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06-14-2015, 04:59 PM #6
Our samples are shipped in individually-sealed & labeled bags with desiccant to ensure the factory quality is maintained. I think some product photos should be added to the website to show that, because you're right, different filaments can look alike.
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Your expanding filament spool is clever. I'll have to check it out when you post it.
But back to sample units...I understand that a given length could be corrected for differences in density, but part of the reason in electing volume units was to not put 3mm dia buyers at a disadvantage. Using Taulman3D's In-PLA for example, 5 meters of 1.75mm dia filament is about 1.5% of a full spool. For a buyer of 3mm diameter filament, the same 5 meter sample would be about 4% of a full spool. So a customer buying a 5 meter sample of 3mm filament would have to pay more than twice the amount the 1.75mm customer does.
This is assuming samples are sold by the same lengths regardless of diameter...which all do currently. One could sell 1.75mm filaments in 5m and 10m samples, and 3.00mm filaments in 2m and 4m to put the two on equal cost terms. Thoughts on that method? There are ecommerce challenges with this method, though
Trust me, this was all deliberated as filabits was being set up. Volumetric units solved the issue.Last edited by filabits; 06-14-2015 at 06:14 PM.
New member with print issue
06-11-2024, 08:57 AM in Tips, Tricks and Tech Help