I’d like to add a 3D printer to our small shop. Our main customer uses a lot of plastics that I think could be much more efficiently printed vs. machined, and I think their tolerances would allow it. Delrin is a common request. Carbon composites would also work well for a lot of their applications.

There are a few pro-sumer printers I’ve considered that claim to be able to handle these materials but I’m not convinced the finish quality is acceptable. What should my minimum budget be? Any particular machines I should look at? Is resin printing worth considering?