Looking for makers who work with plastic and leather
Hi all,
I saw the announcement for this new sub over on /smallbusiness. I'm not a maker but a small online retail shop. I have one particular product that I'm always thinking I should find a local manufacturer for. It's currently made in Ireland, and the margin is pretty terrific. However them being offshore (I'm in the USA) means that when I receive defects it's costly to send them back. But mainly I would like to be able to customize the product.
It's a nylon-plastic dog muzzle with leather padding glued onto the nose bridge so that it doesn't rub the fur off the dog's nose. Very, very popular - my biggest selling item.
I've only been able to do a little searching for alternate manufacturers, but what I've seen so far is that the makerspace is full of technology projects. I haven't seen anybody interested in something as mundane as plastic or leatherwork. Would love to find someone who does that, or either one of those, and chat about the possibility of working together. (For all I know it might not be cost efficient, but would like to talk to someone about it!)
Posted Apr 3, 2018, 2:31 PM UTC