And now, let's explore some 3D math...

3D MATH-Part One

How many colorful Turkey Napkin Rings can be printed out of a reel of PLA Plastic?

To calculate you need to know how much the Napkin Ring weighs.

This particular design weighs .8 oz. OR 24 grams when printed with PLA Plastic that was off a 1 kg reel. 1 kg reels of PLA Plastic weigh 35.2 oz. By dividing 35.2 by .8 we find that a 1kg reel of PLA Plastic will produce 44 Turkey Napkin Rings.

3D MATH-Part Two

How much does each Turkey Napkin Ring cost to 3D Print?

To calculate the cost of each Turkey Napkin Ring you need to know how much each 1 kg reel of PLA Plastic costs plus the information that was calculated in the previous question.

To find the cost of each item, divide the total cost per reel by the number of like items that can be 3D Printed from it. At a cost of $36 per 1 kg reel of PLA Plastic each Turkey Napkin Rings costs $.818 to print (approximately)

Alternative Method of Calculation:
     1) Divide the cost per 1 kg reel of PLA Plastic by 35.2 = Cost Per Ounce.
     2) Multiply the Cost Per Ounce by the Weight of the selected 3D Print.
         --Note: this calculation will be accurate for a 1 K reel of 1.75 mm PLA Plastic only.

These 3 buttons combined weigh under .1 ounce. They would cost less than a dime to print.

3D MATH-Part Three

If a different napkin ring weighed only .5 oz., the 1 kg reel of PLA Plastic would yield 70.4 napkin rings at a cost of $ .511 each

This Holiday Bow Napkin Ring weighs .5 oz., and is available right now for FREE on the Imaginator3D website.

3D MATH-Part Four

For our final 3D Math section, let's calculate the cost of printing the ribbon napkin ring using one of the reels of PLA Plastic that were purchased in a set of BUY 10, GET 2 FREE. When bonus reels of plastic are added for free, it is wise to consider the over-all price of the package. In this particular situation, the total cost of the package would be $360 (10 reels x $36 per reel), and the cost per reel would be $30 per reel ($360 divided by 12).

At a printed volume of .5 oz, the ribbon napkin ring's the reel of PLA plastic will still only create 70.4 napkin rings, but the cost of each one drops to $ .426 per item.

Buying in Bulk will result in a savings of $ .085 per ribbon napkin ring.

 

This key ring weighs .1 ounce and can be printed for about a dime.

MATH NOTE: Each of the calculation above does not take into account a "waste factor". The Imaginator3D Printer prints a thin line at the beginning of each print. This facilitates an even flow of plastic as the actual print is layered. The weight/cost of this beginning line does not register on a scale with utilizing 10th of an ounce.

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