Learn: 3D printing business
Cost, price, quotes and operations — the business side nobody teaches with the printer.
Reference guides
- How to Calculate the Cost of a 3D PrintMaterial, energy, machine depreciation, maintenance, failures, and labor: every cost layer of a 3D print, measured and totaled.Read the guide
- 3D Printing Pricing Without GuessworkCost isn't price. How to turn a 3D print's cost into a price you can defend: markup vs. margin, three price tiers per piece, and the discount math.Read the guide
- How Much Should You Charge for a 3D Print?How to price a 3D print by adding production costs, operating costs, margin, and selling fees — with a full line-by-line example.Read the guide
Blog
- · Cost3D Printing Cost Methodology: Line by LineThe math, fully shown: from grams of filament to sales tax, every cost component of a 3D print, in order, with the formula behind it.
- · PricingPrice Per Gram in 3D Printing: When It BackfiresCharging by the gram is fast, but it hides a dangerous assumption about print time. When the shortcut works, and when it costs you.
- · Operations3D Printing Quotes: What Needs to Be in WritingWhat a 3D printing quote needs to include to get accepted — and to protect you when the client changes their mind midway through.
- · BusinessMaking Money with 3D Printing: Hobby vs. BusinessNo easy-money promises: what actually changes when 3D printing stops being a hobby — cost control, capacity, inventory, and niche choice.