Geekage If you do decide to make it a profession, just note that in my case at the 12 month mark I only totaled $2300 from Shapeways sales, less than $200 a month. Not even enough to pay for the printer and filament I was using at the time. It has taken quite some time to get to the point where I am no longer concerned about every dollar coming from Shapeways. I am in my seventh year there now. Also I had the luxury of being employed full time when I started.