Is there a company like SCS that does general 3d printing with no/low minimums? Looking to get some unique led tail light housings made.
Is there a company like SCS that does general 3d printing with no/low minimums? Looking to get some unique led tail light housings made.
Craftcloud is by far the best option I've found. I just had some titanium printing done through them. $68 for two titanium 3d printed rings I designed. Got them a week later from China.
Try searching for "3d printing service" or similar phrases. Many of the big companies will auto-generate a quote when you upload a 3D file to their website. Also there are some 'broker' meta-sites which will return quotes from multiple companies who do the actual printing.
Or maybe see if these students are still trying to raise $ for a Challenge entry: https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/parts-sale/wts-3d-printing-services/237369/page1/
Also keep in mind that the thing coming off the 3d printer doesn't have to the final part, you can use it to make a silicone mold, or in some cases directly 3D print the mold or tooling. Resin casting is a way to make lenses, and 'forged' wet-layup carbon fiber could make the housings?
In reply to Keith Tanner :
Whoa, that's awesome. Looks like a casting. Do I want to know what it cost?
In reply to obsolete :
Sure, since we're going to cast the ones we sell - this is just a prototype :) I think it was about $1200. It's fairly large. The surface quality is unbelievable.
The manifold in this pic was cast from a 3D printed mold, and most of the prototyping was done in PLA to get these designs finalized. The metal parts will be used for driving prototypes.
obsolete said:In reply to Keith Tanner :
Cool! That seems like quite a fair price for the size and quality.
It's almost affordable considering it's a one-off.
In reply to obsolete :
I'd call it cheap. No complaints at all. There's really no other remotely affordable way to do this.
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