How much does a 3D print cost on the Prusa CORE One in ASA?
Example part: 86 g of ASA, about 3.3 hours of print time on the Prusa CORE One.
Assumptions
- Weight
- 86 g
- Filament price
- 28 €/kg
- Print time
- 3.3 h
- Power while printing
- 100 W
- Electricity price
- 0.30 €/kWh
- Machine cost
- 0.70 €/h
- Failure rate
- 10 %
- Margin
- 30 %
Calculation
- Filament
- €2.41
- Electricity
- €0.10
- Machine
- €2.31
- Failed prints
- €0.48
- Your cost
- €5.30
- Margin
- €1.59
- Selling price
- €6.89
A ASA part of this size costs you about €5.30 on the Prusa CORE One – the biggest share is the filament. With a 30 % margin you end up at roughly €6.89.
Electricity is usually only a few cents per print. What matters is material, machine time and how often a print fails.
All values are typical estimates, not measurements and not manufacturer specifications. Excludes labour, packaging and tax. With your own numbers the result can differ a lot.
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