3d printing

[Anonymous No.15843205]

Is it profitable?
Did you try biz?

[Anonymous No.15843245]

>>15843205
No and yes

[Anonymous No.15843348]

>>15843205
Backyard fabrication is fun. You can make all kinds of shit and build the machines yourself, mills, lathes, plasma cutters, all cnc. 3d printing is a meme though, but you can make your own parts for other shit if you like the idea of being a "maker". No one will pay you for shitty 3d printed parts. Why would they? Injection molding is retardedly cheap. Are you going to chase the business of broke virgins that want one or two flimsy plastic figurines to show their faggot friends?

[Anonymous No.15843841]

>>15843348
That's the point, it all seems a retarded version of the real industry.
Or no one achieved to figure out a working business model about it.

[Anonymous No.15843863]

>>15843348
Broke virgin here. The plastic figurines I buy are far beyond the capabilities of a shitty 3D printer.

[Anonymous No.15843880]

>>15843863
They are definitely from a less shitty 3d printer.

[Anonymous No.15843891]

>>15843205
yeah, actually.
My son and I designed some fidget spinners, printed them all out and he sold them at school.
Didnt get rich, but it paid for the printer.
It has since paid for itself twice over with all the repairs and useful shit Ive made with it.

[Anonymous No.15843897]

Developing new printing technologies is profitable if you can afford it.

Using the printers is not.

[Anonymous No.15843956]

>>15843880
They are definitely not. Maybe you could pull off some really cheap crappy stuff, like army men. Not saying it isn't possible once the technology develops further, but as of right now, no way. They suck for fine details.

[Anonymous No.15843965]

>>15843891
Yes ok, i mean, you like a lot printing and you find it useful and handy, definitely it's good for printing spare parts for several objects you can't find anywhere.

But i mean something ACTUALLY profitable, with which you can start a solid business, even investing on an expensive printer (let's say 3-4 grands)

[Anonymous No.15843969]

>>15843205
more important imo is the question how fucking unhealthy it must be to constantly breathe in microscopic parts of melted plastic when working with one (or even a farm)

[Anonymous No.15844074]

>>15843969
I think you don't need to stare at the printing all the time, and if you set up a serious lab, there are vacuums

[Anonymous No.15844663]

>>15843965
Probably not. They are too fucking slow. Even the UV ones. Slow and very hands on.
Depending on what you are doing, youd be better off with a vacuum mold.. or hell, even laser or cnc.

[Anonymous No.15845014]

>>15844663
What's the point then, printing your own useless plastic things? This is lame.

[Anonymous No.15845063]

Who could teach me about 3d guns ?

I live in Venezuela

[Anonymous No.15845195]

>>15844663
The secret to 3D printing is that it's a tool, and like most tools are only limited by the imagination of the user.

You can make molds with 3D printers for investment casting, autoclave, whatever your heart desires. That's just a small sample of the manufacture side. You can make money off of just prints as well.

Or you can do something completely different.

[Anonymous No.15845266]

>>15843205
No one wants stupid plastic crap. There's china for that.

[Anonymous No.15845277]

If I want to make metal machinery to sell to consumers would I use a 3D printer? Genuinely lost here, someone pls help.

[Anonymous No.15845285]

>>15845277
Definitely not, 3d printing is usually for plastic materials.
You would need more a cnc

[Anonymous No.15845289]

>>15845285
What’s a CBC? Some type of lathe?

[Anonymous No.15845298]

>>15845195
Yes but… ok, maybe you're a designer and you produce a specific object to sell to a specific customer.
Is it a viable business? I don't think so

[Anonymous No.15845307]

>>15843891
my wife's son and I did the same thing with Nintendo switches epic haha

[Anonymous No.15845311]

>>15845289
it's a cutter

[Anonymous No.15845325]

>>15845311
Wait you cut the parts manually or automatically?

[Anonymous No.15845341]

>>15843205

I have worked professionally with 3D printers for years. Honestly unless you are a jeweler or engaged in niche 3D printing such as sintered metal printers like Shapeways is, or working for a crazy rare aerospace application like making turbine blades, don't bother. It's highly profitable for jewelers because with a competent 3D modeler you can print in wax for lost wax casting. On that note you also have to be an expert with 3d modeling or employ someone who is. I am lucky that I am also a 3D modeler but I couldn't imagine having a 3D printing business and not knowing the other basic tools necessary for its use.

[Anonymous No.15845342]

>>15845325
>>15845289
>>15845277
https://youtu.be/RBJf1ChyOP4?t=49

[Anonymous No.15845350]

>>15845014
They are great for other things. Prototyping or one offs. But not anything mass production.

[Anonymous No.15845359]

>>15843205
if you use it for investment casting, it can be.

it really shines as a prototyping tool.

[Anonymous No.15845362]

>>15845342
How much do they go for?

[Anonymous No.15845379]

>>15845341
So, for example, a viable business could be working with several jewelers and make wax printing, obviously having a 3d printer and being a skilled 3D modeler

[Anonymous No.15845391]

>>15845359
Yes, prototyping was one of the first use cases, but i fear it's a bit priced in right now.

[Anonymous No.15845396]

>>15845298
>Is it a viable business?
You've never been to /3DPG/ have you?

[Anonymous No.15845461]

>>15845362
ones like in the video go for about a quarter million.

you can get a cheaper set up for about $20k used, but its more work.

[Anonymous No.15845511]

>>15845396
no, what is it

[Anonymous No.15845553]

>>15845511
There’s a 3D printing thread on /diy/ and some of my those guys have niche products they make and sell. One guy makes nerf style guns.

[Anonymous No.15845624]

>>15845553
Ok, i'll give a look, thanks
I have this feeling that 3d printing is still at his early stages tough.

[Anonymous No.15846103]

someone made a fleshlight whistle on /3DPG/
probably can make some money selling these

[Anonymous No.15846130]

>>15846103
A wut? o_O??

[Anonymous No.15846196]

>>15845014
I use about 20 seperate pieces fro my Dillon ammunition reloading machine. If you work in some bespoke industries, they can become an invaluable tool. Like in car entertainment for example.

[Anonymous No.15846223]

>>15845014
Lets say your little autistic brother wanted pepe cookies for his autistic birthday. You could print out a cookie cutter in the time it takes you to go to the store and buy the ingredients and make a cookie dough. I broke a plastic coil pack ignitier lead on my beemer and couldnt source a new one on a Sunday. Sourced a file and printed it out in less than two hours.

[Anonymous No.15846243]

>>15846223
automotive hobbying is another place 3D printing shines. so much shit for for old shitboxes just can't be sourced and has to be printed from file, especially interior components.

[Anonymous No.15847483]

I'll buy one when I can 3Dprint a 3D printer.

[Anonymous No.15847552]

>>15847483
Look up "reprap"

[Anonymous No.15848100]

>>15847483
uhhhh....i mean.....you can.

[Anonymous No.15848684]

>>15843880
Figure parts come from molds, anon.

[Anonymous No.15849659]

Something like an online 3d printing service could be a business, for example

[Anonymous No.15850421]

I live in a civil war torn nation please help me how do I print defense weaponry Guns to defend ourselves. cmon plz kids are starving and dying on the streets. Grandmothers dying not 1 reply thanks 4chan I know someone with a good heart is out there. All I can offer you is place in our history books. The minute we make this idea work not only will we overthrow one government. Socialism has spread to neighboring countries PLEASE THIS A REAL CRY FOR HELP DO NOT IGNORE ME I AM TELLING YOU WE ARE UNDER SEIGE its all cuba china and russias fault we need YOU AMerIca to help us

South America needs help and the files are all over the net

ar15

9mm

who will step up to the plate ? you want to be the next Arthur (Joker) this is your moment. All I ask for is a simple walkthrough on how to print 3d protection tools

we can do this through email please help

pic related

> what is distributed defense printing …….google

pic related

[Anonymous No.15850441]

>>15850421
>>15849659
plz I know this much also

anyones tips help

I pray for America

[Anonymous No.15850452]

Its only profitable if you can make specific things really well. Selling 28mm scale terrain on ebay for example could earn you a half decent profit.

[Anonymous No.15850458]

>>15843880
>Doesn't know the industry
>Talks like he does

[Anonymous No.15850539]

>>15847483
One of my friends 3d printed a bigger 3d printer

[Anonymous No.15850562]

last 4 replies
> the 15 minutes of passive aggressive mongoloids

[Anonymous No.15850646]

>>15843205
bought a 3d printer 4 years ago or so. The idea was that i could print things to use, personal usage, e.g if i needed a hammer or a screwdriver, then i could print one.
The first problem is that the material is frail as fuck, it is difficult to print anything useable because it will fracture, for instance when i got the printer a smaller component was broken, the component broken was the only part of the printer that was actually 3d printed by a similiar printer.
So with the printer i had, i could only print figurines and shit, nothing useable could be printed. (Perhaps today it is different, and perhaps if you spend more money the printing material will improve).
second problem is that the templates for what to print is cumbersome and time consuming to create, it is not easy at all. The already available templates on websites etc. are scarce. This greatly limits the potential usage of a 3d printer, desu it is more likely that you can earn money designing 3d templates and selling them, instead of printing it.

[Anonymous No.15850960]

I got btfo

[Anonymous No.15851027]

>>15845277
3d printers for metal are available but they're VERY expensive. Specialist businesses use them to produce expensive lightweight components (that are difficult or impossible to make any other way) to other manufacturers. But it's way too expensive to use for consumer products.