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Who here is making money 3D printing? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
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I am a hobbyist, and my job will probably never require me to design and print anything for work.

I do really enjoy the process of conceptualizing, designing, and printing, and have done so for myself and some close acquaintances.

I've spent many hours/days learning the tools of the trade and was wondering if there was an opportunity to make some money as a side gig. Has anyone been successful doing this, and how did you go about it?

Here are a couple of my early designs, I plan to upload more once I clean things up a bit.

https://www.thingiverse.com/landon8848/designs

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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I think I could do an etsy shop and print video game props for people pretty profitably, but I'm afraid of turning a hobby into a job and sucking the fun out. I might try doing a really low volume just to have the occasional printer upgrade pay for itself.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    You could just make a thing when you feel like it and throw it up for sale, that's my idea but tbh i haven't been able to keel my printer working throughout a single project so nothing ever gets done.

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