33 replies to this topic

[ctantkeeper]

love the logo, love the name and am extremely pumped to have another professional ant keeping supply shop!!!!!!!!!! I will defiantly buy one in august (for my B-day). Btw, how much will they cost? I don't have a lot of money. And can I buy the formicarium on your new site?

Edited by ctantkeeper, July 11 2016 - 7:02 PM.

[Kevin]

None of the products are ready yet, in august, they should. I'm going to try to keep the smaller things under $20, and that will go down eventually when I get a 3d printer. For now, services are going to be my best bet for fastest production.

[Kevin]

Well I think I got the watering system down.

 

 

Those holes are 1/12"

 

 

Stuff cotton it there, and for very small species, apply a small amount of grout.

 

 

Maybe this isn't the best watering system, but I don't think anything will escape. We'll have to have someone test it, and for now I'm going to use large AC pipe size for the outputs. (1/2" diameter)

[Kevin]

The founding formicarium is 1% to complete, lol. I need to make it hollow, and I will put it up for sale on the shop soon. I'll make a new thread in the marketplace section, see you there!

[ctantkeeper]

can i visit your site now? is it currently up?

[Kevin]

I made a little wix site just for now, http://kdw035.wixsite.com/mysite. You can order off there or just contact me until I have something stable.

[ctantkeeper]

nice site btw. I had a site on wix too a while back.

Edited by ctantkeeper, July 13 2016 - 5:06 PM.

[Kevin]

To be honest I can not find a way to cheaply get my models printed online. I've tried doing infill slicers and stuff, but it doesn't work for companies like shapeways... They want to charge me 300$ to have it printed, because they register it as a solid object.

 

Until I can find a way or someone helps me find one, I don't think production of these products will begin.

[Kevin]

I just don't understand how AC can have something bigger than mine 3d printed for way under $50, (obviously less). I went onto a ton of websites all ranging form 200$-800$ to have this thing printed, I honestly don't know what I'm doing wrong.

[dspdrew]

It depends on the resolution.

[noebl1]

Have you checked out any local Makerspaces?  Some of them will print out small quantities (at least for prototyping) and prices aren't bad. I have a 3D printer, but have been considering sending off some formicarium ideas to be done locally to save some time.  Depending on materials, density and such, prices definitely vary; https://www.3dhubs.com

 

I also wondered how AC get's their for the price, though I had assumed probably some place in China depending on quantity. 

[drtrmiller]

All the major American and European companies that design and manufacture products for this market, also own the means to manufacture them. This includes, but is not limited to, tools such as 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, moldmaking equipment, dremels, drill presses, etc.

[Subverted]

Since when do you own a laser cutter, Terry? I thought you shopped all that work out to some guy like 4hrs away from you...

[Kevin]

Even if it comes from china, it couldn't, or at least shouldn't cost more than 20$ to have printed in the US. I'll find a local place in Philadelphia that will do it for me for cheaper.

 

Or kindly ask the library to do it overnight