3d printing site among private individuals

[alebal]

Bye to all,
I am a web programmer who has played a bit with 3d.

I had a half idea for a website where someone who needs to print something in 3d asks who owns a 3d printer.

I'll explain better with a real example.
I would need a cell phone port that can be used without having to remove the rubber case.
I thought I could draw and print.
But I don't have the printer. I could buy one, but it is not worth it for a mobile port (800-1000 €).
I looked for companies that print online to which you can send your design and they send you home the piece, but they all seem very professional, it makes weird for a cell phone.

So I started thinking if I know someone with a printer, I give them something and I'll print the piece. But I don't know anyone who has it.
I could look for someone online, but at this point why not create a special site?

a site where:
who needs something can ask with an ad
who has a printer you can create a profile, add its printer, what can print etc.
the two agree for a price, and print.

very simple, very amateur very fast and cheap.

useful for those who do not have a printer and cannot draw, can ask both the project and the press.
useful also for those who might like me would buy a printer more out of curiosity than by necessity, would allow to recover some of the money spent.

What do you think? Could it be a feasible thing?

I did a ride on the internet and found nothing like that, but maybe it already exists. Do you know anyone?

clearly everything should produce some lira, at least for costs and maintenance. It could be that payments are made on the site that holds a commission.

 

[vikingo229]

hi, I needed to print 3d some components and found this site https://www.3dhubs.com/ who put me in contact with a person who lives 3km from me.

 

[TECNOMODEL]

it would be a good idea, especially if it puts in communication who can create the digital model with who has an idea but does not have the means to realize it.
As for contact with the printer the site indicated by vikingo I already seem a great thing.

 

[sabinot]

Bye to all,
I am a web programmer who has played a bit with 3d.

I had a half idea for a website where someone who needs to print something in 3d asks who owns a 3d printer.

I'll explain better with a real example.
I would need a cell phone port that can be used without having to remove the rubber case.
I thought I could draw and print.
But I don't have the printer. I could buy one, but it is not worth it for a mobile port (800-1000 €).
I looked for companies that print online to which you can send your design and they send you home the piece, but they all seem very professional, it makes weird for a cell phone.

So I started thinking if I know someone with a printer, I give them something and I'll print the piece. But I don't know anyone who has it.
I could look for someone online, but at this point why not create a special site?

a site where:
who needs something can ask with an ad
who has a printer you can create a profile, add its printer, what can print etc.
the two agree for a price, and print.

It is a great idea if developed well, especially for companies that need to expand. with the development of 3d printing seems to me to witness what developed with the advent of the internet. In these years the basis for the future development of this sector is also laid. today I read a Article on a new platform called 3d hubs that allows you to put your own 3d printer available to anyone, earning from selling objects.
it would be a kind of social network with a territorial map that helps to understand how close it is to the press. the price of the service is decided by those who provide it and increased by a 15% from the managers of the platform that in this way they charge the commission. to them is the mediation between demand and offer, as well as the revision of the projects uploaded. Clearly, the future of 3d printing will be online. last month I used an online site to print some pop-up walls and in the future will also create specialized sectors, where different materials can be printed.

 

[flaviobrio88]

Bye to all,
I am a web programmer who has played a bit with 3d.

I had a half idea for a website where someone who needs to print something in 3d asks who owns a 3d printer.

I'll explain better with a real example.
I would need a cell phone port that can be used without having to remove the rubber case.
I thought I could draw and print.
But I don't have the printer. I could buy one, but it is not worth it for a mobile port (800-1000 €).
I looked for companies that print online to which you can send your design and they send you home the piece, but they all seem very professional, it makes weird for a cell phone.

So I started thinking if I know someone with a printer, I give them something and I'll print the piece. But I don't know anyone who has it.
I could look for someone online, but at this point why not create a special site?

a site where:
who needs something can ask with an ad
who has a printer you can create a profile, add its printer, what can print etc.
the two agree for a price, and print.

very simple, very amateur very fast and cheap.

useful for those who do not have a printer and cannot draw, can ask both the project and the press.
useful also for those who might like me would buy a printer more out of curiosity than by necessity, would allow to recover some of the money spent.

What do you think? Could it be a feasible thing?

I did a ride on the internet and found nothing like that, but maybe it already exists. Do you know anyone?

clearly everything should produce some lira, at least for costs and maintenance. It could be that payments are made on the site that holds a commission.

I have a 3d printer.
I use it very little because I don't have much time, but I did some nice things that I needed, like tap for the garden or always brings lamp for the garden of the germs as I wanted them, definitely do things that you don't find on the market.

 

[Esselle]

I follow with interest. I have the ability to draw in 3d and I am about to equip myself with a 3d printer.

I like the initiative.

 

[Dindon]

I am a hobbyist who needs a small number of thicknesses shaped to l in different thicknesses. I don't know anything about 3d falls and I'm looking for someone who can do it from to z without having to turn to specialized companies asking for a boat of money. Thank you if someone wants to help me.

 

[Mario SJPD]

the idea of providing a 3d printing service can be a valid proposal to integrate the service of a technical study or a professional ,however to consider .creating a social network specifically I do not think it is worth the spread of the machinery is however increasing also in companies that then use it little, the costs are however sustainable, and the sites to get the service there are already (for example the generalist immediately.it offers a wide choice possibility).