Show HN: I made a website for finding 3D Printing freelancers

makely.me

3 points·petargyurov··3 comments

Hi HN,

I want to show you my project, Makely, which I have been working on for a little over a year.

Makely lets you find 3D printing enthusiasts and small businesses that will help you to 3D print your ideas.

I created Makely because I saw how, despite existing giants like 3DHubs or Shapeways, 3D printing is innaccessible to the everyday user. With current platforms, the minimum requirement is an existing 3D model - this is actually quite a high barrier - 3D modelling is hard, and modelling for printing has its own requirements.

Makely eliminates the need to have a 3D model ready and any knowledge of suitable materials. You just need to post a description of your project and the creators on the platform will send you a quote of how much it would cost.

If you own a 3D printer, you can start earning by taking on projects.

Happy to answer any questions!

- Petar

This is great! How will you differentiate from the big players?

On top of what I said in my earlier comment, I would say "simplicity". We looked at existing freelance platforms and 3D marketplaces. A lot of them were cluttered and the process of ordering an item to be printed was too cumbersome.

Our platform is designed for one specific purpose - find someone to 3D print your ideas - so the entire UX was created with that in mind.

We also try to keep things "peer to peer" as much as we can: you speak to the creators themselves, not some intermediate party. As a creator you choose what to work on and you price the projects yourself.

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