| Stainless steel model - crazy expensive [message #38208] Wed, 09 November 2011 01:20 UTC |
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I have a large model (38.3 x 6 x 17 cm) that is fully hollow (the walls are set to the minimum of stainless steel thickness, i.e. 3mm so that it doesn't get rejected). It's showing a price of $26,000. Surely, that can't be right??
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| Re: Stainless steel model - crazy expensive [message #38222 is a reply to message #38208 ] Wed, 09 November 2011 08:01 UTC |
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DId you leave a hole in the walls so that the unused powder can be removed? If not, our software will treat your object as a solid volume.
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Stainless steel model - crazy expensive [message #38628 is a reply to message #38222 ] Tue, 15 November 2011 18:32 UTC |
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I did - there are three holes in the model. I am attaching it with this message - perhaps you can spot something that I have missed?
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| Re: Stainless steel model - crazy expensive [message #38728 is a reply to message #38628 ] Thu, 17 November 2011 08:25 UTC |
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Sorry, but could you upload that as an .stl?
Thanks!
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Stainless steel model - crazy expensive [message #38737 is a reply to message #38208 ] Thu, 17 November 2011 13:47 UTC |
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I converted to .obj and .stl both are in this zip
The Mad Moder
michael@shapeways.com
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| Re: Stainless steel model - crazy expensive [message #38979 is a reply to message #38208 ] Mon, 21 November 2011 18:14 UTC |
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Any thoughts on this?
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| Re: Stainless steel model - crazy expensive [message #39119 is a reply to message #38979 ] Wed, 23 November 2011 13:47 UTC |
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The STL looks horrible in netfabb... 
More then 2.8k errors... no good...
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| Re: Stainless steel model - crazy expensive [message #39149 is a reply to message #38208 ] Wed, 23 November 2011 18:59 UTC |
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Hi baldr,
I had a look at the Sketchup file and found quite a few issues, mainly where individual componets were just sitting next to each other, un-attached. I have fixed the issues that I could see, so hopefully it will have helped bring the cost down a bit. Please give the model a check to make sure that I havent changed anything that was essential to the design of the part while I was fixing bits.
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| Re: Stainless steel model - crazy expensive [message #39157 is a reply to message #39149 ] Wed, 23 November 2011 20:45 UTC |
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Thanks, I appreciate the help. The cost is still prohibitive ($3700) though much better than the initial estimate.
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| Re: Stainless steel model - crazy expensive [message #39162 is a reply to message #38208 ] Wed, 23 November 2011 21:23 UTC |
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Not a problem, glad to do it. 
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