Originally Posted by
Jack000
the real trick is marketing. A lot of people can make stuff, but building a brand and a steady flow of business is tough.
I'm glad to say that I've got back the investment from my first machine with my website (see sig), but business has been slow since the holidays.
Ultimately I'd like to do something that's completely automated - ie. customer designs stuff on the website, g-code is automatically generated, and the machine can just run by itself.
I've been thinking of doing that model for countertops, but the margins are rather thin in that market, and warped walls are a big problem. Are laminate countertops still popular these days?