Pricing
To continue to make our space available to all, we will begin charging for material costs in the DCI Lab and Tech Shop above certain limits starting Interterm 2023. This will also allow us to lift the total material usage limits or time limits that had been placed previously. To keep the space accessible, small amounts of material will be free for those doing small projects or just interested in learning the machines.
The prices for the DCI Lab are listed below and the prices for the Tech Shop can be found here.
Pricing Policies
The usage limits below are free to give users the freedom to try and experiment with these technologies. These amounts are not subtracted from the total material quantity if you go above the limit.
3D Printing Materials
No 20 hour weekly printing limit!
Low Cost Filament
One print under 40g per day
Formlabs Standard Resin
One print under 30mL per week
Fuse Nylon 12 Powder
One print under 200g every two weeks
Must have at least 20% packing density
Stratasys J850 Resin
One print under $10 every two weeks
Markforged
One print under $10 every two weeks
Two of these prints are Free, and the others are only a little over the daily limit. much of the weight relies on internal density, not just size.
Lion: 52g ($1.17 including tax)
Octopus: 26g (FREE)
Snake: 66g ($1.53 including tax)
Frog: 22g (FREE)
Thread & Dye Sub Materials
Embroidery Thread
One job under 20,000 stitches every week
Dye Sub Paper
One sheet every week
Wood & Acrylic Materials
Plywood scraps
Acrylic scraps
Hardwood scraps
Sheet Metal & other materials
Metal scraps
FR4 PCB scraps
Roland Vinyl Cutter Materials
Only free materials for the sticker/ poster printer
Sticker paper
One print under 60mm per day
Butcher paper
One print under 800mm per day
Pricing List
Below is the pricing structure for all materials in the DCI Lab. We've lifted most printing limitations.
3D Printing Material
Embroidery & Dye Sub
Low Cost Filament* $0.02 g
High Cost Filament* $0.05 g
Formlabs Standard Resin $0.10 mL
Formlabs Engineering Resin $0.150 mL
Prusa Resin $0.040 mL
Stratasys J850 Resin Price here
Fuse Nylon 12 Powder $0.05 g
Markforged Filament and Fiber**
*There is always low cost filament on the static material Ultimakers and there is high cost filament typically on the other two Ultimakers (Padme and C-3PO).
**Calculated in slicer for Markforged
Dye Sub Paper $0.30 sheet
Embroidery Thread $0.10 1000 stitches
Roland Vinyl Cutter
Sticker Paper $0.045 cm
Poster Paper (banner) $0.09 cm
Poster Paper (paparazzi) $0.045 cm
Poster Paper (canvas) $0.12 cm
Heat Transfer $0.11 cm
Holographic Sticker Paper $0.10 cm
Wood, Acrylic, & Other Materials
Plywood 18x32x1/8" $5.00 sheet
Plywood 18x28x1/8" $4.50 sheet
Plywood 12x24x1/8" $2.50 sheet
Plywood 18x32x1/4" $8.00 sheet
Plywood 18x28x1/4" $7.50 sheet
Plywood 12x24x1/4" $4.50 sheet
Plywood 24x18x1/2" $12.00 sheet
Plywood 24x18x3/4" $18.00 sheet
MDF 24x18x3/4" $5.00 sheet
Hard/softwood $6.00 board foot
Clear Acrylic 12x12x1/8" $4.75 sheet
Clear Acrylic 12x24x1/8" $8.95 sheet
Clear Acrylic 12x12x1/4" $7.95 sheet
Black Acrylic 12x12x1/8" $5.95 sheet
White Acrylic 12x12x1/8" $5.95 sheet
Foam Core 18x24x1/8" $3.75 sheet
Black EVA Foam 14x18x1/4" $10.00 sheet
Metal
PCB
Aluminum 6061 6x12x1/8" $11.500 sheet
Aluminum 6061 6x6x1/4" $12.500 sheet
Aluminum 6061 1x1" stock $1.100 in
Aluminum 6061 3/4"x3/4" stock $0.800 in
Aluminum 6061 6x0.25" sheet $0.700 in
FR4 PCB 1oz $8.00 board
FR4 PCB 1/2oz $8.00 board
Molding & Casting
PPE
Casting resin $0.750 fluid oz
Molding silicone $0.95 oz
1mm HIPS Vacquform $1.65 per sheet
1mm PETG Vacquform $2.77 per sheet
1.5mm VFlex $4.16 per sheet
2mm VFlex $5.00 per sheet
Safety Glasses $1.00 each
MATERIAL COST CALCULATOR
Want to calculate the price of your job? Click here to visit our material cost calculator.
** IMPORTANT NOTE: this calculator only serves as an estimate of your total final price, since taxes are not included in the calculation
