How is that a 33% ROI? He didn't show his cost of each item and how much profit he made each, and he clearly states he is 300ish in sales with a 1000ish capital. Sales does not equal ROI. Right now he is likely - 90pct ROI which is why he stated it will take him a while to break even =zero ROI. But his sales is good so it will be there soon and more
@@adrinfpv the approximate initial investment expenses totalling nearly $1,000.00 included expendables, foundational machinery and tools, as well as utility costs so that money was "spent"...his total income therefore is ROI...it's the return of the initial....and he has additional inventory to continue business
Yeah, it's not an unfair advantage, it's basic strategy. Directed sales are way more effective than just throwing a product into the wind and seeing if something sticks. If you *know* there's a niche that has a demand you can fill, you can save yourself a lot of stress and market research.
I mean... kinda of? By following into his niche, he's also ignoring a huge market for other stuff. I genuinely think it's hilarious that he's promoting a sponsor when he could quite easily just copy their business model :/
I own a fab and design business, started doing remodels when i was young, worked to building murphy beds, renting a shop, now my niche is remodeling and repairing high end RV's. Keep working people, keep learning, it gets better.
You need to be at least 30+ to get that insight i believe. How life works in it´s "mysterious ways". There is a reason that young people are confused, moving around to different cities and countries, working odd jobs, starting and dropping out of schools. You get puzzle pieces here and there without ever knowing beforehand or even what kind of puzzle piece it is that you just got. The pieces doesn´t create a picture until you have collected the other pieces needed around that piece. And 99% of the time we dont get the piece we intended to get. People finishes school with decent grades without remembering a thing from the education a year later, but maybe they finally learned to speak in front of people, or got cheated on, or found the hobby that will make them famous 20 years after their demise. That´s why it´s kinda important to focus on what you set out to do. If you go to school to learn electrics, your main and only focus should be to do just that, whatever happens in your life, in 3 years you WILL have knowledge about circuits. That´s very important if you want to avoid a constant feeling of living in chaos. Life wont turn out as you thought, but you will at least be able to work as a electrician. To finish whatever you set out to do is very valuable for your sense of control, freedom, competence and independance. BUT! At the same time. If you "decide" to become homeless at 18 and focus on beer, drugs, girls, wine and poetry for 10 years, that doesn´t mean that you will get less pieces or less valuable pieces. Probably you will gain more pieces that way because your living more intense and risking more than you would´ve otherwise. For most people choice isn´t really a thing though until you get a grasp about this whole puzzle-thing. Life will put you in place. If you´re a spolied emotionally immature lazy brat without emphaty probably you will choose the second path, fucking up your whole life, economy, relationships, health and living like a bum accomplishing nothing until 30. That´s how you learn and that´s why its so hard to learn valuable things from others. Wise words can show you nice finished puzzles but that wont help you with your puzzle. You just have to keep playing pokemon go and put one foot in front of the other. (People who say that woodworking-skills is a unfair advantage haven´t even their 4-piece puzzle done yet. The one they should´ve finished in kindergarden. They should be grateful and impressed about this man sharing his work giving inspiration to others, what he´s doing is a real act of unselfishness. Shure, his video is monetized, but to share your whole businessmodel and process here, that can only be done by a good man. Unfair advantage. Unfair how? They can´t learn about woodworking? Or... things??? They have exactly the same oppurtunitys in their lifes, wheather they have jobs, hobbies or however they life their life, they use things? Right? He has made THINGS for woodworking, just as they can make THINGS for school, skateboarding, computers, their moms, or whatever they have in their life.) I think what they really lack compared to him is fantasy and a creative mind. Creativity is in most ways a skill that you learn and can work on. People often talk of musicians or sportsmen in terms of talent. "Oh! Hear how he plays the guitar! He is so talented! I wish i was born with musicality, i cant even play happy birthday on a piano!!" Like they believe that musicians is born with some sacred musician-knowledge and just instinctivly know about Major and Major scales and 7ths and chordsinversions at birth, their fingers just find their way on the instruments like magic!!" Just like anything else in life you have to put in work to be good at something. Hehe im sorry for my filosophy-essay. I just got genuinly provoked :-).
Heck yeah! You took the biggest step which is making and listing stuff! Fantastic video, extremely well shot and the flow was engaging all the way through. Now comes the fun contact potential. 60 days, how long till break even, 6 months, 1 year etc. or talk about a product that’s eventually sold best for you and why. People love this kind of content. Hell it made me click and subscribe 😬🤘
I just woke up and I had to rub my eyes to see if I saw correctly. But Yes, it was indeed Uncle Jessey who had made a comment on my video. That comment made my day, and it just started - so thank you! 😃
This is why I'm making a list of all the useful things I can make for around the house and workshop and making a 3d model before getting my printer. A lot of people can makeup the cost of their 3d printer by making their own things instead of buying. Especially some proprietary part on some machine or device where the company will sell you that piece for 5x+ the cost to make it.
Bought a 3d printer a while back to make custom super nintendo parts for myself. Before I knew it I was helping my cousin print 3D models and selling them. Haven't quite made my money back yet but getting there. Your final words were so encouraging, I've been putting off taking pictures and listing my prints for a while now but this help put a fire under me!
I run an etsy store doing 3d printing, my niche or market is professionally painted models and statues, I improve my skills on both printing and painting each order I do and it has been showing to be a hit.
@@alextsoi6994Yeah I use mostly Resin printers but I also have a couple FDM ones If you don't plan on doing anything big starting with a Elegoo Mars is a good budget option, just gotta make sure you have proper protection and ventilation
Look into adding g-code that knocks the part off the print bed into a completed parts bin and then starts another print. There’s also conveyor belt print beds that do what I just described. These things will increase production quantities and turn around time from order to packing. Really enjoyed this video! You earned a sub!
Really cool. I did this a few weeks ago. Really easy to setup. I have an unmodded Anycubic Kobra Go and a slightly modded ender 3v2. I just wait for the plate to cool down and let the head push the object off the plate. Then have a self printed slide right into a bin. I can now print 24/7 and just empty the bin Infront of the printer every now and then. I don't have the sales to justify it for 7 days a week but I let it run 3 days in a week.
@@sahilahmed7006 solid but I had a lot of trouble getting decent prints even though it's my second printer. Definitely don't use the Cura profile they ship on the SD cards. You should rather select the ender 3 profile and adjust the machine settings (so bed size and so on).
Its funny how much we have in common i jumped all in without knowing anything a couple of days ago. UA-cam is great for all questions and walkthroughs!
I share your 2D printer frustrations! Especially when people get lured in to buying a $60-$100 printer. If you don't print a lot, get LASER not INK JET. The toner lasts longer on the shelf thank ink does. Side note, I just realized you can get a fairly decent 3d printer (ender 3 or clone) the same price or cheaper than the garbage HP printers that are literally just bait to get you into their ink ecosystem.
Wow , I am literally in your position. No experience with 3d printing, just bought the k1 max ,blah blah blah..waiting now and I have never been more worried and stressed . it has to work or I am sunk.
Great content (drafting, 3d printing, wood working, photography, ecommerce, humor...) and very well-made video. I'd say your sponsors made a good investment in you. Thanks!
I did this recently...got the Mono 4k resin printer for $200....I did make around $700 on Etsy etc until the LCD stopped working. It's a good business, problem is, they always break. So I would buy 5-6 different printers, make sure they have all the breakdown covers and do it that way....
3D printers have been around for a long time. Originally using a 3d printer was known as "Fast Prototyping." The intent behind them is to easily make one off creations as proofs of concept. Once you have your completed design down, you engage a company to manufacture them with injection molding or some other high volume method. It will likely cost more than the filament and electricity are costing you for the parts, but they can make them in seconds compared to hours on your 3D printer. In your scenario, I'd say once your product starts selling and it looks popular, start having them made and sell them on Amazon using FBA, or Fulfilled by Amazon. Then you can stop wasting your time boxing, shipping, and printing and wasting material on print failures.
It's an issue of scale, if you want to produce on a industrial scale 3D Printing is not really the way to go even with the improvements being made. Also don't forget that every time you need to touch a part does cost money, also factory floor space does cost money, just imagine the space and work hours it would take to realize a Lego brick production with 3d printers you probably even would need more investment to get the line up at that scale. On the other hand if you do small, varied series where you would need to retool your traditional machines often (which is really expensive) or machine by hand or with little automation that is something 3D Printing is really good at - also if you start small the upfront investment of getting one or a handfull of printers compared buy industrial machinery and custom tools is many times smaller. (also there are things either impossible to create or extremely expensive with traditional manufacturing ~ complex geometry) 3D Printing is improving fast and the point where it's the cheaper technology is moving in it's favor but if you think of something like Lego bricks I don't think, for the common ones, printing will become a thing. (also I'm counting laser sintering under the printing umbrella, much more metal around in my work)
This is how it used to be. Now it's much better for almost anyone to make a 3d print farm. If you need to make products faster you just buy more machines. So it's easier to scale because you don't need a huge investment and much easier and cheaper to operate.
@@trokt2 nah while the ease of scalability is a point there is still way too much manual labor, time and energy involved. If you got a product where you can start small and scale up slowly that approach works but even then 3D Printing is still a boutique and workshop. If you look at something like a Lego brick factory for the common brick sizes I don't see that getting printed in the next decades, it might happen for more rare and complex parts pretty soon but I'm not sure if something like "buy you set online and print it at home" will ever become a thing. (financially if probably makes little sense even with supply chains several times the globe over)
@@kuni6908 I was responding to OP. But regarding legos I think it's better for them to be injection molded. But two people can invent them, an injection molding guy and a normal guy with a 3d printer. Both will eventually send lego bricks to be made in china if they make it that big. But no one starts with thousands of orders. In general most start small and most sell small-scale and boutique items. And it takes way more skill to be an injection molding guy.
Don't give up. Small step in the right direction is the key to getting to where you want to be. I know you will become successful. Keep up your videos too...please.
Hey fellow sweden here to :) good work and the Bambu is top notch to be honest. First printer i bought and im sad i didnt realize this until late last year. its so much better than any of my other printers and suddenly i can actually do proper manufacturing (small scale). Will follow you and see what we have in common :)
Well done Pierre, I really liked the inside of that business idea you shared with us. The main things it needs to run a business aside the "normal" job, is time and money. Time to spend on design, making and "selling", and money you have to invest before anything else can happen. btw. I have a video request: can you do a video about the different types of wood finisher, these oil's or wax which you put on your finished wood working objects?
I think like this: it's hobby mainly, ability to make figurines or props, and as a side hussle you can even earn some money if people desire things that u make.
This was a great video!! Thank you so much for your honesty on taking risks and your humor on how to handle the stresses. I wish you all the best in your venture and can't wait to see the next video!
Thank you for making this video. Very straightforward and practical. I want to help my daughter start an etsy business and you've given me some good info.
Love this. I have been wanting to pull the trigger and open an Etsy shop for a couple years now, but have always shied away. You have inspired me to take yet another look at it and come up with something I can design and list for sale. Would love to come up with something unique, but I fear it's all been done already.
Not everything has been done yet. It may be disheartening seeing so much out there. I'm also one starting out by making different meshes and dividing them for printing.
It has all been done. You might make some pocket money but ultimately its a waste of time. Nobody really wants 3d printed stuff. They think they do until they realize how shitty the parts actually are. The best way to make money 3d printing is to have a UA-cam channel with a bunch of subscribers and make a video about starting a 3d printing business in order to get a sponser that is a commercial 3d printing on demand service. Get a cnc mill/router and make brackets for people out of UHMW or aluminum. You will develop way more useful skills and make good quality stuff.
@@guillermorobledo2842 I have worked in manufacturing for quite a while so I have "tried" and am currently "trying". To add to the above, it is possible to make money 3d printing if you are not including your personal cost of labor. In the end it will only ever be a hobby that makes you pizza money. If you were able to scale to the point of making real money, you would be forced to start injection moulding and use more traditional, much faster machine tools. This is the same problem that people who try the on demand T shirt printing gimicks have. If there exists a cheap thing (a 3d printer) that absolutely anyone can use to make something, why would anyone buy it from you? If you sell things that only a small percentage of people can make (like a machined aluminum bracket) then it becomes more feasible. There is someone out there that will make money 3d printing but its like the lottery. Someone is going to win, it just wont be you or anyone you know.
Great video! Production was top shelf. I went and got a resin printer for my 1st printer because I had access the a couple filament printers at work. I think a 3d printer is an awesome tool to have around. Sometimes you just need that additive manufacturing.
It’s amazing idea! I’ve been studying about 3D printing (also I own 3d printer too) such as polymer and metal to make new business but always it’s issued with lead time.. I like ur idea and this video gives me positive energy! Thank you!
Honestly want to say thanks for the video. Most people over-glorify the process or aren't as straight forward. So I appreciate the real deal. Also if you've done $350(USD) in only a month, I imagine it will only keep growing if you continue to add to it. Good luck out there! PS - I have a Etsy shop selling tshirts and soon to have a new 3d printer selling custom prints. Its slow but keeping on the grind :)
Thank you for an honest look at starting a 3D business. Too many people make it sound easy and a way to make a lot of money. For me, learning to use the 3D CAD software (and obtaining it) are the big hurdles.
Honestly I'm not going to go too far out of the way to make money 3d printing. I use my ender 6 to learn 3d modeling and printing as a hobby and to solve issues around the house. I've modeled and printed cable combs for my server closet, a unifi camera mount for my ender 6, keychains as prizes for an event my mom runs. If I get a good catalog of models I may open a shop and start keeping track of production costs, etc. But I really need to get more experience with more complex models and different filaments.
My slight worry with these ultra-highspeed printers is that the high, constantly changing inertial forces lead to tolerances getting worse, things slowly loosening over time and with that get a degeneration in print precision over time. Are there already reports of like "full year of heavy use"?
I got a longer lk 5 pro on Christmas as my first printer and I have in mind a business for the future but I’m going to wait and get used to how 3D printers feel
What actually discourage me from doing 3d printing business fully is the shipping. The shipping cost actually outweigh everything in my country, so no postage internationally. Just imagine 60 dollars just to ship small prints!
Great video and awesome tip on the printer, thanks for making this kind of video! I've been running my own workshop (mostly working with metals and plastics with lathe and mill) since 2016 now, and since last year I've been trying to transfer some of the production into 3D printing. This is mostly because health and time management issues. At first I hated 3D priting due to long fabrication times and poor surface quality of FDM prints. However, now I've learned to appreciate the 'autonomy' of the process, once the print is started the machine forms the part pretty much independently in the background. So far I'm trying to finalise the products I'm picturing as the spearheads of my catalogue, but that still requires further testing with different filaments, finshing methods and print settings. However, the biggest problem I've had since 2016 is the shipping. I live in a country (next to you, BTW, Finland) where postal service is expensive, and definitely not competitive against European or US rates. Earlier I did items which cost between 100 and 200 Eur a pop, so the customer did not mind extra 30 Eur shipping. But now the 3D prints are something between 10 and 30 Eur, so the 30 Eur shipping cost is becoming an issue for bigger number of potential customers. And I can't offer free shipping either, I called my postal service and asked if I can get free shipping from them. They laughed at me and hung up. Either way, best of luck with your venture!
Interesting problem. Here in germany, the electric power cost is very high. It also make difficult to compete with others if the selling price become lower and lower
Same problem where i live in Sicily Island (South Europe). 25€ to send a pack in Italy and 50€ to the rest of Europe. So... Huge postal cost, retard, delays, pack lost... It's impossible to survive
I'm almost 2 years in and I'm making that now with even more steady growth. It does take time for sure. What program are you using to design with I didn't recognize it?
could also look at doing it as a service, when people send you files, and you print it for them for a price. there is only 1 of those REMOTELY close to me, and I have heard a few people say that they want something like that
Amazing video, As someone that bought a 3d printer and 4 AMS systems to go along with it, its tempting to sell some items to try and break even on materials for my own personal use but I am not designer LOL. Even if I could design things it makes me draw a blank on what to design.
Lots of good points touched on in this video. I'd say one of the top things is that you're designing your own products, even if they're simliar to someone elses. If you're just going on Thingiverse or Printables and ripping files and printing, you're going to have a hard time as that's what a lot of other people are doing. Which at that point why would someone buy from you? Make something your own and be proud of it.
You can melt the layer lines with acetone, just build a diy chamber pour some acetone in there and the plastic on the outside should start melting, hence getting rid of layer lines
I tried to make mine and it was a money pit The prints looked horrible despite the effort i put in the biggest issue is consistency I cannot make decent prints to make money second is cost unless your buying a bamboo labs don't expect prints that are decent and dosnt break down my printers break down every few hours on average and I can't afford to spend 70 to 150k on printers if I need 6 printers that are over 1k that's a lot of money
I haven't watched it all yet, but wondering why you didn't lay that file on its side...def didn't need supports...guessing you were making a point. Thanks for the content!
I just started a business myself. I also gave myself four weeks to see if it was worth it. So far, in just 12 days and working only in my neighborhood, I've made over $1,700, allegedly. Also no one leaves their cars unlocked anymore which helps/forces me to expand my "business." Most importantly I've made money and taught these rich college kids a lesson.
Just bought a Qidi x plus 3. Was working with a friend to see if I could produce for him. Just game controller faceplates for now. Was going to get into carbon fiber brackets and supports anf a few other things automotive like
not bad its a long run investment and keep in mind u only "trowing" ur prints to an already saturated market without any special marketing or special product ... its a matter of making that 1 product that needs in everyhome and then ur golden, iterate a second product to go along with it and u can turn it into a full on business but takes time... it won't happen overnight i remember when i sold my 1st 3d print oh man i was so happy xD
Loved to see your journey. Would stay with may 'slow one' for starting out though. Just when demands rectify ut i would invest in a fast 3D printer. The multicolored parts look nice but most of the time it's monochrome anyways. I may really follow your footsteps (in another segment/topic than woodworking). Thought of it for long enough i guess. Thanks for this video. ❤👍
It would be nice to see the marketing process, what exactly did you do to get the attention? You mentioned facebook groups and reddit but was that everything?
That's a really nice video! I took the exact same path but instead of buying a 3d printer to make money, I decided to start a store to help paying for the cost of doing 3d printing. Since I'm also a woodworker and selling stuff to help woodworkers and Festool tool owners, I guess you are competition 😂. All kidding aside, this is a good way of making a few bucks. Keep up the good work.
I'm a Senior 3D Character Artist working in games and I make statues in my free time, will be selling some stuff soon but i can say that it's very difficult to make a living from this especially doing everything by yourself (sculpt, print, cleaning, curing, sanding, filling, glueing, priming, painting, packaging, etc) all while people expect prices from China or a 3rd world country. Finishing a print and painting it can take weeks and it's taking away from me sculpting and making more stuff so i think i will only make a few painted stuff and the rest will be unpainted kits.
Funny that you say identical settings. Because it's actually not true. Simply because the speed is also defined by the settings. The difference here is the motion system, weight of the printhead and that it comes with features like input shaping. I'm not saying this printer is bad, in fact i have one myself and I like it a lot, but everything it can do older printers with that motion system could and some can, too. What stands out is the price for what you get and how it comes as a consumer package.
I been 3 d printer for a year and i would changed the p1p to a p1s for cheaper and the same speed and quailty and for filament i would by sunlu hope this helps!
I started an Etsy 1.5 weeks ago listed a helmet just because I forgot to scale it and it didnt fit me and now i've sold 12 helmets and made over $1200 already got my money back from a new printer and it hasnt even been delivered yet
I've watched a few of these. It's very confusing. There's another UA-cam guy who 12 - 18 months or so ago had 6 of these in his basement. I clicked a later video (maybe from 6 months ago?) and he had 30 or 40 in a commercial building. He also seems to make mostly shop tool type stuff. It all seems so generic...
Hamna på din video av en slump men har funderat på att starta upp och du svarade på alla frågor man har haft och hade otroligt bra och fortsätt men det du gör :D
Hey, a bit off topic but you show in your video, that your old printer is an atillery. Is the bambu much better? I think about switching and you would help me a lot, if you cloud compare them in two or more words ^^
33% ROI in 30 days starting from never selling online is incredible.
thanks!
Indeed
How is that a 33% ROI? He didn't show his cost of each item and how much profit he made each, and he clearly states he is 300ish in sales with a 1000ish capital. Sales does not equal ROI. Right now he is likely - 90pct ROI which is why he stated it will take him a while to break even =zero ROI. But his sales is good so it will be there soon and more
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This is incredible
@@adrinfpv the approximate initial investment expenses totalling nearly $1,000.00 included expendables, foundational machinery and tools, as well as utility costs so that money was "spent"...his total income therefore is ROI...it's the return of the initial....and he has additional inventory to continue business
To everyone who feels like him knowing the woodworking niche is an unfair advantage, this is how skills stack on each other to compounding effect.
Yeah, it's not an unfair advantage, it's basic strategy. Directed sales are way more effective than just throwing a product into the wind and seeing if something sticks. If you *know* there's a niche that has a demand you can fill, you can save yourself a lot of stress and market research.
... compounding effect.... Yeah 😀
I mean... kinda of? By following into his niche, he's also ignoring a huge market for other stuff. I genuinely think it's hilarious that he's promoting a sponsor when he could quite easily just copy their business model :/
I own a fab and design business, started doing remodels when i was young, worked to building murphy beds, renting a shop, now my niche is remodeling and repairing high end RV's. Keep working people, keep learning, it gets better.
You need to be at least 30+ to get that insight i believe. How life works in it´s "mysterious ways". There is a reason that young people are confused, moving around to different cities and countries, working odd jobs, starting and dropping out of schools.
You get puzzle pieces here and there without ever knowing beforehand or even what kind of puzzle piece it is that you just got. The pieces doesn´t create a picture until you have collected the other pieces needed around that piece.
And 99% of the time we dont get the piece we intended to get. People finishes school with decent grades without remembering a thing from the education a year later, but maybe they finally learned to speak in front of people, or got cheated on, or found the hobby that will make them famous 20 years after their demise.
That´s why it´s kinda important to focus on what you set out to do. If you go to school to learn electrics, your main and only focus should be to do just that, whatever happens in your life, in 3 years you WILL have knowledge about circuits. That´s very important if you want to avoid a constant feeling of living in chaos. Life wont turn out as you thought, but you will at least be able to work as a electrician. To finish whatever you set out to do is very valuable for your sense of control, freedom, competence and independance.
BUT! At the same time. If you "decide" to become homeless at 18 and focus on beer, drugs, girls, wine and poetry for 10 years, that doesn´t mean that you will get less pieces or less valuable pieces. Probably you will gain more pieces that way because your living more intense and risking more than you would´ve otherwise.
For most people choice isn´t really a thing though until you get a grasp about this whole puzzle-thing. Life will put you in place. If you´re a spolied emotionally immature lazy brat without emphaty probably you will choose the second path, fucking up your whole life, economy, relationships, health and living like a bum accomplishing nothing until 30.
That´s how you learn and that´s why its so hard to learn valuable things from others. Wise words can show you nice finished puzzles but that wont help you with your puzzle. You just have to keep playing pokemon go and put one foot in front of the other.
(People who say that woodworking-skills is a unfair advantage haven´t even their 4-piece puzzle done yet. The one they should´ve finished in kindergarden. They should be grateful and impressed about this man sharing his work giving inspiration to others, what he´s doing is a real act of unselfishness. Shure, his video is monetized, but to share your whole businessmodel and process here, that can only be done by a good man. Unfair advantage. Unfair how? They can´t learn about woodworking? Or... things??? They have exactly the same oppurtunitys in their lifes, wheather they have jobs, hobbies or however they life their life, they use things? Right? He has made THINGS for woodworking, just as they can make THINGS for school, skateboarding, computers, their moms, or whatever they have in their life.)
I think what they really lack compared to him is fantasy and a creative mind. Creativity is in most ways a skill that you learn and can work on. People often talk of musicians or sportsmen in terms of talent. "Oh! Hear how he plays the guitar! He is so talented! I wish i was born with musicality, i cant even play happy birthday on a piano!!" Like they believe that musicians is born with some sacred musician-knowledge and just instinctivly know about Major and Major scales and 7ths and chordsinversions at birth, their fingers just find their way on the instruments like magic!!"
Just like anything else in life you have to put in work to be good at something.
Hehe im sorry for my filosophy-essay. I just got genuinly provoked :-).
Heck yeah! You took the biggest step which is making and listing stuff! Fantastic video, extremely well shot and the flow was engaging all the way through. Now comes the fun contact potential. 60 days, how long till break even, 6 months, 1 year etc. or talk about a product that’s eventually sold best for you and why. People love this kind of content. Hell it made me click and subscribe 😬🤘
I just woke up and I had to rub my eyes to see if I saw correctly. But Yes, it was indeed Uncle Jessey who had made a comment on my video. That comment made my day, and it just started - so thank you! 😃
This is why I'm making a list of all the useful things I can make for around the house and workshop and making a 3d model before getting my printer. A lot of people can makeup the cost of their 3d printer by making their own things instead of buying. Especially some proprietary part on some machine or device where the company will sell you that piece for 5x+ the cost to make it.
Love this creation community
@@alphonsusho8962 tries to help other with duplicating “some proprietary part”.
Buys Bambu Lab printer full of proprietary parts…
@@Mad_Catter_ FLSun V400 is probably the closest you'll get to being open source and close in print speed
Bought a 3d printer a while back to make custom super nintendo parts for myself. Before I knew it I was helping my cousin print 3D models and selling them. Haven't quite made my money back yet but getting there. Your final words were so encouraging, I've been putting off taking pictures and listing my prints for a while now but this help put a fire under me!
Are you indian??
I run an etsy store doing 3d printing, my niche or market is professionally painted models and statues, I improve my skills on both printing and painting each order I do and it has been showing to be a hit.
could you place a link to your store.. i would like to check out your art models
@@gladiatormechs5574 I don't know if linking them is allowed but they're listed on my UA-cam About page in the links section
do you use a resin printer? If so, which would you recommend? The prints look great!
@@alextsoi6994Yeah I use mostly Resin printers but I also have a couple FDM ones
If you don't plan on doing anything big starting with a Elegoo Mars is a good budget option, just gotta make sure you have proper protection and ventilation
I just bought a printer to do exactly this any advice??
"I have no experience 3d printing" "I have 2 other 3d printers" [X]
And by pure chance i know how to work in CAD and design anything.😄
bro it is Bambulab add...
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Look into adding g-code that knocks the part off the print bed into a completed parts bin and then starts another print. There’s also conveyor belt print beds that do what I just described. These things will increase production quantities and turn around time from order to packing. Really enjoyed this video! You earned a sub!
Really cool. I did this a few weeks ago.
Really easy to setup. I have an unmodded Anycubic Kobra Go and a slightly modded ender 3v2. I just wait for the plate to cool down and let the head push the object off the plate. Then have a self printed slide right into a bin. I can now print 24/7 and just empty the bin Infront of the printer every now and then. I don't have the sales to justify it for 7 days a week but I let it run 3 days in a week.
@@chy4e431 how are you finding the Kobra go? I’ve just ordered it as my first 3d printer, would love to chat to you more about it.
@@sahilahmed7006 solid but I had a lot of trouble getting decent prints even though it's my second printer.
Definitely don't use the Cura profile they ship on the SD cards. You should rather select the ender 3 profile and adjust the machine settings (so bed size and so on).
@@sahilahmed7006I would suggest the neo, instead
@sahilahmed7006 the free circular fan duct stl online makes it print amazingly accurately after calibrating esteps via octo
Its funny how much we have in common i jumped all in without knowing anything a couple of days ago. UA-cam is great for all questions and walkthroughs!
I share your 2D printer frustrations! Especially when people get lured in to buying a $60-$100 printer. If you don't print a lot, get LASER not INK JET. The toner lasts longer on the shelf thank ink does.
Side note, I just realized you can get a fairly decent 3d printer (ender 3 or clone) the same price or cheaper than the garbage HP printers that are literally just bait to get you into their ink ecosystem.
As with Enders. It’s just bait to get you to spend more on upgrades to compare it to more expensive printers. 😂
It's your clarity of thought and ability to explain which make these so good. Must be from all those years teaching😊 !
haha thanks - that might be it :)
The fact that you actually made some money in your first month is fantastic. Great insight into 3D printing, too 👍
Wow , I am literally in your position. No experience with 3d printing, just bought the k1 max ,blah blah blah..waiting now and I have never been more worried and stressed . it has to work or I am sunk.
Great content (drafting, 3d printing, wood working, photography, ecommerce, humor...) and very well-made video. I'd say your sponsors made a good investment in you. Thanks!
thank you very much! I really appreciate it
I did this recently...got the Mono 4k resin printer for $200....I did make around $700 on Etsy etc until the LCD stopped working. It's a good business, problem is, they always break. So I would buy 5-6 different printers, make sure they have all the breakdown covers and do it that way....
Less about 3d printing itself and more about finding a niche but it is still SUPER viable to make money on!
Good pictures are the best way to stand out.
3D printers have been around for a long time. Originally using a 3d printer was known as "Fast Prototyping." The intent behind them is to easily make one off creations as proofs of concept. Once you have your completed design down, you engage a company to manufacture them with injection molding or some other high volume method. It will likely cost more than the filament and electricity are costing you for the parts, but they can make them in seconds compared to hours on your 3D printer. In your scenario, I'd say once your product starts selling and it looks popular, start having them made and sell them on Amazon using FBA, or Fulfilled by Amazon. Then you can stop wasting your time boxing, shipping, and printing and wasting material on print failures.
It's an issue of scale, if you want to produce on a industrial scale 3D Printing is not really the way to go even with the improvements being made.
Also don't forget that every time you need to touch a part does cost money, also factory floor space does cost money, just imagine the space and work hours it would take to realize a Lego brick production with 3d printers you probably even would need more investment to get the line up at that scale.
On the other hand if you do small, varied series where you would need to retool your traditional machines often (which is really expensive) or machine by hand or with little automation that is something 3D Printing is really good at - also if you start small the upfront investment of getting one or a handfull of printers compared buy industrial machinery and custom tools is many times smaller. (also there are things either impossible to create or extremely expensive with traditional manufacturing ~ complex geometry)
3D Printing is improving fast and the point where it's the cheaper technology is moving in it's favor but if you think of something like Lego bricks I don't think, for the common ones, printing will become a thing.
(also I'm counting laser sintering under the printing umbrella, much more metal around in my work)
This is how it used to be. Now it's much better for almost anyone to make a 3d print farm. If you need to make products faster you just buy more machines. So it's easier to scale because you don't need a huge investment and much easier and cheaper to operate.
@@trokt2 nah while the ease of scalability is a point there is still way too much manual labor, time and energy involved. If you got a product where you can start small and scale up slowly that approach works but even then 3D Printing is still a boutique and workshop.
If you look at something like a Lego brick factory for the common brick sizes I don't see that getting printed in the next decades, it might happen for more rare and complex parts pretty soon but I'm not sure if something like "buy you set online and print it at home" will ever become a thing. (financially if probably makes little sense even with supply chains several times the globe over)
@@kuni6908 I was responding to OP. But regarding legos I think it's better for them to be injection molded. But two people can invent them, an injection molding guy and a normal guy with a 3d printer. Both will eventually send lego bricks to be made in china if they make it that big. But no one starts with thousands of orders. In general most start small and most sell small-scale and boutique items. And it takes way more skill to be an injection molding guy.
I felt every single word from that first minute. Good to see it worked out for you.
Don't give up.
Small step in the right direction is the key to getting to where you want to be.
I know you will become successful.
Keep up your videos too...please.
IF you have the luxury of a multi-filament printer you can use dissolvable filament for support structures.
Your lighting setups keeps getting better and better. Really great video, I love your narrative style.
thanks Garret - appreciate it
Hey fellow sweden here to :) good work and the Bambu is top notch to be honest. First printer i bought and im sad i didnt realize this until late last year. its so much better than any of my other printers and suddenly i can actually do proper manufacturing (small scale). Will follow you and see what we have in common :)
Oh man what a good hook! Love seeing how this played out.
I read a book called Hook Points by Brendan Kane - that might have been it 😃 thanks Brandon!
This is a really cool video. Gives a nice perspective on starting any sort of business online, not just 3d printing. Great job documenting everything!
Well done Pierre, I really liked the inside of that business idea you shared with us. The main things it needs to run a business aside the "normal" job, is time and money. Time to spend on design, making and "selling", and money you have to invest before anything else can happen.
btw. I have a video request: can you do a video about the different types of wood finisher, these oil's or wax which you put on your finished wood working objects?
thanks Michael! I might have a video later this spring about the finishes. If I manage my time 😂
I think like this: it's hobby mainly, ability to make figurines or props, and as a side hussle you can even earn some money if people desire things that u make.
This was a great video!! Thank you so much for your honesty on taking risks and your humor on how to handle the stresses. I wish you all the best in your venture and can't wait to see the next video!
turn up your speed in cura to 150mm/s, the print time will be much faster because default cura is 50mm/s
That's bambu lab printer if I am not wrong, it has its own slicer, and by default, speed is much greater than 50mm/s
Thank u for the honesty. I appreciate that. Be well ✌🏼
Thank you for making this video. Very straightforward and practical. I want to help my daughter start an etsy business and you've given me some good info.
May I ask what 3d program you use in the video? It looks really intuitive and easy to work with
Love this. I have been wanting to pull the trigger and open an Etsy shop for a couple years now, but have always shied away. You have inspired me to take yet another look at it and come up with something I can design and list for sale. Would love to come up with something unique, but I fear it's all been done already.
dont look for obstacles - just over come them :)
Not everything has been done yet.
It may be disheartening seeing so much out there.
I'm also one starting out by making different meshes and dividing them for printing.
It has all been done. You might make some pocket money but ultimately its a waste of time. Nobody really wants 3d printed stuff. They think they do until they realize how shitty the parts actually are. The best way to make money 3d printing is to have a UA-cam channel with a bunch of subscribers and make a video about starting a 3d printing business in order to get a sponser that is a commercial 3d printing on demand service. Get a cnc mill/router and make brackets for people out of UHMW or aluminum. You will develop way more useful skills and make good quality stuff.
@@cuzimpoor7785 with that way of thinking then I assume that you tried?
@@guillermorobledo2842 I have worked in manufacturing for quite a while so I have "tried" and am currently "trying". To add to the above, it is possible to make money 3d printing if you are not including your personal cost of labor. In the end it will only ever be a hobby that makes you pizza money. If you were able to scale to the point of making real money, you would be forced to start injection moulding and use more traditional, much faster machine tools. This is the same problem that people who try the on demand T shirt printing gimicks have. If there exists a cheap thing (a 3d printer) that absolutely anyone can use to make something, why would anyone buy it from you? If you sell things that only a small percentage of people can make (like a machined aluminum bracket) then it becomes more feasible. There is someone out there that will make money 3d printing but its like the lottery. Someone is going to win, it just wont be you or anyone you know.
Great video! Production was top shelf. I went and got a resin printer for my 1st printer because I had access the a couple filament printers at work. I think a 3d printer is an awesome tool to have around. Sometimes you just need that additive manufacturing.
Great Video, If you don't have one already make sure you get a thermal label printer for shipping.
Yes, I recently did that for my ebay business and it makes shipping a snap!
I enjoyed your video. Pretty cool format you have going. I LoL when you showed the spreadsheet. I did the same with the stuff I make/sell
You need to review a 3d priner of flsun ,The era of high-speed printing has begun, and they are the leaders of the fast era
It’s amazing idea! I’ve been studying about 3D printing (also I own 3d printer too) such as polymer and metal to make new business but always it’s issued with lead time..
I like ur idea and this video gives me positive energy! Thank you!
What do you print?
@@fatemad4012automatic pneumatic farting machines for Hollywood film and television use
Thanks for the video and good luck with your shop!
This is a great video mate thank you. Please do more about this very informative
DAMMIT!! Now I’ll be out $750. I can’t live without this printer. I can’t breathe.
Honestly want to say thanks for the video. Most people over-glorify the process or aren't as straight forward. So I appreciate the real deal. Also if you've done $350(USD) in only a month, I imagine it will only keep growing if you continue to add to it. Good luck out there! PS - I have a Etsy shop selling tshirts and soon to have a new 3d printer selling custom prints. Its slow but keeping on the grind :)
Thank you for an honest look at starting a 3D business. Too many people make it sound easy and a way to make a lot of money. For me, learning to use the 3D CAD software (and obtaining it) are the big hurdles.
Had a 3D Printer for a while but its just collecting dust... Thanks for the motivation :)
Sounds good man! Can't wait to hear it I person.
This is really interesting. Good luck with the venture!
thank you!
Honestly I'm not going to go too far out of the way to make money 3d printing. I use my ender 6 to learn 3d modeling and printing as a hobby and to solve issues around the house. I've modeled and printed cable combs for my server closet, a unifi camera mount for my ender 6, keychains as prizes for an event my mom runs. If I get a good catalog of models I may open a shop and start keeping track of production costs, etc. But I really need to get more experience with more complex models and different filaments.
Hey, what is the software you use to design your print files?
fushion 360!
My slight worry with these ultra-highspeed printers is that the high, constantly changing inertial forces lead to tolerances getting worse, things slowly loosening over time and with that get a degeneration in print precision over time. Are there already reports of like "full year of heavy use"?
im pretty sure thats why they are high speed. they fix that problem and are accurate within 50 microns
Great video, I'm glad you made it work! I liked your boxes how did you come up with your packaging solution? Did you have your boxes made to size?
3mins in and it feels like I just click on an Advert for the Bamboo Labs printer 😅😅😅
I got a longer lk 5 pro on Christmas as my first printer and I have in mind a business for the future but I’m going to wait and get used to how 3D printers feel
What actually discourage me from doing 3d printing business fully is the shipping. The shipping cost actually outweigh everything in my country, so no postage internationally. Just imagine 60 dollars just to ship small prints!
I second that!
@Russell Phelan I'll be honest, even the with business account, the price difference is not much unless you ship big stuff or a lot in one order.
@Russell Phelan business shipping is not that deep of a discount my friend I'm sorry.
Great video and awesome tip on the printer, thanks for making this kind of video!
I've been running my own workshop (mostly working with metals and plastics with lathe and mill) since 2016 now, and since last year I've been trying to transfer some of the production into 3D printing. This is mostly because health and time management issues. At first I hated 3D priting due to long fabrication times and poor surface quality of FDM prints. However, now I've learned to appreciate the 'autonomy' of the process, once the print is started the machine forms the part pretty much independently in the background. So far I'm trying to finalise the products I'm picturing as the spearheads of my catalogue, but that still requires further testing with different filaments, finshing methods and print settings.
However, the biggest problem I've had since 2016 is the shipping. I live in a country (next to you, BTW, Finland) where postal service is expensive, and definitely not competitive against European or US rates. Earlier I did items which cost between 100 and 200 Eur a pop, so the customer did not mind extra 30 Eur shipping. But now the 3D prints are something between 10 and 30 Eur, so the 30 Eur shipping cost is becoming an issue for bigger number of potential customers. And I can't offer free shipping either, I called my postal service and asked if I can get free shipping from them. They laughed at me and hung up.
Either way, best of luck with your venture!
Interesting problem. Here in germany, the electric power cost is very high. It also make difficult to compete with others if the selling price become lower and lower
Same problem where i live in Sicily Island (South Europe).
25€ to send a pack in Italy and 50€ to the rest of Europe.
So... Huge postal cost, retard, delays, pack lost... It's impossible to survive
I'm almost 2 years in and I'm making that now with even more steady growth. It does take time for sure. What program are you using to design with I didn't recognize it?
could also look at doing it as a service, when people send you files, and you print it for them for a price.
there is only 1 of those REMOTELY close to me, and I have heard a few people say that they want something like that
Thank you for making this video! I was thinking about starting something like this.
Amazing video, As someone that bought a 3d printer and 4 AMS systems to go along with it, its tempting to sell some items to try and break even on materials for my own personal use but I am not designer LOL. Even if I could design things it makes me draw a blank on what to design.
I was litterally gonna make this video bug still waiting on my printer. Nice video man
Lots of good points touched on in this video. I'd say one of the top things is that you're designing your own products, even if they're simliar to someone elses. If you're just going on Thingiverse or Printables and ripping files and printing, you're going to have a hard time as that's what a lot of other people are doing. Which at that point why would someone buy from you? Make something your own and be proud of it.
You can melt the layer lines with acetone, just build a diy chamber pour some acetone in there and the plastic on the outside should start melting, hence getting rid of layer lines
good tip! I´ll try that
That's only for ABS. Pla just gets brittle and crumbles in acetone
@@Suzukirider yeah you’re right, you can still use dichloromethane or other substances for it
that "error" he showed happened to me as well...when I was very...elevated...and forgot to put the bed plate back in for the next print 🤣
I tried to make mine and it was a money pit
The prints looked horrible despite the effort i put in the biggest issue is consistency I cannot make decent prints to make money second is cost unless your buying a bamboo labs don't expect prints that are decent and dosnt break down my printers break down every few hours on average and I can't afford to spend 70 to 150k on printers if I need 6 printers that are over 1k that's a lot of money
I haven't watched it all yet, but wondering why you didn't lay that file on its side...def didn't need supports...guessing you were making a point. Thanks for the content!
Great Video!! What design software do you use?
Fusion 360
I just started a business myself. I also gave myself four weeks to see if it was worth it. So far, in just 12 days and working only in my neighborhood, I've made over $1,700, allegedly. Also no one leaves their cars unlocked anymore which helps/forces me to expand my "business." Most importantly I've made money and taught these rich college kids a lesson.
Superb! This video could inspire so many people. Can’t wait to see how it goes from here. 👍
Just bought a Qidi x plus 3. Was working with a friend to see if I could produce for him.
Just game controller faceplates for now. Was going to get into carbon fiber brackets and supports anf a few other things automotive like
This really is a great video. Enjoable to see how you can start a business from 0 and succeed from hardwork. Inspiring. Got my sub!
IMO breaking even in a couple of months is actually a great start! Good luck!
not bad its a long run investment and keep in mind u only "trowing" ur prints to an already saturated market without any special marketing or special product ... its a matter of making that 1 product that needs in everyhome and then ur golden, iterate a second product to go along with it and u can turn it into a full on business but takes time... it won't happen overnight i remember when i sold my 1st 3d print oh man i was so happy xD
Great video
Would you mind sharing the link that you used for packaging, looks smart in black
Love the subtle humor.
Loved to see your journey. Would stay with may 'slow one' for starting out though. Just when demands rectify ut i would invest in a fast 3D printer. The multicolored parts look nice but most of the time it's monochrome anyways.
I may really follow your footsteps (in another segment/topic than woodworking). Thought of it for long enough i guess. Thanks for this video. ❤👍
It would be nice to see the marketing process, what exactly did you do to get the attention?
You mentioned facebook groups and reddit but was that everything?
That's a really nice video! I took the exact same path but instead of buying a 3d printer to make money, I decided to start a store to help paying for the cost of doing 3d printing. Since I'm also a woodworker and selling stuff to help woodworkers and Festool tool owners, I guess you are competition 😂. All kidding aside, this is a good way of making a few bucks. Keep up the good work.
Which camera do you use. I thought it only supports 0.5 fps
I'm a Senior 3D Character Artist working in games and I make statues in my free time, will be selling some stuff soon but i can say that it's very difficult to make a living from this especially doing everything by yourself (sculpt, print, cleaning, curing, sanding, filling, glueing, priming, painting, packaging, etc) all while people expect prices from China or a 3rd world country. Finishing a print and painting it can take weeks and it's taking away from me sculpting and making more stuff so i think i will only make a few painted stuff and the rest will be unpainted kits.
Funny that you say identical settings. Because it's actually not true. Simply because the speed is also defined by the settings. The difference here is the motion system, weight of the printhead and that it comes with features like input shaping. I'm not saying this printer is bad, in fact i have one myself and I like it a lot, but everything it can do older printers with that motion system could and some can, too. What stands out is the price for what you get and how it comes as a consumer package.
Awesome video!
I doubt it, I had the same idea, I've been printing for over 4 years now, but it's a problem to find enough clients, it's just not enough for business
Interesting vid - which software did you use to create those 3d files?
Dude I like your dry humor!
nice video it give facts about the realistic details when starting a busines
I been 3 d printer for a year and i would changed the p1p to a p1s for cheaper and the same speed and quailty and for filament i would by sunlu
hope this helps!
If you’re prints are done hours before you get home add more prints to the bed
You could have bought the sapphire Pro it is also very good after small modifications very good
Gracias por el video, me sirvió de inspiración. Éxito con tu negocio.
I started an Etsy 1.5 weeks ago listed a helmet just because I forgot to scale it and it didnt fit me and now i've sold 12 helmets and made over $1200 already got my money back from a new printer and it hasnt even been delivered yet
This is great Pierre. I was expecting a not-so-happy ending, but this is really encouraging! Good info. Good video.
To be honest. I was expecting the same thing when I launched, but obviously there's a market. thanks Dave!
Whenever I hear: "Get in before it is too late"
I immediately think: "Anyone can do it, its only going down from here"
I've watched a few of these. It's very confusing. There's another UA-cam guy who 12 - 18 months or so ago had 6 of these in his basement. I clicked a later video (maybe from 6 months ago?) and he had 30 or 40 in a commercial building. He also seems to make mostly shop tool type stuff. It all seems so generic...
The 90° bracket looking thing that you showed for needing supports, wouldn't you just print that upside down?
Hamna på din video av en slump men har funderat på att starta upp och du svarade på alla frågor man har haft och hade otroligt bra och fortsätt men det du gör :D
Tack! Ska definitivt prova detta. Hur krångligt var det med tull och moms?
Beautiful video!
Thank you very much!
Great video. Question. After creating your own, New, Original part. Is it possible to protect it from being stolen from others, to copy, and sell.
Really enjoyed that video! Good luck with the new venture 👍
Thank you 😃
Your editing is so clean !
Hey, a bit off topic but you show in your video, that your old printer is an atillery. Is the bambu much better? I think about switching and you would help me a lot, if you cloud compare them in two or more words ^^
really enjoyed this video series dude
You do save energy and time costs on a faster 3D printer. So you pay more fixed cost for lower variable costs.
how do you design the models? what software do you use? amazing vid btw