So currently I am busy living off of savings until next summer so I can work on my portfolio/build my knowledge base.

I am being taken care of by family- but I am scraping by in a lot of ways. I would like to supplement my income using my 3D printers & CAD abilities.

I know there are a lot of small parts out there that are difficult to aquire due to supply shortages. Any suggestions on what I could sell that would be easy to make on an fdm or resin printer?

  • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I've made a bit of scratch making bespoke containers for common Etsy items.

    Lots of the small time perfumeeries on there use identical Ali-Express vials and it's pretty easy to make holders for them.

    You can also do some generic modern art type stuff, definitely in a metallic copper PLA with a sharp/low poly shape or something, the algorithm loves anything that's a bit metallic.

    As for practical day to day stuff, fasteners, containers, jigs, molds. Using PLA to make a mold for casting is super useful if you ever want to make your parts a bit more robust. Generic fixes too, I managed to repair my cars busted back window with a 3d printed part, the OEM replacement motor was $200, but the only thing broken was a small plastic bushing that was like 2¢ worth of plastic.