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=Commercial Sources=
*Net pots are 13 cents each - [http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mesh-Pot-Net-Cup-Basket-Hydroponic-Aeroponic-Plant-Grow-Clone-Kit-Hanging/32496208653.html].
:*Compare to 3D printed plastic cost - $10/lb - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J0ECR5I/ref=s9_hps_bw_g328_i4?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-7&pf_rd_r=1G4YFMHEC229RE03TNF3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1616289362&pf_rd_i=6066126011]. At 1.8 grams per pot - this is $10 for 280 pots - or 4 cents each in material. Free if self-extruded from scrap plastic.

Revision as of 08:10, 17 December 2015

  • 0.4 on parametric net pot - [1]
  • 3DPonics has useful files, aggregated from many platforms - [2]
  • File decided upon as 9 pots can be printed in 1 hour and 5 minutes using rough print. - [3] - use .65, .65, .4 on the scale factors for x, y, z in Cura Lulzbot Edition, for a size of 35, 35, and 25 mm.
  • Here is a larger size pot, .6 scale for x, y, z, or 32 by 32 by 37 mm large.

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Commercial Sources

  • Net pots are 13 cents each - [4].
  • Compare to 3D printed plastic cost - $10/lb - [5]. At 1.8 grams per pot - this is $10 for 280 pots - or 4 cents each in material. Free if self-extruded from scrap plastic.