Hi all, I was wondering what would be a good way to calculate the cost of filament usage for a certain printed part. Can you just weigh the part on a scale and derive the cost from the weight and cost of the full reel (given the weight mentioned on the suppliers website is accurate)? Or does some weight of the filament get lost during printing (fumes etc)? Thanks in advance, Niles https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,269843#msg-269843 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 22:37:56 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,368660#msg-368660 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,368660#msg-368660
(Cost of reel / length of reel) x job filament length.
$30/100m = 30c per metre.
"Cube" will use 6.75m...therefore job cost $2.02 of filament...+ tax, shipping, markup, power, and layers fees in case makerbot have a patent pending on the cube. Should come in at about $43.95

:-)]]> ShaneH Mendel90 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 04:07:19 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,367939#msg-367939 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,367939#msg-367939 herisuprapto Mendel90 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:56:24 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,270230#msg-270230 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,270230#msg-270230 Nilez Mendel90 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:05:32 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,270217#msg-270217 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,270217#msg-270217 nophead Mendel90 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:44:10 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,270191#msg-270191 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,270191#msg-270191 Nilez Mendel90 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:01:43 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,270108#msg-270108 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,270108#msg-270108
( (cost / mass) x material density x extuded volume [calculated] ) + (cost of electricity / hour) x print time [calculated]

My only gripe is with the hardcoded '$' symbol. I prefer to see my costs in '£' rather than dollars but providing you enter your costs as your local currency it will give you a fairly accurate cost for your build :)

By the way, you can change the cost of your material or running cost in the preview window when Skeinforge has finished slicing.]]> setherith Mendel90 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 07:14:26 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,270099#msg-270099 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,270099#msg-270099 Nilez Mendel90 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 06:40:53 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,270050#msg-270050 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,270050#msg-270050 QuackingPlums Mendel90 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 03:43:37 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,269962#msg-269962 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,269962#msg-269962 BrianC Mendel90 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:00:45 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,269843#msg-269843 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?292,269843,269843#msg-269843
I was wondering what would be a good way to calculate the cost of filament usage for a certain printed part. Can you just weigh the part on a scale and derive the cost from the weight and cost of the full reel (given the weight mentioned on the suppliers website is accurate)? Or does some weight of the filament get lost during printing (fumes etc)?

Thanks in advance,

Niles]]> Nilez Mendel90 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:56:50 -0500