My twin brother and I have been in business for almost 2 weeks, beginning with a Neptune 4 Plus and a Bambu P1S. I have been a Mechanical Designer for 18 years and we launched with 2 products I designed and licensed with 2 outside designers for a total of 40 sellable prints. Our initial units sold to local retailers before we could get our LLC finalized. I am going to launch our Etsy portal tonight. I am gratified to see that the suggestions in this video were so similar to the way we got started. I still picked up some good pointers from it. Thank you for sharing your work, have a great day. And best of luck to the other entrepreneurs who are reading this.
My wife is an Associate Real Estate Broker, and I am a licensed agent and a full-time Firefighter/Paramedic. Real Estate has treated us very well, but we are looking to diversify. My wife has a background in manufacturing from her family's business and we are looking hard at 3d printing. We will be watching your content. Thank you.
@@SebastianTexas I started with the P1S due to the lower price tag. It prints just as fast as the Carbon with the same quality. In my opinion the only scenario to go with the X1C is if you plan to produce content from the time-lapse videos. The camera in the X1C is far superior to the P1S. The other difference, the LIDAR, is really helpful if you are monitoring 5 printers but hardly useful with just 1. It allows you to push print and walk away assured the printer will pause and alert you if you have an adhesion problem with the first layer. It sounds like a great idea but it turned out to be mostly a gimmick. One final note, the P1P is a less expensive option because it is missing the enclosure. Go with that if you only plan to print PLA. If you want to print with nylon or PETG, get the P1S and open or remove the top when printing PLA. Best of luck to you both.
Found this and it really kicked me into gear to take my thought of starting a 3D printing company into motivation to make it reality. I won't hold it against you that you keep buying Bambu. They work when they work, like all others. I dipped in with Prusa and their print farm printing printers showed me they stand up. I also liked that it was easy to change out any part and sourcing my own if needed. Working on gathering ideas and making things in Fusion 360. I will be up there with you soon. I even found a company that I can source to handle any huge rush of sales until I can ramp of printers if needed. Or just handle the spike of sales.
hallo，I'm a 3d print company businesses man from China.I would like to know how the 3d print market of aboard like.I also want to find some customer who has demand of 3d print😂❤
Definitely the P1P or P1S. 2 Printers, a very sturdy workbench/shelf setup, 5-10 rolls of filament, some spare parts and miscellaneous maintenance items and you're good to go! Shipping supplies as well, but those are fairly cheap. You could even make it work with 1 printer but that isn't ideal
I appreciate this video. I have an eBay store that is already five stars on all transactions since we used to do resale and took customer service seriously. I've already ordered an A1 combo, I chose that for the price point along with being able to do multicolor. I held off on the filament since I wanted to choose the best one for the best value and you helped with that. The last step I had to figure out was finding designs to print to sell. Your designs you license out solves that last problem 🙂
Thanks to this video, I ordered my 3d printer and eSun PLA+, black and white. I have been thinking about starting a small business for so long. Analysis paralasys is a thing, folks. Move forward, or you'll only go backwards. Thank you, 3DDB! 🎉
Anycubic kobra 2 neo (150-180$), anycubic pla filaments (black or white) and you don't need any setup. You can buy 5 of them and print. Slower if you consider only 1 but with 5 you are faster than 1 bamboo lab. First and only upgrade an enclosure, a cheap soft box one is more than enough
Honestly that’s great except you get what you pay for and the print quality… I have 2 ender 5s with hundreds of dollars of upgrades, 600+ into the plus not including the machine… and still do not get close to the quality and multi color function of a bambu… my rule of thumb is if you’re getting into the hobby for tinkering and learning get an ender or other budget machine. If you want to print well and have a good print experience rather than an engineering experience buy the bambu labs
@@SuperCinemaCraft FDM 3D printing is never a quality manufacturing. I don't understand the obsession with it. If you need quality skip FDM and look for SLS 3D printing or something more
Im 11 and i own a CR10 S5 and ive started selling stuff at school, made around 200 bucks, my cr10 s5 is terrible at small prints and i need a print that is good at that in the 200 dollar range what one should i chose? im also expanding the business to online with a couple buddies of mine who own ender 3s and a1 minis, should i start my business on shopify or etsy and how can i advertise it? what should i sell and should the next printer be FDM or resin?
I have been watching a lot of 3d printing start uo videos for beginners like myself. But one thing i noticed is that it’s rare for someone to talk about the considerations of where you can setup in your home. Not everyone has a spare room or a basement, here in the UK, to isolate the printer. Some say there fumes to consider, air temp and humidity, etc.
@@jmoney_online I mean, there isn't much to reply to. If you don't have the space then it isn't going to work, pure and simple. There isn't any other way to solve this issue other than getting a space to use.
@@winebartender6653 so you mean that the fumes are unbearable then? You didn't really answer my question though did you? Air temp and humidity..even if I did have a spare room I still have no clue what else to consider other than "extra space"
@@jmoney_online Fumes are only a problem if you are printing with certain materials. I recommend doing some research on it but pla and petg are safe to print without an enclosure. If you live in a humid environment getting a filament dryer is well worth it. Leaving filament in humidity for long periods will affect your print quality.
Cool video, I'm sure it works in the USA fine. However in the EU international shipping costs are crazy high (at least from Hungary). Not to mention the different tax rules, or even starting a personal business officially is a pain in the *** here because of overcomplicated regulations and accountant fees. My best option to start is opening an own webshop with only domestic shipping, but this market is so small compared to Etsy or Ebay or Amazon. I already have an X1C, I had an Ender 3 V2 before, so yes, learned a lot, and tinkered a lot :D
Great video, thanks for posting! I'm at three printers total right now, two for my microfarm and one I do my prototyping on (two bambu A1s and an A1 mini). My listings gettting traction and products to sell are my roadblocks at the moment.
I am 69 and have been retired from a CNC machine programming, Machinist, Solidworks Cad designer for abot 2.5 years now. I just purchased a Bambu Labs A1 with the AMS Lite. I want to a little money to offset my SS income. I come across your video and really liked hat you said. Is it really that simple. I am interested in as much information as i can soak up. Do you have any other videos that will help me get my feet wet in this new business venture. I would definitely like to hear more. Bill from BnJ3dCreations
Thank you for the video. I have a question, I checked some of the products on the website you mentioned but I saw some stuff with Nintendo or Pokémon, is this license OK to sell this branded products? One example is a Mario cap or Goku. Thank you
Not everything on that site is intended to be sold. Some people just create models for personal use so you'll have make sure you read the member benifits before signing up for any creators models. I do no recommend selling trademarked stuff like Pokemon or Nintendo. You may have a license from the 3d modeler who created it but I highly doubt that designer had a license from Nintendo or Pokemon to create his model in the first place. You'll notice all of our models are generic and not branded. These models you can sell without worry.
Also another great starter 3D printer is the Elegoo Neptune 3 pro. Auto level and that thing just prints non-stop. No as fast as the P1P but definitely not as expensive either. The price trade off you get is really only about speed of the CoreXY design.
How often do you clean your build plates? Does that take a lot of time? do you have issues with adherence to the plates if you don’t clean them or do you have issues with humidity?
I loved this video! Just a quick question, is it best to put a limit on how many of each item you have in stock on Etsy or is it best to print as they’re ordered. Do you say the items are made to order and may take a day or 2 before shipping? Thank you 🙌🏻
I lean towards putting no limit on the amount in stock. However if you do that you need to make sure that you have the capacity to made how every many you end up selling. I always want the sale so if I ever get so many orders that I think I can't handle them all then I just up my processing time. If the orders keep coming though I would then looking to add more printers and lower my processing time back down.
I'm about to graduate my AutoCAD course and have been eyeballing 3d printers forever. Super interested in trying to start a business with 3d printers and maybe somewhere down the line subscribing to a license for AutoCAD to use those STL files commercially. Subscribed!
@@Vipersrule learned it in high school and my teacher was just great, i didn't know it at the time but that type of work is exactly what I'm into. I've used it for years after high school to teach myself more and apply it where i could find a relevant use in my own life as my other interests include welding and woodworking. It just made sense to get a career diploma using the program for its various uses across fields and position myself to maybe take on a job as a technician professionally or for its 3d printing applications to start a business. All in all i figured knowing how to 3d print and work with point cloud systems would be a net positive for creative purposes or professional ones
Great video. I tried to do this but it proved too much for me. Still, others will find some tidbits. The only thing I can add is if you are skilled enough to design your own, try branching into other avenues as well such as an illustrator/vector graphics. Once you learn that skill you can extrude the drawing for more models or art books, etc.
If you wanted the multi color I would still want the P1P or the P1S over the A1. However it will be very depended on what you are printing. In a farm setting speed is a factor Below are the results of some tests I ran. Print 1: P1P - 1h 2m A1 - 1h 19m Print 2: P1P - 4h 18m A1 - 5h 12m Print 3: P1P - 9h 30m A1 - 11h 50m So if you are printing stuff in the hour or less range and only PLA I think the A1 is a great option. If you get into longer prints though the A1 can take a bit longer as the slower print time starts to compound the longer the print is. Both are honestly great options though.
I just bought an X1C and want to make money with it. The hard part is actually making sales on Etsy, the rest is pretty straight forward. I would love to know the kind of products that do well as well as ones to stay away from.
Yeah making the sale is often the hardest part. I have a membership community I run through Thangs. We get really in the weeds with this stuff. If you are interested you can check it out here: thangs.com/designer/3ddesignbros
@@3dDesignBrosat what point do your available models become oversaturated on Etsy, thus leaving hopeful farmers holding the bag while you make money off the subscriptions? Do you have a limit on the number of memberships available?
I’m 14 and have been 3d printing for my personal benefit for a few years. I am so so passionate about it all, and my dream is to be able to do what you’re doing as a job in the future. I think I’m gonna go for it and try my absolute best. I have the p1s with the ams, so I have the tools to do so. Quick question though. Would you say that functional products are the best to sell ?
Hi! I would like to buy a resine printer as my first printer to start my business, what do you think? I want to focus my products in different plant pots
I do much with resin printing. However I believe it can be just as profitable as FDM. With Resin you all get the benefit of it actually saving you time when you fill the build plate.
I agree with your thought process that there isn't really a need to go with a printer that isn't self-leveling. In today's market with all of the advancements in 3D printing, they're just really isn't a need to have something that isn't self-leveling and user-friendly out of the box. I don't agree with the idea that there are only two types of people in the 3D printing world. I feel that there are those that enjoy the hobby and like to design or create things without the need to sell or profit them. I feel like those people benefit just as much from a higher end printer that has self-leveling and other features. Overall, I really liked your video.
Its sooooooo oversaturated on Etsy. Make things for practical use in automotive, aerospace etc. Basically companies/businesses who design their own products but need printing access.
Hello, I am a sculpture and painting artist, I have some experience using Zbrush and I would like to make my own 3D frames for my paintings, but I do not have any experience printing in 3D, my question is, would it be better to have my designs printed, or buy a 3D printer? Is it expensive to have a simple 20x16 frame printed?, thank you
It doesn’t seem like the bambu has a large printing surface. Do you ever see that as an issue? I currently have an elegoo Neptune 3 Pro and am looking at adding a Neptune 4 max. Full disclosure though, I don’t understand the significance of the speed increase when most maximum print speeds are 90 mm/s. I’m very new though.
Build plate can be a limiting thing depending on what you are looking to print and sell. I've found it to be tough to make decent margins selling large prints though. It can be done I'm sure I just like the stuff that prints in 1-4 hours. These types of items tend to not be large enough that printing surface comes into play. As far as speed, the Bambu prints anywhere from 2x-3x the speed of my old Creality or Prusa machines. I mostly use stock Bambu slicer settings and I'm at 200 mm/s for outer walls and 300 mm/s for inner walls. The quality is as good or better then those machines as well.
Second on the printer. I got one second hand. It works, but its sooo unreliable, even after ive tweaked the shit out of it. Now im ready to buy a new one with a lot of the things fixed. Couldvr just bought a good one in the first place
@@3dDesignBros I've enjoyed learning about the printer through fixing, but it's been endless fixes. Now my last fix would be a new screen, but at this point I might as well get a new printer for 50$ more of what the screen would cost me haha
Etsy, It cost very little to get started and you only get charged after making a sale. Eventually once you start marketing it makes sense to push your buyers to your own website but that cost money. Hard to beat Etsy brining you traffic day 1.
@@3dDesignBrosthank you so much for taking the time to reply! Your videos are really great! Do you have discord or any other service for your audience community? For questions and advices? Or is it just RUclips. I’d love to see a place where I can find you reachable for advice.
You are also assuming that Etsy will work out. I tried to open up an Etsy shop with some 3d printed desk accessories but I was immediately banned after opening the shop (seconds after going live), and when I tried to appeal I was permanently suspended. I never received a message for why the suspension happened in the first place, even though I made sure I followed all the guidelines and avoided any copyright issues.
Etsy is currently trying to work on something with brand new or long term shops being banned because of all the scammers that have hopped on in the recent months and they are working on some ai thing I think to help get rid of the accounts that are actusly scammers.
I want to start selling prints but I just have no ideas to create new prints. And when I do I just don’t have the skills or motivation to learn that sharp of a learning curve
A lot of people run into this which is why a very common starting point is to subscribe to designers who sell commercial access to their models. It allows you to get your feet wet and if it works out maybe give more time to learning modeling so you can't design your own stuff.
Vs the P1P it could be depending on some personal preferences such as the different AMSs. My favorite right now is the P1S and is the printer I'm currently buying when I need more printers. The enclosure I find valuable.
@@3dDesignBros Cool thanks, I was just afraid it would make my house smell like melting plastic all the time. I tried a resin printer and we couldn't stand the smell of the resin. Plus it would only be a matter of time till I spilled it everywhere.
Thanks for your little session to start a 3D-business. I'm looking for a while to start such a business in Germany. I'm a 3D-designer and engineer, have worked over 20 years in the automotive industry in the area of product development.....left it 2019. Now I'm ready to go full throttle in my own business. The only conserve I have is what kind of products should I print and sale so that I can live from this business!?! And you are totally right. You need not such a lot of money to start this business. 👍
Sure, lots of designers sell their models and license to sell them. They often do that through membership programs like Thangs. So when I say signing up I'm talking about joining their membership to gain access to their models and commercial license to sell them.
Great information, thanks for the video! What software do you use to create your videos and preview thumbnails? Looking to get started myself and it seems like you've got it figured out!
Can i ask something?! Who is gonna order something 3d printed??? I mean, i 3d printed 3 years and i can;t immagine someone buying a product that costσ 3 times more than the product manufactured in a mold. Has no reason to do this. Except that, is gonna be also weaker than the product manufactured in the mold.
Everything I sell that could be mass produced using a mold I'm able to sell cheaper. If I can't sell it for cheaper I try to ad personalization to it which of coarse can't be done in a mold. If I can't do either of those things then I just don't sell it.
hallo，I'm a 3d print company businesses man from China.I would like to know how the 3d print market of aboard like.I also want to find some customer who has demand of 3d print😂❤
I wouldn’t recommend a bamboo labs you will enter the world of proprietary plastic and you need to know the workings of a 3d printer otherwise when it brakes you will have to buy another and your orders won’t go out on time. I would recommend two cheaper printers straight off and if you already have two then that’s a sign your ready
Yes basic video. This alone does not giarantee 1k in revenue. Whats gone set you apart from the rest in the game if everyone is printing and selling the same models?
Who's starting a 3D printing This year?
⌚Timestamps:
0:55 3D Printer
2:30 Filament
3:28 Models
4:55 Etsy
5:45 Shipping Supplies
thinking in buy a printer next week, but no idea wich one lol i read about the bambu lab carbon, what do you think abouut it?
Awesome video my friend. You should also account electricity into your costs
My twin brother and I have been in business for almost 2 weeks, beginning with a Neptune 4 Plus and a Bambu P1S. I have been a Mechanical Designer for 18 years and we launched with 2 products I designed and licensed with 2 outside designers for a total of 40 sellable prints. Our initial units sold to local retailers before we could get our LLC finalized. I am going to launch our Etsy portal tonight.
I am gratified to see that the suggestions in this video were so similar to the way we got started. I still picked up some good pointers from it.
Thank you for sharing your work, have a great day.
And best of luck to the other entrepreneurs who are reading this.
My wife is an Associate Real Estate Broker, and I am a licensed agent and a full-time Firefighter/Paramedic. Real Estate has treated us very well, but we are looking to diversify. My wife has a background in manufacturing from her family's business and we are looking hard at 3d printing. We will be watching your content. Thank you.
@@SebastianTexas I started with the P1S due to the lower price tag. It prints just as fast as the Carbon with the same quality. In my opinion the only scenario to go with the X1C is if you plan to produce content from the time-lapse videos. The camera in the X1C is far superior to the P1S. The other difference, the LIDAR, is really helpful if you are monitoring 5 printers but hardly useful with just 1. It allows you to push print and walk away assured the printer will pause and alert you if you have an adhesion problem with the first layer. It sounds like a great idea but it turned out to be mostly a gimmick.
One final note, the P1P is a less expensive option because it is missing the enclosure. Go with that if you only plan to print PLA. If you want to print with nylon or PETG, get the P1S and open or remove the top when printing PLA.
Best of luck to you both.
Found this and it really kicked me into gear to take my thought of starting a 3D printing company into motivation to make it reality. I won't hold it against you that you keep buying Bambu. They work when they work, like all others. I dipped in with Prusa and their print farm printing printers showed me they stand up. I also liked that it was easy to change out any part and sourcing my own if needed. Working on gathering ideas and making things in Fusion 360. I will be up there with you soon. I even found a company that I can source to handle any huge rush of sales until I can ramp of printers if needed. Or just handle the spike of sales.
I like this Idea, are you open to suggestions on other social platforms like Instagram?
@@Immersivedimesion Sure. Suggestions on where to post, or what/how to post?
Hello which machine you suggest i want to start 3D printing have budget about 400$
hallo，I'm a 3d print company businesses man from China.I would like to know how the 3d print market of aboard like.I also want to find some customer who has demand of 3d print😂❤
Definitely the P1P or P1S. 2 Printers, a very sturdy workbench/shelf setup, 5-10 rolls of filament, some spare parts and miscellaneous maintenance items and you're good to go! Shipping supplies as well, but those are fairly cheap. You could even make it work with 1 printer but that isn't ideal
As a sound engineer I appreciate your mic choice, Aston makes great mics!
Glad to "hear" it. lol
I appreciate this video. I have an eBay store that is already five stars on all transactions since we used to do resale and took customer service seriously. I've already ordered an A1 combo, I chose that for the price point along with being able to do multicolor. I held off on the filament since I wanted to choose the best one for the best value and you helped with that. The last step I had to figure out was finding designs to print to sell. Your designs you license out solves that last problem 🙂
I already bought my way up to the top and bought the X1C. Bought it to solve problems around the house but I wouldn't mind making a few bucks off it.
Thanks to this video, I ordered my 3d printer and eSun PLA+, black and white.
I have been thinking about starting a small business for so long. Analysis paralasys is a thing, folks.
Move forward, or you'll only go backwards.
Thank you, 3DDB! 🎉
Congrats!
Anycubic kobra 2 neo (150-180$), anycubic pla filaments (black or white) and you don't need any setup. You can buy 5 of them and print. Slower if you consider only 1 but with 5 you are faster than 1 bamboo lab. First and only upgrade an enclosure, a cheap soft box one is more than enough
Maybe second upgrade a couple of UPS to prevent power outages
Honestly that’s great except you get what you pay for and the print quality… I have 2 ender 5s with hundreds of dollars of upgrades, 600+ into the plus not including the machine… and still do not get close to the quality and multi color function of a bambu… my rule of thumb is if you’re getting into the hobby for tinkering and learning get an ender or other budget machine. If you want to print well and have a good print experience rather than an engineering experience buy the bambu labs
@@SuperCinemaCraft FDM 3D printing is never a quality manufacturing. I don't understand the obsession with it. If you need quality skip FDM and look for SLS 3D printing or something more
Wow thank you sir. This was very informative. I wasn’t to start a business to fund my love of 3d printing
Im 11 and i own a CR10 S5 and ive started selling stuff at school, made around 200 bucks, my cr10 s5 is terrible at small prints and i need a print that is good at that in the 200 dollar range what one should i chose? im also expanding the business to online with a couple buddies of mine who own ender 3s and a1 minis, should i start my business on shopify or etsy and how can i advertise it? what should i sell and should the next printer be FDM or resin?
You figure out my problem in the first 2 minutes. Tinkering is so much fun.
I have been watching a lot of 3d printing start uo videos for beginners like myself. But one thing i noticed is that it’s rare for someone to talk about the considerations of where you can setup in your home. Not everyone has a spare room or a basement, here in the UK, to isolate the printer. Some say there fumes to consider, air temp and humidity, etc.
This
@@Phlebz if somebody can only reply...
@@jmoney_online I mean, there isn't much to reply to. If you don't have the space then it isn't going to work, pure and simple. There isn't any other way to solve this issue other than getting a space to use.
@@winebartender6653 so you mean that the fumes are unbearable then? You didn't really answer my question though did you? Air temp and humidity..even if I did have a spare room I still have no clue what else to consider other than "extra space"
@@jmoney_online Fumes are only a problem if you are printing with certain materials. I recommend doing some research on it but pla and petg are safe to print without an enclosure. If you live in a humid environment getting a filament dryer is well worth it. Leaving filament in humidity for long periods will affect your print quality.
Cool video, I'm sure it works in the USA fine. However in the EU international shipping costs are crazy high (at least from Hungary). Not to mention the different tax rules, or even starting a personal business officially is a pain in the *** here because of overcomplicated regulations and accountant fees. My best option to start is opening an own webshop with only domestic shipping, but this market is so small compared to Etsy or Ebay or Amazon. I already have an X1C, I had an Ender 3 V2 before, so yes, learned a lot, and tinkered a lot :D
Great video, thanks for posting! I'm at three printers total right now, two for my microfarm and one I do my prototyping on (two bambu A1s and an A1 mini). My listings gettting traction and products to sell are my roadblocks at the moment.
I am 69 and have been retired from a CNC machine programming, Machinist, Solidworks Cad designer for abot 2.5 years now. I just purchased a Bambu Labs A1 with the AMS Lite. I want to a little money to offset my SS income. I come across your video and really liked hat you said. Is it really that simple. I am interested in as much information as i can soak up. Do you have any other videos that will help me get my feet wet in this new business venture. I would definitely like to hear more. Bill from BnJ3dCreations
I am glad you found it helpful, I have a bunch of other videos around 3d printing that you might like, check out the playlist on my channel.
Thank you for the video. I have a question, I checked some of the products on the website you mentioned but I saw some stuff with Nintendo or Pokémon, is this license OK to sell this branded products? One example is a Mario cap or Goku.
Thank you
Not everything on that site is intended to be sold. Some people just create models for personal use so you'll have make sure you read the member benifits before signing up for any creators models.
I do no recommend selling trademarked stuff like Pokemon or Nintendo. You may have a license from the 3d modeler who created it but I highly doubt that designer had a license from Nintendo or Pokemon to create his model in the first place.
You'll notice all of our models are generic and not branded. These models you can sell without worry.
Also another great starter 3D printer is the Elegoo Neptune 3 pro. Auto level and that thing just prints non-stop. No as fast as the P1P but definitely not as expensive either. The price trade off you get is really only about speed of the CoreXY design.
Just bought a p1p, glad to see another pro recommend it!
Just 3d print few hundred auto-sear and take it to the gun buy back program. You will make a couple thousands dollar in a day. 😂 💵
Genius 😎
How often do you clean your build plates? Does that take a lot of time? do you have issues with adherence to the plates if you don’t clean them or do you have issues with humidity?
I just have a spray bottle and I spray them down. I don't do it every time but if you go to long you will start to notice some adherence issues.
I loved this video!
Just a quick question, is it best to put a limit on how many of each item you have in stock on Etsy or is it best to print as they’re ordered. Do you say the items are made to order and may take a day or 2 before shipping?
Thank you 🙌🏻
I lean towards putting no limit on the amount in stock. However if you do that you need to make sure that you have the capacity to made how every many you end up selling. I always want the sale so if I ever get so many orders that I think I can't handle them all then I just up my processing time. If the orders keep coming though I would then looking to add more printers and lower my processing time back down.
I'm about to graduate my AutoCAD course and have been eyeballing 3d printers forever. Super interested in trying to start a business with 3d printers and maybe somewhere down the line subscribing to a license for AutoCAD to use those STL files commercially. Subscribed!
I've been looking into learning AutoCAD. What made you start - what's your end goal?
@@Vipersrule learned it in high school and my teacher was just great, i didn't know it at the time but that type of work is exactly what I'm into. I've used it for years after high school to teach myself more and apply it where i could find a relevant use in my own life as my other interests include welding and woodworking. It just made sense to get a career diploma using the program for its various uses across fields and position myself to maybe take on a job as a technician professionally or for its 3d printing applications to start a business. All in all i figured knowing how to 3d print and work with point cloud systems would be a net positive for creative purposes or professional ones
4 month update, i graduated my course and my X1 Carbon is on its way to me as I type this.
I have 2 carbons and Xtool laser, I still dont sell anything LOL I just dislike shipping and people haha ...
Great video. I tried to do this but it proved too much for me. Still, others will find some tidbits. The only thing I can add is if you are skilled enough to design your own, try branching into other avenues as well such as an illustrator/vector graphics. Once you learn that skill you can extrude the drawing for more models or art books, etc.
Just 3d print hundreds fire arm stitches and take it to the gun buy back program.
Would you recommend the P1P over the A1 combo which could do multi color prints
If you wanted the multi color I would still want the P1P or the P1S over the A1. However it will be very depended on what you are printing.
In a farm setting speed is a factor Below are the results of some tests I ran.
Print 1:
P1P - 1h 2m
A1 - 1h 19m
Print 2:
P1P - 4h 18m
A1 - 5h 12m
Print 3:
P1P - 9h 30m
A1 - 11h 50m
So if you are printing stuff in the hour or less range and only PLA I think the A1 is a great option. If you get into longer prints though the A1 can take a bit longer as the slower print time starts to compound the longer the print is.
Both are honestly great options though.
@@3dDesignBrosawesome thanks for the info!!
I just bought an X1C and want to make money with it. The hard part is actually making sales on Etsy, the rest is pretty straight forward. I would love to know the kind of products that do well as well as ones to stay away from.
Are you open to suggestions?
@@Immersivedimesion of course!
Yeah making the sale is often the hardest part. I have a membership community I run through Thangs. We get really in the weeds with this stuff. If you are interested you can check it out here: thangs.com/designer/3ddesignbros
@@3dDesignBrosat what point do your available models become oversaturated on Etsy, thus leaving hopeful farmers holding the bag while you make money off the subscriptions? Do you have a limit on the number of memberships available?
@@ImmersivedimesionI’m definitely open to suggestions
Unfortunately, the worst thing is the idea of what to print what will sell, everything is already almost on the market available
I’m 14 and have been 3d printing for my personal benefit for a few years. I am so so passionate about it all, and my dream is to be able to do what you’re doing as a job in the future. I think I’m gonna go for it and try my absolute best. I have the p1s with the ams, so I have the tools to do so. Quick question though. Would you say that functional products are the best to sell ?
If you can solve a problem with a functional print that is always a good idea. However it can pay to follow trends as well. Maybe a mix of both.
Hi! I would like to buy a resine printer as my first printer to start my business, what do you think? I want to focus my products in different plant pots
I do much with resin printing. However I believe it can be just as profitable as FDM. With Resin you all get the benefit of it actually saving you time when you fill the build plate.
I agree with your thought process that there isn't really a need to go with a printer that isn't self-leveling. In today's market with all of the advancements in 3D printing, they're just really isn't a need to have something that isn't self-leveling and user-friendly out of the box. I don't agree with the idea that there are only two types of people in the 3D printing world. I feel that there are those that enjoy the hobby and like to design or create things without the need to sell or profit them. I feel like those people benefit just as much from a higher end printer that has self-leveling and other features. Overall, I really liked your video.
Thanks for the comment 👍
Its sooooooo oversaturated on Etsy. Make things for practical use in automotive, aerospace etc. Basically companies/businesses who design their own products but need printing access.
what do you think about the a1 from bamboo for lower entry or for quicker build out?
It's a great option. There is a gap in speed though compared to the P1 printers which is why I give the edge to them.
Just purchased my first 3d printer today as mentioned in the video
"Why do I need to know?" Based.
What if you can’t use Etsy is there another option
Yeah! Some other common places to sell: Amazon, Ebay, Shopify, In person events.
Does it make sense when starting out to invest a little more and purchase the P1S with AMS?
Hello, I am a sculpture and painting artist, I have some experience using Zbrush and I would like to make my own 3D frames for my paintings, but I do not have any experience printing in 3D, my question is, would it be better to have my designs printed, or buy a 3D printer? Is it expensive to have a simple 20x16 frame printed?, thank you
Plastic frames? Ugh.
It doesn’t seem like the bambu has a large printing surface. Do you ever see that as an issue? I currently have an elegoo Neptune 3 Pro and am looking at adding a Neptune 4 max. Full disclosure though, I don’t understand the significance of the speed increase when most maximum print speeds are 90 mm/s. I’m very new though.
Build plate can be a limiting thing depending on what you are looking to print and sell. I've found it to be tough to make decent margins selling large prints though. It can be done I'm sure I just like the stuff that prints in 1-4 hours. These types of items tend to not be large enough that printing surface comes into play.
As far as speed, the Bambu prints anywhere from 2x-3x the speed of my old Creality or Prusa machines. I mostly use stock Bambu slicer settings and I'm at 200 mm/s for outer walls and 300 mm/s for inner walls. The quality is as good or better then those machines as well.
I just started 3d printing last month. Started off with a ender 3 v2 then upgraded to a K1. Once I get further in I plan on getting a x1c or P1P
Sounds like a great plan.
@@3dDesignBros I’m actually thinking about it already. Just knowing I can print multiple colors would be great
Second on the printer. I got one second hand. It works, but its sooo unreliable, even after ive tweaked the shit out of it. Now im ready to buy a new one with a lot of the things fixed. Couldvr just bought a good one in the first place
Yeah, some people love the "fixing" part. If that isn't you though doesn't make much sense to not buy one of the new ones that just "work".
@@3dDesignBros I've enjoyed learning about the printer through fixing, but it's been endless fixes. Now my last fix would be a new screen, but at this point I might as well get a new printer for 50$ more of what the screen would cost me haha
what platform would you recommend for starting out on a print farm?
Etsy, It cost very little to get started and you only get charged after making a sale. Eventually once you start marketing it makes sense to push your buyers to your own website but that cost money. Hard to beat Etsy brining you traffic day 1.
My question is, as a startup, do I print on demand or do I print on bulk to be ready to supply? Amazing video man!
I print on demand, to me that is an advantage of 3d printing is that we don't have to set on inventory and risk it not seeling.
@@3dDesignBrosthank you so much for taking the time to reply! Your videos are really great! Do you have discord or any other service for your audience community? For questions and advices? Or is it just RUclips. I’d love to see a place where I can find you reachable for advice.
You are also assuming that Etsy will work out. I tried to open up an Etsy shop with some 3d printed desk accessories but I was immediately banned after opening the shop (seconds after going live), and when I tried to appeal I was permanently suspended. I never received a message for why the suspension happened in the first place, even though I made sure I followed all the guidelines and avoided any copyright issues.
Etsy is currently trying to work on something with brand new or long term shops being banned because of all the scammers that have hopped on in the recent months and they are working on some ai thing I think to help get rid of the accounts that are actusly scammers.
that looks proper cool, what lights are you using ?
Is an ender 3 v3 se good?
I want to start selling prints but I just have no ideas to create new prints. And when I do I just don’t have the skills or motivation to learn that sharp of a learning curve
A lot of people run into this which is why a very common starting point is to subscribe to designers who sell commercial access to their models. It allows you to get your feet wet and if it works out maybe give more time to learning modeling so you can't design your own stuff.
Is a a1 mini ok? I got one on Birthday.
For sure!
Yup, great machine. You'll have nothing to complain about.
if your canadian dont even bother.. shipping anywhere is way to much, you cant compete with American shops even when shipping to canada
Hi, are the filaments used for 3D printing, are they Eco friendly?
Yup, I believe almost all of them are made from recycled material.
Would you say the bambulab A1 is better now to start a business?
Vs the P1P it could be depending on some personal preferences such as the different AMSs. My favorite right now is the P1S and is the printer I'm currently buying when I need more printers. The enclosure I find valuable.
I just hate being poor :c
Sammme
Same
Me too
P1S is just 100 dollars more than P1P, witch one should we choose?
P1S
Do you need ventilation to use a FDM printer, like you do with resin printers?
Do what you feel comfortable with but I don't have ventilation.
@@3dDesignBros Cool thanks, I was just afraid it would make my house smell like melting plastic all the time. I tried a resin printer and we couldn't stand the smell of the resin. Plus it would only be a matter of time till I spilled it everywhere.
Thanks for your little session to start a 3D-business. I'm looking for a while to start such a business in Germany. I'm a 3D-designer and engineer, have worked over 20 years in the automotive industry in the area of product development.....left it 2019. Now I'm ready to go full throttle in my own business. The only conserve I have is what kind of products should I print and sale so that I can live from this business!?! And you are totally right. You need not such a lot of money to start this business. 👍
I think there are other alternatives to the bamboo such as the flashforge 5 m Adventure or even the flashforge 5 m pro seems to be pretty good
I'm sure there are. There has even been more printers released since this video was published....Maybe a 2025 video will be coming lol.
Hello i’m very new to this and i want to start from smth can you suggest any 3D printer? My budget is about 400$
Bambulab A1 or A1 mini, bought one myself.
I'd look at the A1 series from Bambu Labs
Is Elegoo Neptune 4 pro also a good printer to start with?
I've haven't tried the Elegoo Neptune, sorry.
Good day here man, just subbed to your channel. regarding what you said about "signing up" @4:40, to designers. what do mean? can you expound? TIA!
Sure, lots of designers sell their models and license to sell them. They often do that through membership programs like Thangs. So when I say signing up I'm talking about joining their membership to gain access to their models and commercial license to sell them.
etsy suspended my account after 7 sales, appeal didnt help. I guess it happen because i was using a vpn when i was at Starbucks
with that much left over you can get P1P combo
P1s get them when they are available for refurbished
Isn’t the a1 faster than the p1p
Great information, thanks for the video! What software do you use to create your videos and preview thumbnails? Looking to get started myself and it seems like you've got it figured out!
I'm on a Mac mostly so I use Final Cut Pro for the videos and for my Thumbnails I use Canva
@@3dDesignBros Gotcha! Thanks for the info!
Genuine Elegoo filament costs me $7.49 for 1kg :)
Great price
Great and useful video. New subscriber here 👏🏼👏🏼
Awesome, thank you!
And use the rest for Etsy ads 👍🏾
Really useful brother very excited to see the technology best of luck 👍👍👍👍
Thanks!
Can i ask something?!
Who is gonna order something 3d printed???
I mean, i 3d printed 3 years and i can;t immagine someone buying a product that costσ 3 times more than the product manufactured in a mold.
Has no reason to do this. Except that, is gonna be also weaker than the product manufactured in the mold.
Everything I sell that could be mass produced using a mold I'm able to sell cheaper. If I can't sell it for cheaper I try to ad personalization to it which of coarse can't be done in a mold. If I can't do either of those things then I just don't sell it.
Forgot the pc bro
First 2mins of the video and I'm in shock how well I'm being described. Do....Do I know you?
It's almost like I've been there before, lol.
Thank you
Nice to meet you thanks
great video, audio is painful
hallo，I'm a 3d print company businesses man from China.I would like to know how the 3d print market of aboard like.I also want to find some customer who has demand of 3d print😂❤
Nice try , FBI
I wouldn’t recommend a bamboo labs you will enter the world of proprietary plastic and you need to know the workings of a 3d printer otherwise when it brakes you will have to buy another and your orders won’t go out on time. I would recommend two cheaper printers straight off and if you already have two then that’s a sign your ready
Dude is reading off Google docs script 💀
teleprompter... Good guess though.
And?
First lol
🌟 Gold star!
Yes basic video. This alone does not giarantee 1k in revenue. Whats gone set you apart from the rest in the game if everyone is printing and selling the same models?
Nothing but an infomercial 🥸🤮🤮
Yep. He’s selling subscriptions.