Need some ideas

[lourenco]

Hi, my name is Lourenco and i am from brazil, i make my own cnc milling machine,it is very strong ,and i can work with aluminum very easy,there is a liquid sistem to lubricate the part, the area of work is 500x400mm and 100mm high...
The problem is that i dont know what i can produce to make some money.
I would like to know some ideas, some products...
I would like to work with aluminum.
Someone can help with some ideas to make some money??
thank you and sorry about my english.

[Ultralajt]

Hi, my name is Lourenco and i am from brazil, i make my own cnc milling machine,it is very strong ,and i can work with aluminum very easy,there is a liquid sistem to lubricate the part, the area of work is 500x400mm and 100mm high...
The problem is that i dont know what i can produce to make some money.
I would like to know some ideas, some products...
I would like to work with aluminum.
Someone can help with some ideas to make some money??
thank you and sorry about my english.

Advertize yourself on some R/C modells Hobby forums. Maybe you can start production of some tiny aluminum parts for RC modells.
Off course it will be of much help if you are an RC modeller and you know what products are HOT.

Some of products for instance:
- custom build motor mounts for various electric and piston engines (aeroplanes and helicopters)
- custom build controll horns for control surfaces on large scale aeroplanes
- custom build servo trays for large scale aeroplanes
- various parts for electric helicopters

Why I suggest tiny parts for RC modellers? because you dont need much of materials, but prices on tghe market for those tiny parts are quite reasonable.

You can advertize and sell allso on Ebay.

Regards!

Mitja

[lourenco]

Thank very much mitja for your idea...

If someone has others ideas let me know please...

[trevj1]

Name tags for doors, or for artwork, or presentation plaques, for retirements, and the like.

Most of the commercially available stuff is scratch engraved, and looks cheap and nasty. Make the plate out of plate brass, sand smooth, and polish, and you end up with a product that looks quite elegant.

Custom designed motorcycle accessories. Designs, names, that sort of stuff.

Model engines or model engine parts kits. Steam engines, Stirling cycle engines, Internal Combustion engine parts. Ebay.

Model Airplane accessories. Miniature Robot parts. Art. Jewelery. Clocks. Sculptures.

Cheers
Trev

[CS900]

another service to consider would be modifying existing parts. For example, I'm very active on PBNation, a paintball forum, and I offer cosmetic and performance milling services. People love to customize parts to make it a "one of a kind". it's quite profitable; I've made about $500 already this month for about 3hrs worth of machining time.

As a side bonus, as your reputation grows you'll get people wanting true custom made parts, which is where you can really make some profit.

This has been my experience on a single forum, however i'm sure it holds true of other hobbist hotspots/forums as well.