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Question: way to reduce my model cost? [message #63303] Tue, 05 March 2013 21:51 UTC Go to next message
avatar toddbg  is currently offline toddbg
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I have a new simple model that I was looking to get printed and the pricing seems very high for the amount of material that I believe it is using.
Are there any suggestions to get my cost down?

http://www.shapeways.com/model/955716/1851-clip.html

Thank you
Re: Question: way to reduce my model cost? [message #63308 is a reply to message #63303 ] Tue, 05 March 2013 22:31 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Model is not publicly viewable. Smile


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Re: Question: way to reduce my model cost? [message #63318 is a reply to message #63303 ] Wed, 06 March 2013 00:13 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
avatar Keymaker  is currently offline Keymaker
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carve ornament on the back wall Smile


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Re: Question: way to reduce my model cost? [message #63321 is a reply to message #63303 ] Wed, 06 March 2013 01:01 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
avatar AlanHudson  is currently offline AlanHudson
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I can't tell how thick your model is. In general for WSF I've found 1.3mm to be a pretty good thickness. It's fairly strong and I suspect for a clip would be good. This does depend how much force will be on that clip but its a good stiffness for a lot of objects.


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Re: Question: way to reduce my model cost? [message #63323 is a reply to message #63321 ] Wed, 06 March 2013 02:03 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
avatar toddbg  is currently offline toddbg
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Thanks!
Right now I have this at 2mm as I was following the guidelines for wall thickness.

There will be very little force on this if at all and essentially is just holding a few paper tubes with a ball on the end inside a pouch (I will probably have 6 of these)

In looking at the instructions on the materials page it almost looks like I could go to 1mm?
http://www.shapeways.com/materials/strong-flexible-design-gu idelines

Thanks for the advice and sorry for the double posts.
Re: Question: way to reduce my model cost? [message #63330 is a reply to message #63323 ] Wed, 06 March 2013 03:54 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
avatar AlanHudson  is currently offline AlanHudson
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you can go down 0.7mm wallthickness in unpolished. But for your design I wouldn't go below 1mm.


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Re: Question: way to reduce my model cost? [message #63334 is a reply to message #63330 ] Wed, 06 March 2013 08:36 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
avatar GADesign  is currently offline GADesign
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Cutting out some cool patterns makes most models more beatiful and less expensive, don't know if that would work on your model but i would give it a try given the pricing on this.


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Re: Question: way to reduce my model cost? [message #63481 is a reply to message #63323 ] Thu, 07 March 2013 20:43 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
avatar robertbonenfant  is currently offline robertbonenfant
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What Type of Plastic are you trying to use ?? I see sandstone is a little cheaper
Re: Question: way to reduce my model cost? [message #63885 is a reply to message #63481 ] Tue, 12 March 2013 13:22 UTC Go to previous message
avatar bartv  is currently offline bartv
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Sandstone isn't a plastic - it's non-flexible and fairly brittle. Not suitable for a clip Smile

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