contraptions. what to manufacture for caps?

[DrwHem]

can i manufacture anything for a profit in this game? right now i have the first caps collector perk so i can build stores. so if i have a vault tech lunchbox that is worth 10 most ppl will buy it from me for 5. the manufacuturing is fun but theres really no point unless you manufacture ammo to use. I want to be able to make something and sell it for a profit.

[Necklace]

Definitely the giddyup buttercup then; 3 gears, 5 steel, 4 springs, 4 screws = 177 in caps value, then factor in your charisma/perks. Right now I can sell them for 90.. Though, if you really want caps you should just build a lot of purifiers everywhere and literally use purified water as currency.

[Zuloph]

Yeah, purified water is the way to go for caps. Cap Collector 1 & 2, Grape Mentats, Barter Bobblehead. You can sell it for bank. You should have a base specifically dedicated to it too. What the game doesn't tell you is even if you have 100 or so water being produced it actually stops producing as much but with a base dedicated to it you can use a Vacuum Hopper to pull the Purified Water from the workbench and store it seperately so it will just keep producing. Then just set up a supply line so you can build anything while keeping the workbench empty

[arnzod]

I make Cram for money. I have placed several cages on floating platforms high above my settlements, with conveyor belts that force the animals off of the floating platforms. They fall to their deaths, I harvest their meat, and put it in my food processor. I repair the cages for a pittance, and start the cycle all over again.

I still do a fair bit of dealing in purified water as well, but you can never really maximize profits from that without Strong Back maxed out.