Reef 3D printing request thread

[Reefer Madness]

Daaaammmmnnnn all you guys are showing off now. Going to make other frags look pitiful at the frag swap.

 

[Socalredline]

Overture filaments are cost effective and middle road quality. I use all of them. PETg for long term water or chemical exposure.
There are specialty filaments for all sorts of purposes.

 

[MarcosD]

What would you guys say is the cost to print one of these?

@t0mmy108
@CaseyP
@MarcosDelgado0

Mine says $0.35

 

[Socalredline]

Most of that is supports. You want to print it flat on the bed. Can you make the legs separate? Place that red base on the bed? This shouldn’t be more than 17g of material

ETA: .028kg*$20 is more around $0.56

 

[MarcosD]

Most of that is supports. You want to print it flat on the bed. Can you make the legs separate? Place that red base on the bed? This shouldn’t be more than 17g of material

ETA: .028kg*$20 is more around $0.56

Probably but when I’m not doing printing as like a business, I dont really see it worth the hassle to break it up into pieces and then glue things together. It’s only cents at the end of the day. If I was doing it in a large scale, forsure it adds up and I’d look into cutting costs. But a few prints here in there for myself and others I don’t mind

Also the I got a 2kg bundle for $23.38, so I’m just basing it off that. Although even then I think the math is wrong lol

 

[MarcosD]

Depends on how much Stickers were and price of your ink? When I do events i print food labels, but firsf time making labels for the swap. Thanks to seeing the ones you guys did, I figured I would have to give it a shot.

9 cent per sticker for me, couldn't figure out amount of ink used, probably 10 cents total to round it out.

I only bought 120 stickers. Probably cheaper if you get larger packages.

Oh I meant for the 3D printer frag holders

 

[derek_SR]

Dammit, I should not have read this thread the night before the swap.

I am just laying my frags down raw dog in the bottom of a deli cup like an absolute barbarian. I would love to get a bunch of these for the next swap!

 

[MarcosD]

Dammit, I should not have read this thread the night before the swap.

I am just laying my frags down raw dog in the bottom of a deli cup like an absolute barbarian. I would love to get a bunch of these for the next swap!

Haha that’s what I did last swap and I felt bad because they were just jumping around in the jar

 

[MichaelB]

Haha that’s what I did last swap and I felt bad because they were just jumping around in the jar

Well you guys should also feel bad for not giving each coral their own led light in the containers. I still have one from last swap, that made me more excited than the coral.

 

[MarcosD]

Well you guys should also feel bad for not giving each coral their own led light in the containers. I still have one from last swap, that made me more excited than the coral.

Already got that covered. Thanks to @t0mmy108 for the led light recommendation. I almost went with a different one that he originally got but apparently that was a flashing one

 

[MichaelB]

Already got that covered. Thanks to @t0mmy108 for the led light recommendation. I almost went with a different one that he originally got but apparently that was a flashing one

And I was just Joking, where do you get the lights?

 

[t0mmy108]

I still have 24 8 oz and 36 4 oz jars left that I'll bring tomorrow. You guys can use them as you see fit.

 

[MarcosD]

And I was just Joking, where do you get the lights?

Amazon

Amazon.com

 

[MichaelB]

I still have 24 8 oz and 36 4 oz jars left that I'll bring tomorrow. You guys can use them as you see fit.

There will be more swaps may save for future ones

 

[Socalredline]

What kind of fancy jars are those?

 

[MichaelB]

What kind of fancy jars are those?

Lol something some of the members brought last frag swaps, led under the lids and cool stickers on top of lid. I won't be surprised if someone brings cups with mini heaters in them at the rate things seem to be progressing.

 

[t0mmy108]

There will be more swaps may save for future ones

Good point. I'll keep some of the 8 oz ones. Let me know if anyone needs a few for the trip home tomorrow

 

[MarcosD]

What kind of fancy jars are those?

Which ones? I got mine from Tap Plastics. Question for you since I recall you mentioned you’re into plastics. Is there a specific type of plastic a jar that holds coral should be? I was looking into it and I see the most commonly used are PET and Polypropylene. PET I read though is only meant for one time use? Not sure how true that is

 

[Socalredline]

Which ones? I got mine from Tap Plastics. Question for you since I recall you mentioned you’re into plastics. Is there a specific type of plastic a jar that holds coral should be? I was looking into it and I see the most commonly used are PET and Polypropylene. PET I read though is only meant for one time use? Not sure how true that is

Polypropylene is the least reactive plastic. Most jars you’ll find are PET or Polystyrene.
Can never go wrong with inert glass, with high DOC (internal strength)

ETA: sealed glass jars are actually quite strong

 

[MarcosD]

Polypropylene is the least reactive plastic. Most jars you’ll find are PET or Polystyrene.
Can never go wrong with inert glass, with high DOC (internal strength)

Yeah almost every jar I saw on Amazon was PET. Very common. I saw Tap Plastics had Polypropylene so I went with their jars since they are “Laboratory Grade”