Roger Guppy,
Indeed, there's no more stock! It's exactly a "made to order". :-)
I'm actually working with Shapeways because it allows me to have little profit on the models I made, without buying a 3D printer. I'm the "designer". So I don't need to think about the shipping, packaging, etc. I "simply" do my 3D objects.
If you're interested, here's the shipping cost:
https://www.shapeways.com/support/shipping
mekidsmom,
Yes! I played the guitar and did the voices! It's really cool because I can mix my passion for the 3D and the music
It's a... How could I say... "No one wants me, so I try it on my own". I'm Belgian American (I, actually, only have the Belgian citizenship), my father is American, my mother Belgian. Belgium has a really really high unemployment rate, my area has around 25% of unemployment rate.
I'm 25 years old, I speak French, English, I'm actually learning Spanish at night school, and I know the basis of Dutch language. I learned Logistics... And... Nothing!? I have friends in the same situation...
I'm actually waiting my visa to live in the US, I know it won't be the goldrush, but I have faith in the US, and I'm quite sure it'll be a bit easier to get a job.
For example, I know there's only 5% of unemployment rate in the whole state of Virginia! (And Virginia is 3 times bigger than Belgium)
I'm not trying to be Director of the bank, I often applied for jobs like order picker (All work is valuable work), but I'm saying I tried everything and I'm still stuck with that situation.
I don't wanna talk about politics... But there's a lot of things going in the wrong way in Belgium. Things won't get better in my opinion...
I'm doing this for different reasons... :
- To earn extra-cash obviously. But even if I don't get a single dollar I do it for those other reasons :
- To prove I can do things : like 3D modeling, animation, etc. (and I have a basic computer, almost outdated).
- Speaking different languages.
- Shapeways is international : "Headquartered in New York, Shapeways has factories and offices in Eindhoven, Queens, and Seattle."
- Maybe someone nice would need my skills, it's just an open door to what I do.
Anyway, I think it's only positive. ^^
Thanks for your answers!
And thank you for letting me posting about my 3D printing shop.
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