The economics of 3D printing
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HeyGears G1: Full-Color 3D Printing Gets a Desktop Price
Full-color 3D printing used to mean a $50,000 machine. HeyGears just put it on a desk for $3,299. The three tiers print very different things, so here is every published number, what each pack buys, and the running costs nobody has priced yet. Updated as facts land.
Jun 12, 2026 · 10 min read
Data · Jun 11, 2026
PLA & PETG Filament Price per Gram and per Kg (Updated Monthly)
Every guide quotes a price per kilogram from whenever it was written. This page is checked monthly against the manufacturers' own stores, and it converts to the number you actually need: cents per gram, after waste.
8 min read
Pricing · Jun 10, 2026
How to Price 3D Prints: The Complete Guide (2026)
The most repeated pricing rule in this hobby quotes below cost. Here is the formula that doesn't: margin math, the fee gross-up nobody publishes, and one part priced three ways to a final number.
9 min read
Pricing · Jun 8, 2026
The 3D Printing Cost Formula: Calculate the Cost of Any Print
Your slicer tells you grams and hours, never money. This is the five-line formula that turns them into a real cost, with sourced June 2026 prices and the one thing no other guide publishes: a total.
11 min read