to deal with.
>>>
>>>     Would you like to suggest one or more to test out in this way?
>>>      Might be commercial or not (eg TVRRUG).
>>>
>>>     Rgds
>>>
>>>     Damon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Bruno
>>> Visit my weblog: http://brunogirin.blogspot.com
>>>
>>>
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