• silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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      5 months ago

      Its hard to import them in quantities of a few hundred thousand, and cheaper to print them than to buy in quantities of a hundred

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      5 months ago

      Because 3D printer owners not only get to feel validated about owning a 3D printer, but also get to help the community during these harsh times.

      There’s a lot of people saying here that it’s cheaper to 3D print. It is not. Even if the claim of 5 cents a 3D printed whistle is true, and I don’t really believe it, it’s not hard to find bulk plastic whistles with the price dropping as low as 2 cents per unit.