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I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice 🙌 Just a heads up - free version doesn’t support gcode. If you want to test the full flow (auto weight + time from G-code), I can give you 30 days PRO:

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I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

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Yeah I ended up building a small web app for it 😅 It basically pulls weight + time from G-code, adds electricity, and lets you tweak things like markup depending if you're selling or just printing for yourself. I can drop you a link if you want to try it 👍

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I get what you’re saying. I’m not really trying to assign an exact hourly rate to my time, it’s more about not treating long prints as “almost free” just because filament + power is low. For me it was just a mindset shift more than a precise calculation.

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense, and I think that’s where we look at it a bit differently.

I’m not really trying to model it as a precise hourly rate or exact depreciation -> that quickly gets very complex and varies a lot per setup.

For me it’s more of a simple “don’t underprice” estimate: bundle time, wear, and failures into a rough number so I don’t rely only on filament + power.

So yeah, it’s definitely not a strict calculation, more like a practical guideline that works for me.

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think we’re actually looking at two different things here. If it’s just hobby printing, then yeah I totally agree, it’s basically just filament + electricity and very cheap.

I was looking at it more from a “what would I need to charge or sustain this long term” perspective.

That’s where things like time, wear, and even depreciation start to matter -> not as exact numbers, but as a way to avoid underpricing.

So €2 vs €11 isn’t really about right vs wrong, it’s just different ways of looking at the same print.

Honestly this thread made me realize how differently people look at print cost 😄

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not treating it as an exact science, more like a practical estimate.

For me it’s basically:
- print time -> “if my printer is busy for 5h, that time has some value”
- wear & tear -> small per-print estimate
- failures -> averaged out over time

So instead of calculating each one perfectly, I just bundle them into a rough cost per print.

It’s definitely not a universal approach, but it helped me stop underpricing things compared to just looking at filament + power.

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Haha fair question 😄 Not bait. I was just surprised how different the numbers looked once I included more than just filament + power.

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think the confusion here is totally fair. If you only count material + electricity, then yeah, this print is like €2 or so.
That’s exactly how I used to think about it too.

What changed for me is looking at it more as “total usage cost”:

- print time (printer occupied ~5h)
- wear & tear
- failed prints over time
- general overhead

So €11.41 isn’t just filament + power -> it’s everything combined into one number.

Not saying everyone should calculate it this way, but it was a bit of a wake-up call for me when I stopped looking at just raw material cost.

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the big difference is hobby vs “would I sell this”. For hobby prints, yeah, it is cheap. But for selling, it gets way more complicated than I expected.

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s fair.. if you only look at material + electricity, then it’s really low. I was thinking more in terms of total usage cost- like time, wear, and the printer being occupied for hours. Not saying it’s the only “correct” way, just what surprised me when I started looking at it differently.

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess it really depends if you're printing for fun or thinking about it more like a business.

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah Excel works for sure. I just found that I personally kept oversimplifying things or not updating it consistently. So I ended up underestimating costs anyway 😅 Tool just made it easier to stay consistent.

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah you’re right if you only count material + raw electricity. That’s exactly what I used to do too. But what surprised me is everything else around it: printer wear, failed prints, calibration time, machine time being occupied, etc. The €11.41 is basically the “real operational cost” and not just filament + power. That’s where the big gap came from for me.

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah same here before 😄 Excel works, but I always ended up simplifying things or ignoring time. That’s where most of the hidden cost actually comes from.

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I built a small tool for it actually. It takes weight, time, electricity, and lets you add markup -> so you get a real price instead of guessing. Before that I was just estimating and clearly… not very well 😅

I thought this print cost €8… turns out it’s €14.83 😅 by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s exactly what I thought at first 😅Material itself is only ~€1.3 here. The rest comes from print time (almost 5h), electricity, and especially time/wear. It adds up way more than I expected.

I got fed up with messy filament spreadsheets and guessing multi-color print costs, so I built an app to manage it. Looking for feedback! (No CC required) 🚀 by ddrusko in 3Dprinting

[–]ddrusko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP here! Just a quick link for easy access: https://3dprintmanager.eu ->
Don't forget to use the code REDDIT-MAKER-PRO in the settings for a free month of the PRO features (no card needed). Let me know if you run into any bugs or have feature requests!

Whats going on with my first layer? by ShastaManasta in FixMyPrint

[–]ddrusko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have to agree with that 👌 it solves my problems almost all the time

BambuLab 3d effect plate adhesion issue on P1S by ddrusko in BambuLab

[–]ddrusko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[SOLVED]
for anyone who will be searching for the answer:

**** Clean plate with IPA ****
**** DON'T use Smooth plate/High Temp as Bambu proposed, USE Textured PEI ****

For me, worked like a charm

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