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Mechanics and Construction => Mechanics and Construction => Topic started by: stopgo on January 16, 2008, 11:41:09 PM
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I'm just looking for very rough ballparks here from people who might have experience with this material and rapid prototyping.
If I were to make something like a fairly simple, dome-like shell out of ABS plastic which would fit into a 16" x 16" x 8" box, and with a thickness of about 1/2" at any given point, any ideas how much it would cost for me to get a prototype built and about how much it would weigh? Under 20lbs? At this point, I can't shell out for my own machine, as in http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=461.0. Does anyone have recommendations for good rapid prototyping services?
Edit: I just realized this should probably go into the body-building thread, and not be a new post. But I don't think I have deletion power.
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Thats a bit large and thick. If you can make it a flat dome, you can probably save $50 to $100 . . .
I would suspect ~$300+.
Just send your part design to the various companies and ask for a quote. Check the bottom of this page:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_parts_list_manufacturing.shtml
A few notes, QuickParts will call you a few times asking for customer feedback (annoying!), and Xardas gave me the best prices as of last summer.