3D printed part

My brother owns a plastic molding business. I naively asked him if he could make something for me. He looked at me and said "sure, that will cost about $15K" I thought he was nuts! I have since learned the molds he uses cost around $10k to $30k each. They are made on a C&C machine and a ton of variables go into building the molds. Turns out my idiot little brother grew up and got smart:sign3:
He was talking about 3D printing and the move into that direction when the plastics become more stable.