• Boozilla@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      13
      ·
      1 year ago

      I use cheap resin, it’s roughly a dollar or two per mini. Gloves and supplies are cheap but add up over time. I haven’t calculated it with any precision, but it’s comfortably cheaper than buying them, and I can make small modifications to them.

        • Boozilla@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          8
          ·
          1 year ago

          No, that’s a good point. But I have not noticed a significant increase in my monthly utilization.

        • CalcProgrammer1
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          1 year ago

          I would assume electricity costs are minimal for resin printers. I haven’t measured mine, but the only major power consumers in a resin printer are the Z axis motor and the UV LED. The UV LED isn’t continuously on and the Z axis doesn’t do a ton of movement. Compared to an FDM printer that is constantly running two heating elements and moving a heavy hotend all over the place, the power consumption should be a tiny fraction.