Desktop fabrication printers come in different forms. What was once only used in businesses and factories have now been condensed to the size of an inkjet printer. With 3D printing rapidly evolving, expensive, space consuming, and energy absorbing industrial 3D printers are becoming smaller and more efficient. Desktop fabrication printers are enabling users to start their own businesses from home in product modeling, prototyping, inventing, and more. In many cases, 3D fabrication for the desktop allows for short scale manufacturing.
Interested in producing your own iPhone case? Print off 20 of them from your home fabrication 3D printer and start selling them. The beauty of 3D printing fabrication for the desktop is that you can design and sell your own 3D printed products. Having a desktop fabrication printer is a great way to earn extra money at home. Here’s how to get started:
Purchase a low cost desktop fabrication printer. We sell a number of affordable 3D printers as low as $299 to get you started. Buying a desktop 3D printer kit to build on your own will take more time, but you can easily purchase a preassembled 3D fabrication printer for under $499.
You can find plenty of 3D models to download for free. Some designers will let you print and sell their work as long as you attribute the original design to them when you showcase it. If you’re resourceful enough to search for various 3D model downloads free, you’ll do very well in desktop fabrication printing.
On the other hand, you may want to inject your own creativity using a desktop fabrication printer with 3D modeling software. This requires designing your own 3D models for printing. There are a number of 3D modeling software applications available to use for home fabrication. Some are very expensive and require practice (3DS Max, Maya, AutoCAD, Rhino, etc.). Others are very simple and available for free (TinkerCAD, Autodesk123D, Blender, FreeCAD, etc.). Using free CAD software, you can easily design your own products for sale using a desktop fabrication printer.
We are the premier source for desktop fabrication printing. We offer a number of DIY 3D printer fabrication kits as well as fully assembled desktop 3D printers. Our team is on hand to provide complete support for home fabrication 3D printing. If you have any questions or need assistance in choosing the right 3D printer to get started with, simply contact us.
