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3D print job quotes by part type
Grams, print hours, and finishing time vary enormously by what you are printing. Below are worked examples for 8 common part categories, run through the full job calculator at its default material, energy, labor, and 40% margin assumptions.
| Part type | Material | Print time | Suggested price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phone stand | 45 g | 2.5 hr | $35.17 |
| Tabletop miniature | 12 g | 1.5 hr | $38.94 |
| Cosplay helmet panel | 340 g | 14 hr | $90.18 |
| Drone frame | 85 g | 4 hr | $42.02 |
| Replacement gear | 20 g | 1.5 hr | $35.13 |
| Electronics enclosure | 110 g | 5 hr | $47.06 |
| Vase-mode vase | 60 g | 3 hr | $35.30 |
| Keychain | 8 g | 0.5 hr | $31.49 |
Use a category as a starting estimate
The part names do not set a market selling price. Each row is one hypothetical single-part order, with weight, print time, and finishing time chosen for illustration. Replace those three inputs with your slicer's estimate and a timed finishing trial. Supports, scale, orientation, and the requested finish can change all three.
The model charges setup once per order, finishing once per successful part, and filament, machine time, and energy per expected attempt. For a batch, enter the number of identical delivered parts in the calculator instead of multiplying a single-part price: order setup and fulfillment can be shared.
Find the cost that will change the decision
At $30.00/hour, ten extra finishing minutes adds $5.00 to cost and about $8.33 to the selling price at a 40% margin without fees. An extra 20 g of $24.00/kg material adds $0.53 after the default 10% failure allowance, or about $0.89 to price. In this model, checking the finish specification matters much more than rounding the part weight by a few grams.
Confirm what the customer expects before quoting: delivered quantity, material, dimensions, finish, packing, delivery, and any design work. Add paid design time or licenses as appropriate to your own costs. The modeled margin is after the entered costs and fees; it is not a promise of business net profit.
Page reviewed 2026-10-05. Data source: Grams, print hours, and finishing minutes are example values entered by us, not measured data; costs are computed by the calculator's own quote engine with its illustrative defaults.
Suggested prices use the calculator's illustrative defaults ($24/kg PLA, $0.20/kWh, $30/hr labor, 10% failure rate, 40% target margin) with each part's own grams, hours, and finishing time. Machine-readable: /data/part-quotes.json.
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