Costs of prints?

[bshadown]

Well for me, I'm a 3d modeler and anything I print is usually something I also 3d modeled. I take into consideration R&D time, how long it took me to 3d model an object. ..... You can't just base everything on material cost alone. Plus take into account how much you invested in paying for the 3d printer. You want to make the money back and all the time and effort, blood, sweat, tears. ........

well, according to my mat, an small base of 7.5 cubic cm cost at least USD $0.58 for material only, if you add the use of the printer (USD $0.7) + the desing + my time = i get at least USD $1.98 per print, and if i charge at least 3 times that price ( once for the production cost, once for another print in future and once for my own income ) people barely accept the job and they want me to reduce the price at least half or even less, in other words they want me to give them a gift not a job.