| $350 for one thing?? [message #24696] Thu, 10 March 2011 01:09 UTC |
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I uploaded my first model today. Its a small handle for use on a project I've got at home.
To be made from steel, shapeways is telling me the cost would be around $350, though the total volume of the shape (NOT including the fact that the piece is full of holes) is less than 3.5 cubic centimeters
I was under the impression that it would cost $10-$11 per cm^3
I'm guessing that there is something wrong with my file, as the image shows up as a small handle with a large amount of space around it.
any suggestions?
thanks
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| Re: $350 for one thing?? [message #24697 is a reply to message #24696 ] Thu, 10 March 2011 04:26 UTC |
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I took a look at your model. It is actually 39.17cm3 and not 3.5cm3. Maybe you got your scale wrong?
For the rest your model looks fine to me.
Best,
Robert
Robert Schouwenburg
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| Re: $350 for one thing?? [message #24699 is a reply to message #24697 ] Thu, 10 March 2011 06:00 UTC |
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Yes, I'd thought that might've been the problem, but originally, the dimensions were roughly .333cm x 1.2cm x 12cm....
As I wrote the last few numbers down, I realized the unites had been swapped. For some reason I must have mixed something up in that department - otherwise the similarity between these incorrect dimensions and the real ones are eerily similar
Thanks for your help!
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