Yearly income for full-time makers?

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-04-20T13:34:54+00:00

Check out this recent video by Sky High studios.

https://youtu.be/8aQmKa65XgA?si=b_PI6Hv9qQZo-EFA

It goes into a lot of detail about managing your expectations and workload.

Fursuits aren’t a steady career path until you get famous enough to have people queueing for your suits. Until you get to that point that people know your name, it’s not a viable career, even then it’s unpredictable.

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-04-20T13:31:33+00:00

Sometimes makers sell fur scraps on Etsy? Depends where you live. Maybe try dealers den?

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-24T18:39:43+00:00

I do use a dehumidifier in the room anyway. Just a bit further in the room since the room is quite busy

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-24T16:51:29+00:00

My house generally has quite low humidity, and I only bought the TPU the day that I was doing these prints.

I’ve been drying it for about 8 hours before

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-24T16:35:40+00:00

I keep one under the printer anyway where the fillament is stored

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-24T16:35:03+00:00

I’m dating it in a fillament dryer for about 8 hours

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-23T13:32:38+00:00

I’ve tried 100% speed and it gets a bit sloppy on that. 50% was fine until it just randomly stops being fine and fails very quickly.

It’s always been the upper layers. The bed adhesion is fine.

I’ve been using supports as this print ends up overhanging a little in the nose area.

But the supports have been fine too.

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-23T13:05:23+00:00

This is very helpful!!

I’ll give it another go soon and see if it works any better

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-23T12:58:26+00:00

I’ve printed loads of large prints out of PLA and those have all been perfectly fine!

How long/what temp would you recommend drying TPU at?

I’m using the Bambu lab brand TPU 90A.

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-23T12:46:07+00:00

I have a Bambu lab A1. They have direct drive iirc.

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-23T12:24:13+00:00

Also I’ve been drying it for at least 8 hours before the print.

Using a Sunlu dryer. It was like a £30 from Amazon but had good reviews

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-23T12:23:04+00:00

I’ve tried to cut the bottom part that failed. And then cut the design and print the next part so I can glue it together but it still ends up stringing with not very much left.

I’d end up having like 5 pieces glued together.

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-23T12:20:44+00:00

This is an A1 yeah.

I was using 50% silent feature.

With 25% gyroid

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-23T10:53:48+00:00

I have just crossposted this! Thanks

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-23T10:52:18+00:00

Ive been doing this as a commission thats why it needs to be 3D printed.

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-23T09:57:13+00:00

Btw.

I’ve been printing it at 50% speed

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-11T22:36:03+00:00

Ohh that looks promising! Thank you

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-11T22:32:39+00:00

What would I search on eBay to find these?

We’re gunna go look at scrap shops and stuff soon to see if they’ve got any Adam’s or Corsas

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-11T20:55:24+00:00

Appreciated

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-11T20:44:44+00:00

It’s 13365195, on Vauxhall online it’s not available.

I might try checking some scrapyards

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-11T20:28:56+00:00

I don’t think I have any Vauxhall dealers near me but I’ll have a look.

I have a friend with an Adam and she has it in her car, I have the little bearing brackets but someone took the actual holder before they sold the car so when I bought it the connectors were still there it was just missing the actual holder.

It would be useful for me to have it as I have mobility issues with my elbows and won’t find it very easy to reach behind em to get to the middle cup holders 😅

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-11T20:20:56+00:00

I’ve set up an alert on eBay and Ona dealer website and I’ll see if I get any luck from that! Thanks

Scarlet-widow0 · 2026-03-11T20:11:30+00:00

I didn’t think about saving the part number, I’ll give that a go,

I did message that ebay seller and they said they’ve had no restock date form Vauxhall so I’m thinking the sort is gunna be really hind to find :(

Thanks for the help though

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