I was planning on printing my own design/inventions and selling those. I wasn't planning on offering a service. From what I've heard it seems like a nightmare.
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good luck with the inventions :-)
How is printing files for people and not doing any admin a nightmare ?
You can sell things you make - but you'll need to find something people want that isn't easy to get.
And that's harder than it sounds.
It just sounded like offering a printing service was a ton of work from what the other posters here said. I thought one person said they made close to 7 times the amount of their printer with the products they sold. I just thought selling useful stuff would be easier than offering a service.
My boss does. He's obssessive with every details and working with him is a nightmare. He even dared and ask me to print at 20microns!
TBH, I like the SLA much better at least when its unique purpose is for demonstration. Looks much more professional. When it comes to CEO visiting, you got to do everything to impress him ;)
Im printing at a .1 mm layer height. You do get lines yes. But as an artist and a sculptor, smoothing the lines out is just part of the job. Add in a vapor smoothing techniques and the lines literally blur away. I too have made every cent back off my printer purchase. I encourage any one who is creative with the patients for learning to get into 3d printing. Its not for every one and at the same time is. It so funny to here and see others reactions to the idea you can print all most anything. Happy printing every one:) FJ
I use my 3d printer mostly for my personal hobby. When I get to improve on my craft, I might one day make it into a business. This is something I really look forward to as I really enjoy printing things that I designed myself.
I'm not opposed to post processing at all. If I get enough interest in my initial products I am definitely going to buy one. I can sell art and functional products as well. I don't really even want to make a business out of it I am just looking to recover the cost of my printer.
Would anybody be interested in selling their 3d models online for others to download? Sort of like a marketplace where you can buy and sell 3d blueprints.
you can start making copies of celebrities like they did on MVs recently, then maybe promote it on some fanpage of that celeb, worth to try though
or some common board game for DIY design