3D print cost calculator / Standard resin
Resin print cost calculator
Standard photopolymer resin gives fine detail for miniatures and jewelry masters. Cost per part depends on resin volume, supports and post-processing.
Typical bottle price
$20–40 per 1 L
Density
about 1.1–1.2 g/ml
Printer draw
Often 30–80 W
Post-processing
Wash and UV cure
Typical published ranges. Check your own spool, printer and electricity bill.
Estimated cost per print
$7.21
- Material
- $1.20
- Electricity
- $0.04
- Printer wear
- $0.47
- Labor
- $5.00
- Failed-print buffer
- $0.50
An estimate from the numbers you enter. It leaves out packaging, shipping, marketplace fees and tax.
Worked example
40 ml at $30.00 per 1000 ml, 4 h at 60 W and $0.16/kWh, a $350.00 machine over 3,000 h, 15 min of hands-on time at $20.00/h and a 7% failed-print buffer works out to about $7.21 per good print: material $1.20, electricity $0.04, printer wear $0.47, labor $5.00, failures $0.50.
What drives the cost
- Enter resin in ml from your slicer, with the bottle size as 1000 ml.
- Supports and rafts add 10–30% resin. Include them in the volume.
- IPA or wash fluid, gloves and FEP film are consumables. Fold them into labor or wear.
Common uses
- Tabletop miniatures
- Jewelry masters
- Detailed figurines
Watch out for
- Uncured resin is a skin and eye irritant, so use gloves and ventilation.
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