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06-06-2019, 05:48 PM | #21 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Minneapolis
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| Re: Knight Customs Bumper for Element RC Enduro. $250!!
Shapeways raised their prices quite a bit lately. Especially for colored plastic. Never paid attention to metals but I imagine that was bumped just as much or more than the colored plastic options.
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06-06-2019, 06:29 PM | #22 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
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| Re: Knight Customs Bumper for Element RC Enduro. $250!!
You'd think that with the increased popularity and use of 3-d printing the opposite would be happening... Prices should be dropping. |
06-06-2019, 11:50 PM | #23 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Born in FL, stationed in Cali
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| Re: Knight Customs Bumper for Element RC Enduro. $250!!
So it costs more than the builders kit..
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06-07-2019, 04:38 AM | #24 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Deep in the Everglades
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06-07-2019, 11:07 AM | #25 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: The OC
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| Re: Knight Customs Bumper for Element RC Enduro. $250!!
James took their metal items off their page - he's active on FB, posts updates there. Watch for an updated product listing. I ordered the 'dodge grill' earlier this week - Knight Customs from Shapeways, no issues. $32 shipped. |
06-08-2019, 12:52 PM | #26 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Los Angeles
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| Knight Customs Bumper for Element RC Enduro. $250!!
As some have posted above, We have no control over Shapeways pricing. The bumper was originally posted for sale at $85 USD. Shapeways then decided to adjust their metal and large plastic print prices. The same bumper was then increased to $207. I am fully aware how expensive our parts are, but this was just ridiculous, so we had no choice but to remove all the parts effected by this price increase. This included all our metal bumpers and many of our larger plastic Nylon printed parts. If we wanted to do the printing ourselves, we would need to invest about $500,000 to match our current capacity that we do through Shapeways and part quality of just our plastic Nylon SLS prints, another $500,000 or more to add Metal printing to the line. Anyone want to invest in a small business please drop me a line James. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Last edited by Toykid; 06-08-2019 at 12:57 PM. |
06-08-2019, 01:24 PM | #27 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Minneapolis
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06-08-2019, 08:38 PM | #28 | |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Alberta
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06-08-2019, 09:34 PM | #29 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Deep in the Everglades
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06-08-2019, 10:34 PM | #30 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: san diego
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| Re: Knight Customs Bumper for Element RC Enduro. $250!!
Proof that James is one of the good ones. Well done sir! |
06-14-2019, 09:19 AM | #31 |
Newbie Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Seattle
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| Re: Knight Customs Bumper for Element RC Enduro. $250!!
you want to play, you're gonna pay. That bedroom matress set that cost $3000 most likely cost less than $300 to make. |
06-14-2019, 10:24 AM | #32 | |
Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA
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Any reason why you haven't started looking at molding some of your popular plastic parts or getting some of your popular metal parts cast or machined? | |
06-14-2019, 11:32 AM | #33 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Dells
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| Re: Knight Customs Bumper for Element RC Enduro. $250!! Quote:
Your between a rock and a hard place. If shapeways keeps this trend up, nobody will be able to afford your parts, and you'll be replaced by other companies with their own printers or free files/home printing. Why haven't you posted more things on the my mini factory page? | |
06-16-2019, 12:18 PM | #34 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Los Angeles
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Yes I agree. As the at home printers continue to get better and cheaper, we see more people adopting them. We continue to add more files to MyMiniFactory on a regular basis. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro | |
06-27-2019, 09:50 AM | #35 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: 'Burque
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| Re: Knight Customs Bumper for Element RC Enduro. $250!!
So is there any chance of getting this bumper in metal still? I REALLY like the design and my truck will be here tomorrow! |
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