Soooooo.... yeah. I have thoughts with this. I *really* kind of don't like the "Can I start this from scratch and make a business in a week?" for 3d printing, whether filament or resin based. Especially starting with "... but I don't know what I'm going to sell." I can see this sort of approach frankly hurting people who try it, even ignoring the "And I'll sell through my mom" angle. I absolutely encourage people to get into 3d printing. And I've gotten to love the Bambu Lab printers. They're excellent for getting set up and getting in the hobby. Unless something's broken out of the box - and they do an excellent job with their packaging - you're pretty much guaranteed to be printing away within an hour. (And yeah, your first several prints will probably be stuff for the printer.) But honestly the path of "Ooh, I have this printer, and I've learned to use it, and I have an idea of something that I found really useful and made and think other people will like and pay for!" is a *much* better start than "I need to start a business with this and have no clue what I'm getting into." On the first, you get an idea of what the printer can do, the *time* it takes and the shortcomings and are going into it with both eyes open to everything - including cost, maybe getting more printers for a print farm, how long it will take, etc. The latter? It's just a recipe for disappointment and frustration. And yeah, I have thoughts - and issues - with your "And I made $8" at the end. Well, you didn't start a business. OK, you were up front with the actual costs and such... to a point. But one big thing you didn't put in was *your time.* You have to value your time at something. At minimum wage- which, the lowest minimum wage in the USA is $7.25/hr (federally,) means that 12 hours you spent learning the software cost $87 at least. You didn't mention the time setting up the printer, installing the software (granted, fast) or doing research, even if we ignore the day plus spent printing the lego man as a test. If you continue doing this? You're going to spend time testing other filaments (someone may want a blue/purple vase that would look nice in one of the silk PLA or PETG filaments, which - filament is another cost, learning *that* filament's quirks is time and cost, test printing and so forth) - and you'll probably need to spend time designing other vases, not to mention other products... What is your time worth? Yeah. I'd want to see at least a 30, if not 90, day followup being very blunt about what your costs (your time, how much your electric bill went up, how often you bought filament, how much you wasted on bad prints, setting up some means to sell other than your mom, etc.) really were and if you came anywhere close to even breaking even.
Same. As someone who is a designer on MakerWorld and who has been into this business for a few years, I really dislike this video. The "educational" segment of this honestly just sounds like chatgpt.
I get the argument but $8000 in 7 days even at 16hrs a day $71/hr after cost of materials which he showed was around $560 id say he still came out more that even at least $2000 profit and thats undercutting what he probably made. There aren’t many jobs that you’re making 2k a week at home with no education or background in it. Now the issue though is can he reproduce this income for several months so I do agree with wanting a more long term review just in regard to his first week he made at pretty well imo.
Absolutely right on the last steps. Take advantage of printing. Marketing is huge, but purely functional parts have even higher value if you can find the problem. That is harder to ramp up quickly. Next time around you should just check out using the Teleport 3D Print service. That way it can be totally passive. You don't have to run your own print farm. You can just upload designs and iterate on them based on what sells. A really simple option would be taking your vase and converting it into a lamp.
If you want this to be a lot more efficient, you should get a larger nozzle, print at a thicker layer height, and use vase mode. Use designs that compliment the visible layer lines, or use the fuzzy skin option to hide them. You could get the print time per vase down to a fraction of that 12 hours with those adjustments.
How to add supports- Open Bambu Studio and load the 3D print file Click the Prepare tab and ensure the printer settings are correct Go to the Support section and select the type of support to add The two types of support are normal and tree Normal support is block-like, while tree support is more like a tube or tree You can also add support blockers by right-clicking and holding to indicate where there should be no support. Here are some tips for using supports: Tree support options: Tree support has options for branch distance, diameter, angle, and infill. Infill: Infill can be generated in the tree support base to make it stronger. This is recommended for weak materials like silk PLA. Max bridge length: This is the maximum allowed bridging length for overhangs. Use sparingly: Supports can be difficult to remove, so it's recommended to use them sparingly.
Alternate title: "I buy a beginner 3d printer, print random crap, teach people about stuff I don't know about, and use a beginner tool that does all the work for me too create my designs and then sell it through my mom because I'm lazy"
Hello Jensen. I've been watching you since 2019 or 2020 Your content is really interesting And thank you so much for posting again and not ghosting us I'm really glad to see that you are well And of course, alive and kicking since you haven't been posting for a long time And I don't know if you will see this or not but if you were seventeen or 18 years old what was the one advice you wished someone gave you Or what was that? Or those actions which you wish you had taken Would you be considerate enough to advise me on this as an elder .................thank you😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Believe in yourself! The best person you can be is yourself, so pursue what you want to do - even if it's out of the ordinary. Thanks for your long time support!
If he was still running a laser engraving business, then he wouldn't be pitching 3D printers. His real income is derived by selling a dream and receiving commissions via affiliate sales.
So if it takes 12 hours to print one vase, you're looking at a net profit of $17.24/day, if you sell each of them and if you have no print failures? (also not counting the electricity costs)
I'd like to see the bank statements. Etsy, Amazon and other outlets hold back payment from new sellers for up to 90 days. During this period there will be chargebacks, so the initial reported sales will not be the amount paid out. The way this kid is "printing money" is by affiliate sales and not from online sales of 3D printed items. The reality is that most 3D printing businesses (like other businesses) typically lose money during the first year of operation.
@@jensentung I stand corrected. However, this is a business model that very few of your viewers could duplicate. Your allocation of cost is also flawed. You need to account for electricity, floor space, depreciation of your printer, your labor, and payroll taxes (15.3% if self-employed). A hobby that has a gross return for your time that is less than minimum wage is not a business.
@@gaiustacitus4242 you should also account for oxygen used when breathing, lunch, cost of wear and tear on the shoes while working, and everything else…. It’s not that serious man lol just enjoy the fun video
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Should I try selling a 3D printed product for 30 days?
Yes!
yes
yes
Would love to see an update on the Laser Engraving Business if you still run it!! love your chanel!!
would love to see the 30 days 🤩 as it looks like a cool venture
Soooooo.... yeah. I have thoughts with this.
I *really* kind of don't like the "Can I start this from scratch and make a business in a week?" for 3d printing, whether filament or resin based. Especially starting with "... but I don't know what I'm going to sell." I can see this sort of approach frankly hurting people who try it, even ignoring the "And I'll sell through my mom" angle.
I absolutely encourage people to get into 3d printing. And I've gotten to love the Bambu Lab printers. They're excellent for getting set up and getting in the hobby. Unless something's broken out of the box - and they do an excellent job with their packaging - you're pretty much guaranteed to be printing away within an hour. (And yeah, your first several prints will probably be stuff for the printer.)
But honestly the path of "Ooh, I have this printer, and I've learned to use it, and I have an idea of something that I found really useful and made and think other people will like and pay for!" is a *much* better start than "I need to start a business with this and have no clue what I'm getting into." On the first, you get an idea of what the printer can do, the *time* it takes and the shortcomings and are going into it with both eyes open to everything - including cost, maybe getting more printers for a print farm, how long it will take, etc. The latter? It's just a recipe for disappointment and frustration.
And yeah, I have thoughts - and issues - with your "And I made $8" at the end. Well, you didn't start a business. OK, you were up front with the actual costs and such... to a point. But one big thing you didn't put in was *your time.* You have to value your time at something. At minimum wage- which, the lowest minimum wage in the USA is $7.25/hr (federally,) means that 12 hours you spent learning the software cost $87 at least. You didn't mention the time setting up the printer, installing the software (granted, fast) or doing research, even if we ignore the day plus spent printing the lego man as a test. If you continue doing this? You're going to spend time testing other filaments (someone may want a blue/purple vase that would look nice in one of the silk PLA or PETG filaments, which - filament is another cost, learning *that* filament's quirks is time and cost, test printing and so forth) - and you'll probably need to spend time designing other vases, not to mention other products...
What is your time worth?
Yeah. I'd want to see at least a 30, if not 90, day followup being very blunt about what your costs (your time, how much your electric bill went up, how often you bought filament, how much you wasted on bad prints, setting up some means to sell other than your mom, etc.) really were and if you came anywhere close to even breaking even.
Same. As someone who is a designer on MakerWorld and who has been into this business for a few years, I really dislike this video. The "educational" segment of this honestly just sounds like chatgpt.
I get the argument but $8000 in 7 days even at 16hrs a day $71/hr after cost of materials which he showed was around $560 id say he still came out more that even at least $2000 profit and thats undercutting what he probably made. There aren’t many jobs that you’re making 2k a week at home with no education or background in it.
Now the issue though is can he reproduce this income for several months so I do agree with wanting a more long term review just in regard to his first week he made at pretty well imo.
@@PlasticDreamz Where did you find those numbers? He sold one 15 dollar vase, he didn't make 8,000 dollars.
Absolutely right on the last steps. Take advantage of printing. Marketing is huge, but purely functional parts have even higher value if you can find the problem. That is harder to ramp up quickly. Next time around you should just check out using the Teleport 3D Print service. That way it can be totally passive. You don't have to run your own print farm. You can just upload designs and iterate on them based on what sells. A really simple option would be taking your vase and converting it into a lamp.
Please make the 30 days challenge
Yesss a 2 part
he is not gonna do a 30 day challenge lol these youtuber sucks lol
Hope you tested that vase to see if it leaks water before watering that plant 😂
If you want this to be a lot more efficient, you should get a larger nozzle, print at a thicker layer height, and use vase mode. Use designs that compliment the visible layer lines, or use the fuzzy skin option to hide them. You could get the print time per vase down to a fraction of that 12 hours with those adjustments.
I thought this video was really great! Packed with really practical knowledge! I would love to see the 30 day challenge and the laser engraving update
Rather than finding support which are already in the model u can add support from the bamboo studio app
Yeah lol
Congratulations on the video, I'm a designer and take note of the tips to design some new designs
Please do a 30 days!
How to add supports- Open Bambu Studio and load the 3D print file
Click the Prepare tab and ensure the printer settings are correct
Go to the Support section and select the type of support to add
The two types of support are normal and tree
Normal support is block-like, while tree support is more like a tube or tree
You can also add support blockers by right-clicking and holding to indicate where there should be no support.
Here are some tips for using supports:
Tree support options: Tree support has options for branch distance, diameter, angle, and infill.
Infill: Infill can be generated in the tree support base to make it stronger. This is recommended for weak materials like silk PLA.
Max bridge length: This is the maximum allowed bridging length for overhangs.
Use sparingly: Supports can be difficult to remove, so it's recommended to use them sparingly.
Alternate title: "I buy a beginner 3d printer, print random crap, teach people about stuff I don't know about, and use a beginner tool that does all the work for me too create my designs and then sell it through my mom because I'm lazy"
Choosing a bambu lab over the other printers definatley is the best(3d printing) decision you could have made
Hello Jensen. I've been watching you since 2019 or 2020 Your content is really interesting And thank you so much for posting again and not ghosting us I'm really glad to see that you are well And of course, alive and kicking since you haven't been posting for a long time And I don't know if you will see this or not but if you were seventeen or 18 years old what was the one advice you wished someone gave you Or what was that? Or those actions which you wish you had taken Would you be considerate enough to advise me on this as an elder .................thank you😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Believe in yourself! The best person you can be is yourself, so pursue what you want to do - even if it's out of the ordinary. Thanks for your long time support!
Please do 30 days challenge
Try the marble filament. It'll look better. There's other stone filaments too. Good luck
Would love to see an update on the Laser Engraving Business if you still run it!! love your chanel!!
Next level 🔥
Everything is next level 🔥
Also you have to consider the electric cost of running the machine for 12hrs
That's roughly two cents lil bro
6:40 The LEGO hands were placed on backward. I am beyond disappointed.
I just noticed, oops! It's been a while since I played with Lego 😅
@@jensentung No worries lol
i would love to see a laser and 3d printing vid!
30 years challenge!
do you have an update of the laser engraving buissnes?
If he was still running a laser engraving business, then he wouldn't be pitching 3D printers. His real income is derived by selling a dream and receiving commissions via affiliate sales.
is a board game business a good idea
So if it takes 12 hours to print one vase, you're looking at a net profit of $17.24/day, if you sell each of them and if you have no print failures? (also not counting the electricity costs)
Electricity costs, your design time labor costs, and printer wear and tear costs need to be factored in as well.
do the 30 challege!!!
So coooooool
amazing
Wow❤
You already have a lot of followers, did you take that into account.🤔
He didn't sell it online, dummy
A business and sell the 3d printed things.... Trough your mom! Nothing wrong with it but i feel scammed
Video should be renamed ... "How to make money from UA-cam telling people how to make money"
I'd like to see the bank statements. Etsy, Amazon and other outlets hold back payment from new sellers for up to 90 days. During this period there will be chargebacks, so the initial reported sales will not be the amount paid out. The way this kid is "printing money" is by affiliate sales and not from online sales of 3D printed items.
The reality is that most 3D printing businesses (like other businesses) typically lose money during the first year of operation.
I didn't sell my 3D printed product online. Did you watch the video?
@@jensentung I stand corrected. However, this is a business model that very few of your viewers could duplicate.
Your allocation of cost is also flawed. You need to account for electricity, floor space, depreciation of your printer, your labor, and payroll taxes (15.3% if self-employed). A hobby that has a gross return for your time that is less than minimum wage is not a business.
@@gaiustacitus4242 you should also account for oxygen used when breathing, lunch, cost of wear and tear on the shoes while working, and everything else….
It’s not that serious man lol just enjoy the fun video
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