Help me fund my new journey

Aim

After facing job loss in 2020 I sold my tools and car what had made getting back in to employment very challenging due to my health.

In November 2019 I purchased my 1st 3d printer I was also working as an electrical tester.
In my spare time I was learning quite a bit about 3d printing, and laser engraving, giving away many items, I had started to gain interest in the things I was producing from boredom, I was creating fidget toys and trinkets for SEN children in the local area, people liked the things I was creating, weather it was from 3d printing or from engraving, even adding photos I had taken of pets, as you can see the photos of my own children, engraved and also 3d printed.

In November 2020 I was made and penny less, having to part with my PAT Testers,  PC test equipment and my work vehicle, to pay rent and put food on the table for my family, I had faced many issues with universal credits sanctions, being pushed to the point of desperation and in debt.
I gave up trying to find employment after I had tried places that was meant to help me back in to employment, but had been messed around by Free2Learn.

After catching covid I am now left partially deaf, and constantly fighting with Lupus, so most days are a struggle, but I still want to work, the problem is that I could never afford to replace things I had to sell due to desperation, and I am not capable of working a normal 9-5 job again.
I have found many places don't want to give me a chance as they see me as an unreliable disabled person, because I don't know if will be back to work the following day, or end up homebound for weeks crippled in pain unable to do many things.

I am looking for a helping hand, so I can get some engraving equipment, so I can try and start a business, I know my limits, I know once I get going I can grow the business with the skills I already have, without worries of being laid off or the discrimination I have faced many times in workplaces.

What I am trying to raise funds for: The funds raised would be for laser engraving equipment, that has an air filtration system to remove toxic fumes, with this it would keep my family safe while engraving at home. Working for myself I can limit my workload, working at pace I can manage, once I am up and running making a profit, I would like to save and have a workshop built in the garden, so I can expand my capabilities, with bigger engraving machines, that would allow me to take on more projects.

This project closed unsuccessfully on 25th January 2024