Just to fill in what has happened in the past in 3d printing - the Space has never bought any filament before, members have bought their own filament and left it to share with others with an informal, use some but not all of it attitude.
That doesn’t have to stay the case, 3D techs could buy some using their consumables budget, or 3D techs could have an honesty box that covers it, or even more controlled pay for what you use like the Laser Shop… All up to what @3dtechs and members want to see and agree on!
Also feel free to try it one way, and change it - since we have never done it in this area, we don’t know what will work best…