Great video! I started with an ender 3 and learned the ins and outs of 3d printing. Started selling stuff and funded 3 more ender 3 style printers. Eventually I got so tired of making sure prints started and fixing the prints that I got a P1S. I now have 4 of them running nearly full time and its so much easier! The way I like to describe it is that I don't sell 3d printed things. I sell things that happen to be 3d printed. It just so happens that making the things that I make is better, faster and easier than other manufacturing techniques but my buyers don't care how they were made.
Selling things that happen to be 3d printed is a great way of saying it. I have a cr10 that when it was playing ball would print really good, but most of the time it didn't like to start a print. So i have just stripped it to make a cnc. i still want a creality k1 max but i think i would get another p1s 1st.
Really interesting stuff, I opened the video with the assumption it was going to be another of those that make things up to justify the printer but your use case is a really valid one.
Bambu converted me from most other brands. Got the X1C after using the Ender-3, Ender-5 Plus, and Anycubic Photon and I am so excited from Bambu's newest flagship model coming out this year!
Yeah, I was going to buy another creality, but after using the x1c, I was just blown away by how good it was, (so bought the p1s due to budget). Is the new flagship model just rumours or actually coming out?
@ Bambu made an official post that a new flagship is coming out this year but I can’t say if the leaked images of it are real, though they do seem legit. If it’s true the new model will have a print volume of 492x514x626mm along with dual print nozzles so filament won’t have to be retracted as often when using AMS.
it took about me about 3 Months for my A1 to pay for it's self, however had I not bothered with the AMS it would of been half that time. I recently discovered that my A1 will print very detailed miniatures to a very high quality and because it's so reliable I can print them to order. It's now making me a tangible income with little effort. I started off with an ender3 back in 2018.
Your opinion on the Enders 3 like printers is spot on. There is people that buy cars to go from point A to point B. Very few people to become mechanic. May I ask how many spools you buy on average, order wise?
I can't deny i loved having to tinker with the Creality s1 pro and the CR10 and found it really fun. but once i started printing for projects and now products it was a little stressful. I thought i didn't use that much filament but when i cleaned the office over christmas the amount of empty spools was alot. I'm quite reserved on my spending so i buy the double packs from amazon 2 at a time. and just order when needed (sameday delivery). not sure the actual number i'll find out 😂
A friend asked me to buy him a 3d printer and set it up, so i bought him a X1C with AMS (he paid for it) but he then went to America for about 2 months so I used it loads whilst he was away, and i must admit I liked the better camera and the ams, but when i was spending my own money i went with the P1S 😂
@@somethingoutofnothing3D P1S is great as well. Im a bit of a "buy once cry once" type with tools. Its a similar argument with a SawStop. Do I really need a $5k+ table saw to cut a board? No. But man is it fun. Making things on my X1C is fun! Almost magical. I still cant get over this idea of I find a need or spark an idea and hit Fusion 360 for a bit and 30 -60 min later I have in my hand was was in my mind a little bit ago. Just amazing.
@@somethingoutofnothing3D Brilliant. I LOVE it! I really want to make one, but make it animatronic and have it run by AI? Basically the Zoltar upgrade. Ambitious, and I don't know that I'll ever get around to it, but that's the idea.
I was shopping for the X1C and then changed my mind at the last minute. And I'm not disappointed at all with the P1S. After using the x1c, I thought i might have felt like I had down graded too much. But it really doesn't feel like that at all. Only noticeable thing is the camera.
Was in a hot n crazy toxic relationship with two baddies for 4 years. Ones name was Ender 3 V2 and the other CR6SE. One loved me when the other wanted nothing to do with me. I bought them both nice things, spent tons( I mean TONS) of time with both of them. And have finally replaced both with a Bambu A1 and A1 mini with ams lite. And don't ever see my self missing all the time spent on tweaking and such. Just hitting print and knowing at least 95% of the time it'll come out great! I am glad for the experience with the Creality machines so I can repair or at least know how to trouble shoot most other printers. But again fantastic leap in reliability plus the app/ community makes it soo much more worth it. It's like you get invited to the dark brotherhood or some sort of creative cult with wayyy too many goodies to actually print. Overwhelmingly awesome. Loved my ender 3v2 BTW IF You have owned one you understand it's like a subi head nod.
🤣 I totally agree, and I will be getting another creality printer in the future, but for now I'm happy with the P1S and its reliability. A Friend of mine has just bought the A1 with the ams, so i'm going to invite myself over to have a play with it, he doesn't know yet. 🤣
Have had the A1 with lite for over 6 months and its my go to printer. AMS is handy but nice to have colors ready when needed even though I dont multi color print much. Next to the Bambu is my Ender 3 V3 plus and Ender 3 V3. Night and day difference unless you get slicer settings just right on creality then they do pretty well. Less tinkering Bambu. More tinkering Creality.
D@m you, where were you 8 months ago with this video. the opening 59 seconds summarized my whole 3d printing journey. Got an ender 3 knowing nothing about 3d printing. Thought it was just going to be load file print file. I thought it was going to be the one hobby i've acquired that was "plug and play" essentially. Everyone said "get the ender 3. Great price and great for beginners" You want to know how many prints i completed with my ender in 8 months? umm.....*plus 2.....*carry the 1.....oh yeah, not a dang one. I never even got past the bed leveling test print. I begrudgingly started learning. Really didn't have the bandwidth to learn another concept at the time, but i did my best. They tell you .01mm for the squish to be right. The width of a piece of paper. They said, the paper will barely start the nozzle. i hate that. I don't know what you feel becuase i'm a different person , and when your dealing with this precise a calibration its not as easy as one would think. So, after bed leveling frustration i bought a CR touch auto bed leveler. Then i couldn't get anything to stick to the plate. bought a glass plate and glue sticked it up. Didn't work. Then i upgraded the extruder to all metal. Spoiler alert, still no prints complete. Lost the SD card it came with. Not a big fan of others, even the ones it recommends. Had to start using software and USB to send prints. At this point i hadn't even wanted to start trying to learn everything on Cura. i finally had it a month ago, and i broke down and ordered a A1 with AMS. I did more with it in an hour than 7 months with the Ender. Screw what the OG printers say. I've actually learned 3d printing better with a printer that does all that stuff for me. the A1 didn't teach me, but it printed stuff which made me excited. Then i wanted to know how do i make it print faster, stronger, cleaner looking, etc. While researching all that i found a guide to properly level the ender 3 bed. All the others did not work and i see why now. Also figured out why the cr touch wasn't doing its job. I never added a line to the g code. I'm pretty sure i messed up the hot end on the ender. it wasn't spitting out filament and i got it clear after totally dissassembling i and cleaning it out. I did use a soldering iron to clear out the gunked up filament in the hot end. Thought i fixed it. Then tried to print again, and it spit out filament...sorta. I just bambu pooped a hot a liquid filament diarrhea. I thought, "I don't think its supposed to do that". That was the last time i used my ender and ordered my A1. I'm waiting on the new hot end and then i'm going to print something on the dam thing being more comfortable with slicing options and software. If i still can't get it to work, then i've already found a guide to turning your old ender into a PET bottle filament recycler. Rails, hot end, extruder, all of it will be the most expensive piece of recycling i've ever done, but at least it will be doing something. At this point it costs twice as much because of me upgrading
Don't do it for the money, do it for the love! SO. WELL. SAID! I lose track of this every day. The idea of turning it into a business becomes such an obsession that you forget that you got into the space because it's cool. Especially when see guys with 150 3d printers running farms, making money without having to deal with a boss... I needed this video man, MUCH appreciated! You've got my sub!
Thanks for the sub and kind words, I would just print crazy things with that many printers. Do a full iron man suit in a day. Maybe print a car or a tank.
Subscribed brother. I am at the same place as yours but haven't earned any money yet. I have an Ender 3 V2 which I spent time tinkering with. I bought ahead Ender 3 V3 Plus and it's going great to print.
Thanks for the sub. A few others have said their auto levelling is really good. I could do with a bigger build plate. There are a few helmets I'd like to print without chopping them up 😃
.. also I'm just starting - well think I am and after this video probably will - start a small 3d printing side hustle - thing I find is PLA and electric used is minimal (have a smart plug that tells me how much each run costs) - but postage is highest cost of all ! Need to hunt around for cheaper options than Post Office - any advice on that? Ta
Parcels to go or direct online with the post office. I can ship for about £5 if i do it online. If I go to the post office, it is 12 to 15 and 48 hours, not 24 hours. Sometimes, changing the size slightly of a product or making it pack flat for posting helps. But just make sure it's user-friendly still when the customer receives the product.
Love the video man. I bought a P1S in October and by November i not only paid for it i bought 2 more, remains to be seen if that was the right move though lol
I do sometime put off projects becasue I only have the one p1s. and as soon as you start selling stuff you loose the time to print things for your self, so buying 2 more is the right move 😂
@@somethingoutofnothing3Dwhy not an A1 though? It is less and you have a larger out of the box print volume. Do you really need anotherCore XY machine, would it be better to get two A1's? The A1 and the AMS lite have advantages over the P1's being a newer model. Such as pressure advance on the A1 , a better interface,touch screen Biggest out of the box print volume at the full 256 cubed. More trouble free AMS with the AMS lite. Cons are larger foot print especially if you have an AMS lite and don't want to top mount it. Not core XY Hard to justify the price of the P1 when the A1 has so much and is newer and especially with a new Bambu core XY flagship on the way that could make the X1 and P1 cheaper
Thanks for the kind words, I had loads of positive feedback from the family with the family picture ones I did for gifts. But never any sales. Then I made these with victorian era magicians, and they sold.
Once I set up my Ender 3V2 I have not had to re-level or do anything to my printer in 2 years.. so I don't know what your bangin on about bad mouthing the Ender 3V2..
I think sometimes it can be luck of the draw. Mine only does about 4 or 5 prints before the bed needs tramming again. And it has a lot of adhesion problems. I have changed the springs and bolts to try and improve it, but it still has the odd issue. It is comparing apples and oranges. They are totally different printers. And I would still buy a Creality. I wouldn't mind a k1 Max at some point.
I bought 2 enders, one pro because it was $100 on sale and then another one. Shortly after because I was still smurfing upgrade parts for the first one when there was a Black Friday deal on the V2. Neo, but I got busy and never unboxed that one either and then the V3 SE dropped and I got that one because it was only $140 and I paid $240 for the V2 neo and the Z offset was giving me anxiety and hearing opinions like these about enders made me reluctant to even open the box so I was just doing loads of research then the V3 dropped and I got it for $140 like I said and I opened the box right away since it had all the upgrades I wanted to do to the first 2 enders I got and more and at nearly half the price. The V3 SE prints great right out of the box but I just picked up an A1 combo on the black Friday sale and it also prints nice and I love maker world too. But the V3 was actually easier to put together than my A1 and I was printing a test print faster. My A1 also gave me an error about the accelerometer on the very first print but the print finished fine. I was considering the P1 combo but I thought it was too soon to invest in a core XY machine especially with Bambu releasing a new flag ship soon. I was reluctant to get the A1 because of the waste with the AMS but I figured I will be waiting a while before a core XY with 4 nozzles is at a good price and the A1 was a good price at $425 on sale with a coupon. The new Enders since the V3 SE , KE and V3 are good since they have auto Z and direct drive but the A1 had a larger volume plus so many more features and the ecosystem so it was a no Brainer.
When I bought my P1S i didn't get the AMS, just because when i had the X1C I hardly used it. and alot of my escape room prints and Magic projects need extra work doing once they are printed. From what a few other comments have said about the v3 ke, they do sound good and a lot more user friendly.
@@somethingoutofnothing3D I decided to buy my first printer and chose the Ender3 SE but became convinced I should buy the core xz for almost twice the price. I am very happy with that choice. Less than 30 minutes from open box to first print.
I'm about to get a Bamboo P1S, got an Ender 3 Pro and Longer 5 - you said it. Still use them and will use them, but always something... :) Again, without the Ender I wouldn't be where I am with CAD and 3D printing.
Couldn't agree more. I feel like the creality s1pro changed my working life... moved into puzzle making and proper building. It forced me to improve my fusion 360 skills. And it was fun to tinker with when an issue happened. My CR10 I have stripped down, and it's almost a CNC now. 😂
Yeah I had an Ender 3, great little printer for hobbying and learning, I loved it, no frills, nothing fancy, no tricks, just a honest little printer - then went to the Ender S1 Pro - hated the damn thing - not an upgrade - loads of time wasted messing about - then the BambuLab Mini A1 - love the little monster - just click and go 99% of time, otherwise hope you do more on this subject and elaborate on the nitty gritty; design, materials ,settings, what your selling, how your pricing etc, thanks
Thanks for the ideas on future videos. I feel I have become lazy with settings. Most presets just work in the slicer. No heat towers printed, xyz axis or extruder measuring.... I've read some groups saying the extruder settings can be improved. But I'm so happy with the print quality. I'm worried I'll spend more time restoring the stock settings. 😄
Idk how someone can pick an ended 3 over an a1 mini with an argument to “learn” more about printers, you are forced to learn about your printer regardless and bambu makes creality look like a joke for the lower entry points
Did you say that you used Fusion 360 to model items for printing and selling? Does that mean that you have the extremely expensive commercial license for Fusion 360?
Fusion 360 is free for eligible startups that are less than 3 years old with 10 or fewer employees. Otherwise, it is $600 per year ($476 on sale now) for a single user license.
Wow! The content quality is so high, I for sure thought you were in the millions! of subs! (I know for sure you're going to be growing so much! Remember me when your famous (185th sub!!)) Also the advice you gave was so helpful to me especially the reddit groups and Facebook groups part, Im definitely going to be doing that!
I think time will tell. They have updated the changes and given options, and some people still aren't happy. I'm totally on the fence. Just like most people, I've made a tinfoil hat video about it 😆 😂
Thanks, The web link on my channel goes to my website, its more aimed at my current client base but I have a few more products i'm working on to add to the site. www.madmanstudios.co.uk
A guy on UA-cam printed full size Lamborghini exterior on an Creality Ender, it was printin non stop for a year and a half. 😅 If you need to fiddle a lot with Ender - maybe git good 😅
I've seen that. He made the right call, printing a Lambo and not a ferrari. Ferrari probably would have taken legal action. When the creality prints, it does a fantastic job.
Thanks for the feedback. I've made a note on this. Have you watched the latest video. I think i did a better job at getting to the point. But let me know if i didn't.
At £700 it might still be possible based on orders, but not if you're counting fulfilment time. I paid £480 direct with bambu in one of their online sales.
In the beginning he said he takes the orders before he prints them so my guess is he received enough orders in a week, that are paid in advance, to pay for the machine.
The sword of omens was my 1st major project on the s1 pro printer and it failed constantly 🤣 but it still manage to do the job and i learnt alot from that one print.
Another evangelist of Bambu. You are just saying bs. You are comparing an old ender. Get the new enter 3 v3 plus it it by far better from the super hyped Bambus. Ask people that they have big farms Bambus are just super problematic.
Shop nation's channel uses bambu p1s and has done an update video on his experiance with them which is worth a watch. I still want a Creality k1max at some point. I agree it isn't a fair comparison. I paid almost the same for my s1pro with the sonic pad as i did for the p1s, and i'd go for the p1s everytime. I supose i'd have to compare the a1 with the s1 pro. Whats your printer of choice?
@@somethingoutofnothing3D There are far more farms that are not owned by UA-camrs. Just because someone makes a decision and showcases it on UA-cam doesn’t automatically make their experience genuine. No one truly knows what goes on behind the scenes between them and the companies they choose to collaborate with. As for me, I don’t have a specific favorite brand or preference. I’ve owned printers from Flashforge, Ankermake, Prusa, Anycubic, Qidi, Bambu, Creality, Artillery, Sovol, Elegoo, and Kingroon. From my experience-and based on feedback from people I know who operate farms-Bambu printers are good for home users and beginners, but they are overrated.
Have you ever see the movie Mallrats? There's this ongoing skit where Ethan Suplee's character struggles to see the image in a magic eye poster. At one point in the movie he argues with a kid about the magic eye calling the kid a dumb bastard because "It's not a schooner... it's a Sailboat". you're Ethan Suplee's character.
The algorithm just handed me your video, great video and your totally likeable, keep up the videos!
Also great advice on the calculation of profit.
Thanks so much. I've learnt the hard way calculating profit wrong 😂
Great video! I started with an ender 3 and learned the ins and outs of 3d printing. Started selling stuff and funded 3 more ender 3 style printers. Eventually I got so tired of making sure prints started and fixing the prints that I got a P1S. I now have 4 of them running nearly full time and its so much easier!
The way I like to describe it is that I don't sell 3d printed things. I sell things that happen to be 3d printed. It just so happens that making the things that I make is better, faster and easier than other manufacturing techniques but my buyers don't care how they were made.
Selling things that happen to be 3d printed is a great way of saying it.
I have a cr10 that when it was playing ball would print really good, but most of the time it didn't like to start a print. So i have just stripped it to make a cnc.
i still want a creality k1 max but i think i would get another p1s 1st.
Really interesting stuff, I opened the video with the assumption it was going to be another of those that make things up to justify the printer but your use case is a really valid one.
Thanks, I have another couple of prints i'm working on to see if it was just a fluke 😂
Bambu converted me from most other brands. Got the X1C after using the Ender-3, Ender-5 Plus, and Anycubic Photon and I am so excited from Bambu's newest flagship model coming out this year!
Yeah, I was going to buy another creality, but after using the x1c, I was just blown away by how good it was, (so bought the p1s due to budget). Is the new flagship model just rumours or actually coming out?
@ Bambu made an official post that a new flagship is coming out this year but I can’t say if the leaked images of it are real, though they do seem legit. If it’s true the new model will have a print volume of 492x514x626mm along with dual print nozzles so filament won’t have to be retracted as often when using AMS.
@@fleetreadygaming wow 😲
I'm intrigued
it took about me about 3 Months for my A1 to pay for it's self, however had I not bothered with the AMS it would of been half that time. I recently discovered that my A1 will print very detailed miniatures to a very high quality and because it's so reliable I can print them to order. It's now making me a tangible income with little effort. I started off with an ender3 back in 2018.
Had an Anycubic Mega for a couple of years but got a P1S+AMS 2 months ago. Absolute game changer. Love it
Good to hear you are happy with it. The AMS is a good bit of kit.
I tried making money with my 3d printer but it didn't work out. I had great trouble folding the bills to go into my wallet?
Thanks dad 😂
Maybe it's wet filament or the bed wasn't level try tpu 😂😂😂
Your opinion on the Enders 3 like printers is spot on. There is people that buy cars to go from point A to point B. Very few people to become mechanic.
May I ask how many spools you buy on average, order wise?
I can't deny i loved having to tinker with the Creality s1 pro and the CR10 and found it really fun. but once i started printing for projects and now products it was a little stressful.
I thought i didn't use that much filament but when i cleaned the office over christmas the amount of empty spools was alot. I'm quite reserved on my spending so i buy the double packs from amazon 2 at a time. and just order when needed (sameday delivery). not sure the actual number i'll find out 😂
I bought a car to become a mechanic 😂 but I bought a printer to print car parts...
After 3 years of struggling with a Ender 3 I finally caved and ordered myself an X1-C for Christmas. super excited for the ability to 'just print'
A friend asked me to buy him a 3d printer and set it up, so i bought him a X1C with AMS (he paid for it) but he then went to America for about 2 months so I used it loads whilst he was away, and i must admit I liked the better camera and the ams, but when i was spending my own money i went with the P1S 😂
You will be ecstatic with the X1C. I started with an Ender 3 and when I moved to the X1C it was a whole different world
What's the fun in that! Quitter! 😅
What do you mean by "Quitter"? He has moved up from a more outdated machine to an newer better machine. He never quit, he had just upgraded
@@somethingoutofnothing3D P1S is great as well. Im a bit of a "buy once cry once" type with tools. Its a similar argument with a SawStop. Do I really need a $5k+ table saw to cut a board? No. But man is it fun. Making things on my X1C is fun! Almost magical. I still cant get over this idea of I find a need or spark an idea and hit Fusion 360 for a bit and 30 -60 min later I have in my hand was was in my mind a little bit ago. Just amazing.
clever lad, well done mate.
I am always happy to see a maker fund their passion.
Thanks, it does help make it a cheaper hobby. And I can buy more filament for printing swords 😄 🤣
1:45 - “Full size, animatronic Zoltar machine” PLEASE say more. I need a whole series on this.
ua-cam.com/users/shortssA8nLYyUNQg?si=PgUwf3xlr7iGOGDu hope this short is ok for you 😃
@@somethingoutofnothing3D Brilliant. I LOVE it! I really want to make one, but make it animatronic and have it run by AI? Basically the Zoltar upgrade. Ambitious, and I don't know that I'll ever get around to it, but that's the idea.
Where can I get the STL for the gears gun?! I want to print one for my son. He loves that game!
I've been saving up for a few years to get a Bambulab printer, I can't wait to finally get one.
I was shopping for the X1C and then changed my mind at the last minute. And I'm not disappointed at all with the P1S. After using the x1c, I thought i might have felt like I had down graded too much. But it really doesn't feel like that at all. Only noticeable thing is the camera.
Paid mine off in less than a month! Love the hobby
It is such a good hobby and if you start a new hobby you can 3d print the stuff needed for the new hobby.
I have a1 and a1 mini withone AMS lite. My first printers. Started printing 20 minutes after opening.
If you had to get just one of the A1 and A1 mini, what would you go for? How do you like the ams lite? Do you do much multicolor?
it's so good how fast they print out of the box. How are you finding printing multicolour with the AMS lite?
just realised I've asked the same question 😂
Buy an new enter 3 v3 is like Bambu prints in 15 minutes
@@CharisPapas no...? buddy😭 You can't compare the cheap Bambu printers to the cheap Creality printers now.
210th sub! glad to see great content to really help with 3d print businesses! Keep it up!
Was in a hot n crazy toxic relationship with two baddies for 4 years. Ones name was Ender 3 V2 and the other CR6SE. One loved me when the other wanted nothing to do with me. I bought them both nice things, spent tons( I mean TONS) of time with both of them. And have finally replaced both with a Bambu A1 and A1 mini with ams lite. And don't ever see my self missing all the time spent on tweaking and such. Just hitting print and knowing at least 95% of the time it'll come out great! I am glad for the experience with the Creality machines so I can repair or at least know how to trouble shoot most other printers. But again fantastic leap in reliability plus the app/ community makes it soo much more worth it. It's like you get invited to the dark brotherhood or some sort of creative cult with wayyy too many goodies to actually print. Overwhelmingly awesome. Loved my ender 3v2 BTW IF You have owned one you understand it's like a subi head nod.
🤣 I totally agree, and I will be getting another creality printer in the future, but for now I'm happy with the P1S and its reliability. A Friend of mine has just bought the A1 with the ams, so i'm going to invite myself over to have a play with it, he doesn't know yet. 🤣
This eye opening! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for taking the time to watch it 😃
Have had the A1 with lite for over 6 months and its my go to printer. AMS is handy but nice to have colors ready when needed even though I dont multi color print much. Next to the Bambu is my Ender 3 V3 plus and Ender 3 V3. Night and day difference unless you get slicer settings just right on creality then they do pretty well. Less tinkering Bambu. More tinkering Creality.
I used to love tinkering with my s1 PRO, it was part of the fun and the CR10 just felt like a good challange. Now i just like clicking print 🤣
D@m you, where were you 8 months ago with this video. the opening 59 seconds summarized my whole 3d printing journey. Got an ender 3 knowing nothing about 3d printing. Thought it was just going to be load file print file. I thought it was going to be the one hobby i've acquired that was "plug and play" essentially. Everyone said "get the ender 3. Great price and great for beginners" You want to know how many prints i completed with my ender in 8 months? umm.....*plus 2.....*carry the 1.....oh yeah, not a dang one. I never even got past the bed leveling test print. I begrudgingly started learning. Really didn't have the bandwidth to learn another concept at the time, but i did my best. They tell you .01mm for the squish to be right. The width of a piece of paper. They said, the paper will barely start the nozzle. i hate that. I don't know what you feel becuase i'm a different person , and when your dealing with this precise a calibration its not as easy as one would think. So, after bed leveling frustration i bought a CR touch auto bed leveler. Then i couldn't get anything to stick to the plate. bought a glass plate and glue sticked it up. Didn't work. Then i upgraded the extruder to all metal. Spoiler alert, still no prints complete. Lost the SD card it came with. Not a big fan of others, even the ones it recommends. Had to start using software and USB to send prints. At this point i hadn't even wanted to start trying to learn everything on Cura. i finally had it a month ago, and i broke down and ordered a A1 with AMS. I did more with it in an hour than 7 months with the Ender. Screw what the OG printers say. I've actually learned 3d printing better with a printer that does all that stuff for me. the A1 didn't teach me, but it printed stuff which made me excited. Then i wanted to know how do i make it print faster, stronger, cleaner looking, etc. While researching all that i found a guide to properly level the ender 3 bed. All the others did not work and i see why now. Also figured out why the cr touch wasn't doing its job. I never added a line to the g code. I'm pretty sure i messed up the hot end on the ender. it wasn't spitting out filament and i got it clear after totally dissassembling i and cleaning it out. I did use a soldering iron to clear out the gunked up filament in the hot end. Thought i fixed it. Then tried to print again, and it spit out filament...sorta. I just bambu pooped a hot a liquid filament diarrhea. I thought, "I don't think its supposed to do that". That was the last time i used my ender and ordered my A1. I'm waiting on the new hot end and then i'm going to print something on the dam thing being more comfortable with slicing options and software. If i still can't get it to work, then i've already found a guide to turning your old ender into a PET bottle filament recycler. Rails, hot end, extruder, all of it will be the most expensive piece of recycling i've ever done, but at least it will be doing something. At this point it costs twice as much because of me upgrading
Don't do it for the money, do it for the love! SO. WELL. SAID! I lose track of this every day. The idea of turning it into a business becomes such an obsession that you forget that you got into the space because it's cool. Especially when see guys with 150 3d printers running farms, making money without having to deal with a boss... I needed this video man, MUCH appreciated! You've got my sub!
Thanks for the sub and kind words, I would just print crazy things with that many printers. Do a full iron man suit in a day. Maybe print a car or a tank.
Hi, where do you sell the prints, just directly or anything else. How would someone get a base of custumers?
My next video covers this 😁
Subscribed brother. I am at the same place as yours but haven't earned any money yet. I have an Ender 3 V2 which I spent time tinkering with. I bought ahead Ender 3 V3 Plus and it's going great to print.
Thanks for the sub. A few others have said their auto levelling is really good. I could do with a bigger build plate. There are a few helmets I'd like to print without chopping them up 😃
.. also I'm just starting - well think I am and after this video probably will - start a small 3d printing side hustle - thing I find is PLA and electric used is minimal (have a smart plug that tells me how much each run costs) - but postage is highest cost of all ! Need to hunt around for cheaper options than Post Office - any advice on that? Ta
Parcels to go or direct online with the post office. I can ship for about £5 if i do it online. If I go to the post office, it is 12 to 15 and 48 hours, not 24 hours. Sometimes, changing the size slightly of a product or making it pack flat for posting helps. But just make sure it's user-friendly still when the customer receives the product.
What an interesting video, thanks for sharing the info very helpful.
Love the video man. I bought a P1S in October and by November i not only paid for it i bought 2 more, remains to be seen if that was the right move though lol
I do sometime put off projects becasue I only have the one p1s. and as soon as you start selling stuff you loose the time to print things for your self, so buying 2 more is the right move 😂
@@somethingoutofnothing3D I found this out lol i haven't printed hardly anything i initially wanted it for ha ha. keep smashing it though man
That is awesome, grats. I have a X1 Carbon for 8 months now. Need to get my feet wet on a easy to learn software to make my own design.
@@Marcus_Caius I use blender but i am a super noob with it still lol
@@somethingoutofnothing3Dwhy not an A1 though?
It is less and you have a larger out of the box print volume.
Do you really need anotherCore XY machine, would it be better to get two A1's?
The A1 and the AMS lite have advantages over the P1's being a newer model.
Such as pressure advance on the A1 , a better interface,touch screen
Biggest out of the box print volume at the full 256 cubed.
More trouble free AMS with the AMS lite.
Cons are larger foot print especially if you have an AMS lite and don't want to top mount it.
Not core XY
Hard to justify the price of the P1 when the A1 has so much and is newer and especially with a new Bambu core XY flagship on the way that could make the X1 and P1 cheaper
Digging the Gears lancer there in the background!
That was printed on the X1C, I might get round to painting it one day 🤣
@@somethingoutofnothing3D where did you find a file for something like that?
@shaunhilliard2418 www.thingiverse.com/thing:1645399
Such a likably bloke, I dipped my toe into lithophanes, designed my own little lantern that has lithophane inserts but none sold sadly
Thanks for the kind words, I had loads of positive feedback from the family with the family picture ones I did for gifts. But never any sales. Then I made these with victorian era magicians, and they sold.
You earned a sub right away. Great format and nice information.
Thank you.
Once I set up my Ender 3V2 I have not had to re-level or do anything to my printer in 2 years.. so I don't know what your bangin on about bad mouthing the Ender 3V2..
I think sometimes it can be luck of the draw. Mine only does about 4 or 5 prints before the bed needs tramming again. And it has a lot of adhesion problems. I have changed the springs and bolts to try and improve it, but it still has the odd issue. It is comparing apples and oranges. They are totally different printers. And I would still buy a Creality. I wouldn't mind a k1 Max at some point.
What print settings do you use for lithophanes. I never know the best for my A1
0.16mm, 3 wall, 99% sparse infill density gyroid. hope that helps
@somethingoutofnothing8497 thank you. Is that with 0.4 nozzle?
@@Xephashprobably not, the layer size is .16mm so i'm assuming it's the .2
I bought 2 enders, one pro because it was $100 on sale and then another one. Shortly after because I was still smurfing upgrade parts for the first one when there was a Black Friday deal on the V2. Neo, but I got busy and never unboxed that one either and then the V3 SE dropped and I got that one because it was only $140 and I paid $240 for the V2 neo and the Z offset was giving me anxiety and hearing opinions like these about enders made me reluctant to even open the box so I was just doing loads of research then the V3 dropped and I got it for $140 like I said and I opened the box right away since it had all the upgrades I wanted to do to the first 2 enders I got and more and at nearly half the price.
The V3 SE prints great right out of the box but I just picked up an A1 combo on the black Friday sale and it also prints nice and I love maker world too.
But the V3 was actually easier to put together than my A1 and I was printing a test print faster.
My A1 also gave me an error about the accelerometer on the very first print but the print finished fine.
I was considering the P1 combo but I thought it was too soon to invest in a core XY machine especially with Bambu releasing a new flag ship soon.
I was reluctant to get the A1 because of the waste with the AMS but I figured I will be waiting a while before a core XY with 4 nozzles is at a good price and the A1 was a good price at $425 on sale with a coupon.
The new Enders since the V3 SE , KE and V3 are good since they have auto Z and direct drive but the A1 had a larger volume plus so many more features and the ecosystem so it was a no Brainer.
When I bought my P1S i didn't get the AMS, just because when i had the X1C I hardly used it. and alot of my escape room prints and Magic projects need extra work doing once they are printed. From what a few other comments have said about the v3 ke, they do sound good and a lot more user friendly.
The Ender3 V3 core xz is a straight out of the box printer.
I have heard that it is a lot better than the previous models.
@@somethingoutofnothing3D I decided to buy my first printer and chose the Ender3 SE but became convinced I should buy the core xz for almost twice the price. I am very happy with that choice. Less than 30 minutes from open box to first print.
I'm about to get a Bamboo P1S, got an Ender 3 Pro and Longer 5 - you said it. Still use them and will use them, but always something... :) Again, without the Ender I wouldn't be where I am with CAD and 3D printing.
Couldn't agree more. I feel like the creality s1pro changed my working life... moved into puzzle making and proper building. It forced me to improve my fusion 360 skills. And it was fun to tinker with when an issue happened. My CR10 I have stripped down, and it's almost a CNC now. 😂
Yeah I had an Ender 3, great little printer for hobbying and learning, I loved it, no frills, nothing fancy, no tricks, just a honest little printer - then went to the Ender S1 Pro - hated the damn thing - not an upgrade - loads of time wasted messing about - then the BambuLab Mini A1 - love the little monster - just click and go 99% of time, otherwise hope you do more on this subject and elaborate on the nitty gritty; design, materials ,settings, what your selling, how your pricing etc, thanks
Thanks for the ideas on future videos. I feel I have become lazy with settings. Most presets just work in the slicer. No heat towers printed, xyz axis or extruder measuring.... I've read some groups saying the extruder settings can be improved. But I'm so happy with the print quality. I'm worried I'll spend more time restoring the stock settings. 😄
Idk how someone can pick an ended 3 over an a1 mini with an argument to “learn” more about printers, you are forced to learn about your printer regardless and bambu makes creality look like a joke for the lower entry points
I think Uncle jessy and Frankly built just did similar videos about this....
Did you say that you used Fusion 360 to model items for printing and selling? Does that mean that you have the extremely expensive commercial license for Fusion 360?
I think you are correct it is expensive, but as a business cost its cheaper than my business insurance, and a few other bills I hate paying 😂
Fusion 360 is free for eligible startups that are less than 3 years old with 10 or fewer employees. Otherwise, it is $600 per year ($476 on sale now) for a single user license.
My Ender3V3KE has self leveling and has been printing daily for a year flawlessly. Just saying…..
It does look like the extra features do take the headache out of printing. whats it like on tall prints?
I prints just fine but on tall and slender prints I slow down to 80% speed
Iay be new to this but anycubic 3 ace just works with no hassle at all no level problems no extruder problems
The price point on them is good fro. What I've seen.
Wow! The content quality is so high, I for sure thought you were in the millions! of subs! (I know for sure you're going to be growing so much! Remember me when your famous (185th sub!!)) Also the advice you gave was so helpful to me especially the reddit groups and Facebook groups part, Im definitely going to be doing that!
Thanks for your kind words and the sub 😁
I have a x1c combo and getting a a1 mini combo my first one was a ender 5 pro and just like the ender 3 you really got to help it
I would like to try the a1 and see what they are like. I don't do any multicolour prints. But I probably would get the ams lite if I get an a1 mini.
Any cubic look like they've got a good model out now!
Kobra s1 combo? the sale price is really good.
@somethingoutofnothing8497 it looks a good deal that's for sure
what do you make of Bambu after the announcement?
I think time will tell. They have updated the changes and given options, and some people still aren't happy. I'm totally on the fence. Just like most people, I've made a tinfoil hat video about it 😆 😂
Nice video , how do I find your store?
Thanks, The web link on my channel goes to my website, its more aimed at my current client base but I have a few more products i'm working on to add to the site.
www.madmanstudios.co.uk
Getting my first 3d printer so excited
You will watch it like a fish tank 😂 majestically travelling back and forth.
Haven't releveled my ender 3 in 5 years.
I'm starting to think, maybe I have been printing too fast, causing the bed to shift? It's good that yours is so stable.
Random question - where is your accent from?
it's a Yorkshire accent, it changes alot if you move a mile in every direction. 😂
You look exactly like someone i know, and he and i both enjoy printing. Just thought it was kind of strange 😅
It's people with beards and long hair. We just blend into the same person. He sounds like a handsome guy 😆 😂 😆
@@somethingoutofnothing3D ha ha! Lol 🤣
A guy on UA-cam printed full size Lamborghini exterior on an Creality Ender, it was printin non stop for a year and a half. 😅 If you need to fiddle a lot with Ender - maybe git good 😅
I've seen that. He made the right call, printing a Lambo and not a ferrari. Ferrari probably would have taken legal action. When the creality prints, it does a fantastic job.
I still like my ender. It's an experience for suure 😃
It's a hobby in a hobby that lets you do all hobbies, is 3d printing 😂
2:36... and you FINALLY get to the point.
Thanks for the feedback. I've made a note on this. Have you watched the latest video. I think i did a better job at getting to the point. But let me know if i didn't.
@@somethingoutofnothing3D HEY ANOTHER AI CHANNEL... SAD.
@geronimototem I don't think I'm AI..... but is that what AI would say. I do fail the are you a robot questions a lot.
@@somethingoutofnothing3D lol I really hope you're not. They're EVERYWHERE.
No way did you pay for a printer in a week! The lanterns would take too long to print to make 700! Unless you sell for a hundred odd each!"
Unless he was printing around the clock.
@leronedatruth would that even do it?
Yeah, I had to structure my printing, so there was almost no down time on the prints.
At £700 it might still be possible based on orders, but not if you're counting fulfilment time. I paid £480 direct with bambu in one of their online sales.
In the beginning he said he takes the orders before he prints them so my guess is he received enough orders in a week, that are paid in advance, to pay for the machine.
get qidi printer instead. Bambu is anti consumer lately
Thundercats Ho.
The sword of omens was my 1st major project on the s1 pro printer and it failed constantly 🤣 but it still manage to do the job and i learnt alot from that one print.
Ha the S1 pro is my work horse right now. Been eyeballing X1C and the new Qidi. But I am tinkerer right now.
Another evangelist of Bambu. You are just saying bs. You are comparing an old ender. Get the new enter 3 v3 plus it it by far better from the super hyped Bambus. Ask people that they have big farms Bambus are just super problematic.
Shop nation's channel uses bambu p1s and has done an update video on his experiance with them which is worth a watch. I still want a Creality k1max at some point. I agree it isn't a fair comparison. I paid almost the same for my s1pro with the sonic pad as i did for the p1s, and i'd go for the p1s everytime. I supose i'd have to compare the a1 with the s1 pro. Whats your printer of choice?
@@somethingoutofnothing3D There are far more farms that are not owned by UA-camrs. Just because someone makes a decision and showcases it on UA-cam doesn’t automatically make their experience genuine. No one truly knows what goes on behind the scenes between them and the companies they choose to collaborate with.
As for me, I don’t have a specific favorite brand or preference. I’ve owned printers from Flashforge, Ankermake, Prusa, Anycubic, Qidi, Bambu, Creality, Artillery, Sovol, Elegoo, and Kingroon. From my experience-and based on feedback from people I know who operate farms-Bambu printers are good for home users and beginners, but they are overrated.
That's an S1 not an ender 3... And if you can't figure out how to level the bed on that... 😆
Have you ever see the movie Mallrats?
There's this ongoing skit where Ethan Suplee's character struggles to see the image in a magic eye poster. At one point in the movie he argues with a kid about the magic eye calling the kid a dumb bastard because "It's not a schooner... it's a Sailboat".
you're Ethan Suplee's character.
Yep, you're correct. It's the Ender 3 S1 Pro. 😁