How to make money with a Glowforge Laser Cutter
Are you thinking side business or a fun full-time income venture?
Maybe you’re thinking of selling items made with your laser cutter or renting time on it (or both)?
Some questions you may want to answer first.
Is this supporting an existing business or would you be starting a new one?
Are you aiming for meaningful income, a side-income, or just a few bucks here and there? (Mine is a side-hustle)
How will you market your business?
Are there any organizational items that we could build that might make this endeavor easier?
Have you shipped items before on eBay.
I cover these questions on my Laser Cutter show on YouTube 7:30EST Tues and Thursday on the hackLAB show.
Here are some Money Making Glowforge ideas I’ve covered on my channel.
Don’t have a Glowforge yet? Here's my discount referral link – you don't need to use it to buy one, but using a referral link will give you the best discount out there for a Glowforge and support my mission to help teens get into design programs.
Here’s some unformatted ideas. (I’m not a writer)
Rent time on the Forge for things like aluminum engraving.
Business Cards
Wedding Invitations
Frames
Diplomas
Custom Map Artwork
Make a line of custom plywood parts for R/C aircraft builders. You can make a lot of tiny pieces out of a 12x20 sheet.
Make handmade books, leather goods, papercut cards
Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape add-in
A job log app that tracks laser time on each project for billing purposes so you can print a report that shows the jobs printed and the time in use.
Create Artwork with the sold in galleries and art shows
Custom engraving
Make custom made standing base plates for my models
Scrap booking supplies cut outs
Card making and stamping
Laser cut greeting cards
Beading and jewelry making displays and packaging
Wedding bands with inlays
I hope this gets your ideas going. Again, here's my discount referral link – http://glowforge.com/hacklab -