# Resin prices

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/resin-prices/3614>\
**Category:** Materials\
**Created:** [February 10, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/resin-prices/3614 "2015-02-10T13:19:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/resin-prices/3614/14 "2015-02-11T11:44:43Z")

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> [@Alex\_Vermeer](#):
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> You are right @Kelly_Sealey, resin price per cm3 is indeed not the only consumable. As you said you have the resin tank, build platform, laser, electricity, PC etc etc… However, these costs (per cm3) are managable.
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> A resin tank will cost you 8ct per cm3 (based on 1L per tank)… that’s 4cts if you are able to squeeze out 2L per tank.The build platform will last at least 10L of resin, if handled properly. Maybe even more. So that’s only 1ct per cm3.Resin itself is 13ct per cm3 (might be the old purchase price of resin. I’d have to recalculate that). I’ve done some research with similar lasers and these lasers have up-time hours of 9000-12000 hours. By then, you’d probably have another printer (and computer) as the technological innovations have been skyrocketing the last decade(s). Therefore, the Form1+ will be obsolete within a couple of years. Mainly because of print time, laser quality and build volume.
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> It’s hard to calculate an exact cost price per cm3 as it really depends on the size of the model. if you’re printing a very small object it might cost you up to €2,- per cm3 as print time (= electricity + devaluation of the printer) costs are much higher than printing a large object (larger layer height) with less print time (percentage wise).
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> Roughly it’ll cost you between 45-70 eurocents per cm3. ABS/PLA costs about 30-50 eurocents per cm3.

Here is a calculation template I did:

> [@Print cost calculation](http://forum.formlabs.com/t/print-cost-calculation/2478):
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> Hello Everyone, Since I use my Form1+ for professional work, I need to accurately find out an accurate way to calculate the costs. I did a search and I think I read most (if not all) of the posts, but all calculations seem to be incomplete. I have created a spreadsheet on Google Docs that you can see (and comment) here: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZ\_b3Xvfpn-uqXxIvKVncErPCxF8S0Uv4PkrAAtocMs/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZ_b3Xvfpn-uqXxIvKVncErPCxF8S0Uv4PkrAAtocMs/edit?usp=sharing) Now… before you rush into the link and get scared of the real cost I’m g…

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