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What's the cost to build a room sized 3D Printer....

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Former Member over 12 years ago
How much does it cost to build your own 3D Printer? I want to use an entire room for printing... well, at least most of it. Here are the measurements for the 3D printer I want to build: 10' x 10' x 8'

The only thing that should move is the printer head though because the size of the printer just about takes up the size of the room, making a moveable printing platform impossible.

I also have it in my head to recycle the scrap left behind from printing and use it again for the next print job, provided this is possible. Can someone help me?

Let me make myself perfect clear however:

I want to know the cost to set this up before I do anything. A rough estimate is good enough so long as the cost is not too low.
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    benheck over 12 years ago +1
    To build something this large, and have it be stable/print well, tens of thousands of dollars. Most industrial CNC machines aren't even that big. Also keep in mind 3D PRINTERS ARE SLOW. This idea is not…
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    How much do you think this cost? http://www.engineering.com/3DPrinting/3DPrintingVideoPlayer/VideoId/2887/Endless-Chair-3D-Printed-Robotic-Arm-And-Recycled-Materials.aspx

    That's probably the best solution to the idea. Plus it's extruding very wide streams so prints won't take forever to do. Still slow, but not as slow.

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    0 Former Member over 12 years ago

    How much do you think this cost? http://www.engineering.com/3DPrinting/3DPrintingVideoPlayer/VideoId/2887/Endless-Chair-3D-Printed-Robotic-Arm-And-Recycled-Materials.aspx

    That's probably the best solution to the idea. Plus it's extruding very wide streams so prints won't take forever to do. Still slow, but not as slow.

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