PrintCostLab

Maker business guides

Price the work. Understand the economics.

Practical methods with visible assumptions, editable calculations and no invented earnings claims.

How much to charge for a 3D printBuild a quote from cost, failure risk, fees and margin. Is selling 3D prints profitable?Model contribution profit, capacity and break-even. 3D-printing business startup costPlan printer, materials, tools, packaging and working cash before buying. Bambu Lab ownership costLook beyond checkout price to productive-hour economics. Bambu A1 vs A1 Combo costEstimate how many multi-colour jobs recover the AMS Lite premium. Bambu A1 vs P1S costCompare current base-printer pricing, enclosure value and seller payback. Resin print costInclude wash, cure, consumables, labour and failure risk. Etsy 3D-print pricingApply current shop-specific fees without stale hard-coded rates. Etsy vs eBay vs Shopify feesCompare marketplace and owned-store economics before choosing a channel. 3D-printer electricity costConvert measured watts and job time into a real energy cost. PLA vs PETG costCompare finished-part economics instead of spool price alone. TPU print costPrice flexible parts with current source prices, slower print time and failure risk. ABS vs ASA print costPrice enclosed-material jobs with ventilation, warping and workflow costs. 3D print shipping and packaging costModel box size, dimensional weight, packing labour and replacement risk.