Whenever I walk through the printer ink cartridge aisle at Costco, I always hear complaints and grumbling about the ridiculously high cost of ink. “It costs $80 for black ink!” The reaction to the $50 roll of 3D Print filament costs are the same. However, thinking that 3D printer filament is similar to these consumables for your paper printer is the most common misconception about 3D printing. 3D Print Filament Costs The real analysis of the cost of 3D Printing is not in the filament but … [Read more...]