Hi all, I'm doing a bit of market research on a product I'm developing. Apologies for the box being the wrong colour ( [wink]) but I do have makita tools as well. I have the cantilevered toolbox and it irks me that the boxes provided aren't long enough for pencils or some drill bits, and I can't find anything to fit the bill so I've come up with these. A 3 long by 1 wide box, and some half height stacking boxes for smaller items. Do you think they're a good idea? Would you buy them? If so what would you expect to pay?
Cantilever Toolbox Research
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Pretty cool [member=75240]MakHack[/member]
I've had customer send me pics of 3D printed insert boxes too.
I suspect there is some market for it. Since it is 3D printing and kind of a low barrier to test, I'd encourage you to post them on Etsy or Ebay, and let the forum know. I'm even willing to give you a shout out on Instagram if you post a pic or have a profile there.
I love it when customers add to the system and do things like this. So I'd say try it, there doesn't need to be a big upfront cost.
I've had customer send me pics of 3D printed insert boxes too.
I suspect there is some market for it. Since it is 3D printing and kind of a low barrier to test, I'd encourage you to post them on Etsy or Ebay, and let the forum know. I'm even willing to give you a shout out on Instagram if you post a pic or have a profile there.
I love it when customers add to the system and do things like this. So I'd say try it, there doesn't need to be a big upfront cost.
Given the existence of this:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2877098, and a lot of other cool 3d designs for systainers out there, I think you can charge a reasonable amount on Etsy for those who don't have 3D printers, but there is not a lot of unique intellectual property or difficult tooling or materials that would be worth a large premium. I'd just release the designs to the community of cool folks remixing their systainers here and elsewhere, and sell a few for those without a printer.