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*PVC 1" - [https://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/pipe-fittings/pvc-pipe-fittings/pvc-sch-40-plain-end-solid-core-pipe/pvc040051000hc/plumbing/pipe-fittings/pvc-pipe-fittings/pvc-sch-40-plain-end-solid-core-pipe/pvc040101000hc/plumbing/pipe-fittings/pvc-pipe-fittings/pvc-sch-40-plain-end-solid-core-pipe/pvc040100600ha/p-1444426394485.htm] - $4 for 10' | *PVC 1" - [https://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/pipe-fittings/pvc-pipe-fittings/pvc-sch-40-plain-end-solid-core-pipe/pvc040051000hc/plumbing/pipe-fittings/pvc-pipe-fittings/pvc-sch-40-plain-end-solid-core-pipe/pvc040101000hc/plumbing/pipe-fittings/pvc-pipe-fittings/pvc-sch-40-plain-end-solid-core-pipe/pvc040100600ha/p-1444426394485.htm] - $4 for 10' | ||
*3D Printing filament, $16 for 1 kg. | *3D Printing filament, $16 for 1 kg. | ||
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Revision as of 17:28, 20 March 2021
Imagine a weekend workshop:
- 100 3D printers built
- Each printer prints dome parts overnight. These are both tubes and corners, and facing so the dome is enclosed and watertight.
- 100 kg dome is created
- People design stuff on Day 2, and print overnight.
- Day 3 - people assemble the dome, then we donate it as a practical useful item to a community center or as an art piece for the city
Calculations
- 1" PVC pipe equivalent - 3' long - about 1 lb [1]
- 2v dome - [2] - 8' radius dome requires 65 pieces - so 65 printers printing 1lb overnight, to make a 10 foot diameter dome where sides are about 2.75' and 3' long.
- 1 lb of plastic is $8. Compare to off-shelf PVC - 1" is $4 for 10' length - so it is much more cost effective to buy the PVC and use 3D printed hacksaws to cut.