UV Printers · Jun 29, 2026
xTool says 'from $1,699' for a 4-in-1 that prints on wood, tumblers, and T-shirts. That number is a deposit-locked early bird on the single-head model, and the only edition that does all four jobs is $2,799. Here's every price, the published ink costs, and what it can't do.
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3D Printers · Jun 12, 2026
Full-color 3D printing used to mean a $50,000 machine. HeyGears put it on a desk for $3,299. The three tiers print very different things, and HeyGears has now published the ink, resin and printhead numbers that decide the real cost of ownership. Here's every price, what each pack buys, and what it costs to run.
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Data · Jun 11, 2026
Most guides quote a price per kilogram from whenever they were 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.
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Pricing · Jun 10, 2026
The most repeated pricing rule in this hobby quotes below cost. Here's the formula that doesn't: margin math, the fee gross-up, and one part priced three ways to a final number.
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Pricing · Jun 8, 2026
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 a worked total.
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