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I need advice about whether to dive in or not (lemmy.world)

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I'm creating a board game that has custom 3d pieces. I'd like to test out my print before I send it to the game manufacturer and also want to make demo sets. They need a huge tooling fee before they'll do samples. There are app. 10 designs and no bigger than 45mm.

I'm not sure as to whether I should buy a starter printer or would the learning curve be so big that I should just have a POD company do it. I know blender really well but have never printed anything from a file. I was going to make the file from blender for the company too. Any thoughts? I think my SO and I would use it for other things, probably, maybe, if it's not so complicated that I give up on it.

Thanks for any advice on this, I don't know what direction to point on this and I have a ton of work to do already.

Edit: You guys are awesome. I went from totally lost to ordering the Neptune 3 Pro and it should be here next week. Thanks for everything and I hope it goes pretty smoothly, I'll keep you posted. Thanks again.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@PeleSpirit 3D printing is fun but it can be a time sink. Consider how much done you can invest in this. If you want to push on with other things then POD may be best. If you want to have it as a tool in your bag, then buy one for sure.

One thing I would say about resin printers is they can't be left for long periods and are best cleaned and packed away if you aren't using them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

3D printing is fun but it can be a time sink.

Ruh roh, we'll see how it goes since I ordered the Neptune 3 pro. Thanks for the heads up though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@PeleSpirit good luck. I didn't regret it. Been lots of fun!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks again, you all ave really been so helpful.