Re:Raspberry Pi 3B+ Hackable Linux Handheld
by iso1631 on Monday September 07, 2020 @12:50PM
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stl files are linked in a zip at the bottom. I've never touched a 3D printer before so I don't know what you do with them, the online 2d printers I see want me to create an account to generate a quote which seems tedious.
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Re:Raspberry Pi 3B+ Hackable Linux Handheld
by rcar on Monday September 07, 2020 @01:02PM
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STL files are the 3D models that you put into your slicer of choice (which converts the project into the thin layers that the printer will gradually put down).
There's a dozen things to print in the zip. I sliced 3-4 of them, and none seemed particularly heavy. Something like $0.50 of filament each for what I pay for PLA, which would put the whole thing at ~$6 of material. Perhaps the cost is being driven by some sort of print-on-demand costs?
FWIW, you could also buy an Ender 3 for ~$200, and $140 buys a lot of filament, so you could get into the 3D printing hobby for less than the quoted cost.