See also 3D printing.
Members are welcome to use the printers but if you are printing more than a few sheets please consider a donation towards paper/toner etc. Costs are broken down below, but roughly (exlcuding electricity) it costs around 1.5p per black and white page and up to 20p per page for colour photos.
| A4 page, 5% coverage, black and white: | |
|---|---|
| Amazon Basics 80gsm Multi-Purpose Copy (5000 sheets) [£22.79] | 0.004558 |
| Toner cartridges (6500 pages at 5% coverage) [£19.99] | 0.003 |
| Wear and tear (printer rated at 50,000 pages) [£389.99] | 0.0077 |
| Cost per page | 1.53p |
| A4 page, 10% coverage, colour: | |
|---|---|
| Amazon Basics 80gsm Multi-Purpose Copy (5000 sheets) [£22.79] | 0.004558 |
| Toner cartridges (2000 pages at 10% coverage) [£55.23] | 0.027615 |
| Wear and tear (printer rated at 50,000 pages) [£389.99] | 0.0077 |
| Cost per page | 4.0p |
| A4 page 60% coverage, colour photos: | |
|---|---|
| Amazon Basics 80gsm Multi-Purpose Copy (5000 sheets) [£22.79] | 0.004558 |
| Toner cartridges (333.33 pages at 60% coverage) [£55.23] | 0.1656 |
| Wear and tear (printer rated at 50,000 pages) [£389.99] | 0.0077 |
| Cost per page | 17.8p |
| Standard address label (32mm x 57mm): | |
|---|---|
| Standard thermal (no toner) address labels (10,000) [£35] | 0.0035 |
| Wear and tear (printed rated at 500,000 labels) (£199) | 0.0003 |
| Cost per label | 0.38p |