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Who here is making money 3D printing?
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What you are describing is simply being a design engineer. That's what I do and I take on side projects once in a while. It's not worth my time to simply 3D print things for people. The printer is simply a tool used for prototyping.
How do you come across those side projects?
They sometimes find me. Friend of a friend knows someone who needs some stuff designed. That kind of thing.