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

  • Dkarma@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    There are ppl on eBay who will print your stl file for you. I’ve had luck asking sellers who does their stuff.
    I sew a bit so ik a small bit about bobbins and idk if a 3d printed one would work well or hold up.

    • frickineh@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It’s not sewing thread bobbins, it’s these - they’re just a thin piece of plastic to start with, so I think 3D printing will work fine. They mostly just sit in a box or on a ring if I’m taking a project with me somewhere.