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=Cost of a 200' Tower, 4' Diameter, 1/4" Wall Thickness= | =Cost of a 200' Tower, 4' Diameter, 1/4" Wall Thickness= | ||
*Metal 3D printing - with MIG welders, 250 amp each at 30V | |||
*Welding wire - $68 for 44 lb - [https://weldingsupply.com/cgi-bin/einstein.pl?PNUM::1:UNDEF:X:70S603544] | *Welding wire - $68 for 44 lb - [https://weldingsupply.com/cgi-bin/einstein.pl?PNUM::1:UNDEF:X:70S603544] | ||
*Alibaba shows 50 cents per lb - [https://m.alibaba.com/showroom/035-welding-wire.html] | *Alibaba shows 50 cents per lb - [https://m.alibaba.com/showroom/035-welding-wire.html] | ||
Revision as of 05:52, 11 May 2018
Cost of a 200' Tower, 4' Diameter, 1/4" Wall Thickness
- Metal 3D printing - with MIG welders, 250 amp each at 30V
- Welding wire - $68 for 44 lb - [3]
- Alibaba shows 50 cents per lb - [4]
- 12' length of diameter. 12 SF per foot of height. 6" build per hour. 400 hours for tower, or just 17 days. Could possibly increase to 12 welders, at 8 days for the tower.
- This tower is 24000 lb - 120 lb/ft
- It would be useful to make wire for reduced cost. If produced from scrap, tower could cost not $80k but $8k.