How 3D Printing Got Stress Nut into Walmart | Real 3D Printed Products
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Today we showcase Stress Nut, a satisfying 3D printed fidget toy that managed to sell in Walmart! Designed by Miami-based DJ and producer Nelson Diaz, this product stands as a testament to the potential of 3D printing in creating real, consumer-ready products. Unlike traditional fidget spinners, the Stress Nut offers unique feedback, making it a preferred choice for creatives and anyone seeking a satisfying sensory experience.
In this video, we explore how DJ Nelson leveraged his background and influencer network of music friends to introduce the Stress Nut to the market, overcoming challenges like scaling production and product iteration by using 3D printing. We also discuss the significance of design for 3D printing, as we look closer at the Stress Nut's easy-to-manufacture design, consisting of only two pieces with features optimized for 3D printing. This case study highlights the broader implications for the industry, debunking myths about 3D printing's limitations and showcasing its capacity for innovation in product design.
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Am I missing something bro printed a bolt and nut and just marketed it. Haha. If your famous you can make anything a must have.
If you market it right, you can sell the most worthless thing you can think of. That's how we got the "Pet Rock" and T***p as president.
People are morons.
It is one of those 'dumb' things that sell. If caters to a need so.....seen a lot in the toolmaking business, amazing products that fail, to utter junk that makes a fortune....and the world keeps on revolving.
People have been 3D printing nuts and bolts for years and selling them.. I wouldn't be shocked if they trademarked the name but I'd be pretty surprised if there's some sort of copyright on this. Maybe a copyright on putting the name on one LOL..
Good for them, I'm sure it took a lot of money to make it happen and I'm not sure they're ever going to see a major profit from this 😅
@@EclecticLensYT nope cuz the toy MFGER’s would have done it years ago. Injection molded and blow molded large bolts the same size have been a common toy for decades upon decades. Traditional marketing to boys of course.
Pet Rocks ...that's what we need !!!
Was actually my first thought lol but hey, more power to him.
Yeh I still wondering if mine is still alive after 40 + years......
@@2mittsexcept the large plastic bolt was a product from the 90’s. Plus my Son had large plastic bolts the sand size as a toddler in the early-mid 2’ks. Besides the fact that we are praising someone for a design which was originally designed in 430BC!
Just shows you that having contacts and marketing know how you can sell anything, literally sold a plastic nut!
the money is out there just have to find out how to make it
@wafflecraft 😂why you say it like that. Selling plastic nut sound more like a adult store product
Is there some complexity I am missing on this? It looks like a beginner fusion project. I'm jealous either way.
Design-wise, the only thing that might trip somebody up is ensuring the thread is 3D printing friendly. The real complexity is business stuff like marketing, sales, and scaling up production.
Um yeah, WTF? A year to develop? It's a 10 minute CAD project, or in Fusion 360 use the McCarr Master models. I've printed dozens of these, mainly in M30 because it's nice & chunky. I even do "secret bolt" versions.
Man, people really do buy basic stuff just because a "celebrity" slapped their name it.
@@logicalfundy At that thread size, it's a non-issue when printing.
@@j.f.christ8421 most of development was probably business stuff, getting sidetracked with other projects, maybe quibbling over certain details. You're right, the actual creation of the model is pretty simple.
@j.fchrist8421 Maybe he take one year to learn how to do a screw and a nuts in fusion 360 …. 🤣
Is it the next April 1st already?
Good queation 😂
@@JaKlaro Yea great queation!
@@Oilshock he was 10 days away, but if this is real, I am shocked xD
I feel this, i designed a threaded knob for something i was printing and made a prototype to test tolerances. That prototype print has stayed on my desk since because it's satisfying to play with lol
I've got these pocket sized. They're standard M8 dimensions and have the same satisfying spin and grab, and they make great low material test prints.
Great example of how marketing is key to selling a product, thank you for the inspiration. Design is cool and any 3D modeler could make that, but it takes a creative and determined mind to be ahead of the curve by realizing a profit can be made. Going to ruminate this all day since I am envious of his endeavor lol.
making profit is unethical. profit is overpricing a thing by adding some extra to the actual price of manufacturing (research and all included). for what? if you see me buy the last piece of something for $1 and than i tell you, you can have it for $10, how does that make you feel?
@@user-ip4ks5kf2j Well, we are 3D printers and we know the true cost, so of course we wouldn't buy it. The whole diamond industry is a scam you should look into if this interests you. Diamonds are actually extremely common, abundant, and cheap to collect. Yet, the prices are exuberant and people still throw their money at them. It isn't about the product, it's about how you market it and the amount of demand it garners that decides the price.
@@cartyski3d i know about that. and many other scams... you might want to read my answer again: i was talking about all the profits ever being unethical because prices somehow are actual cost + some extra that gets slapped on top undeservedly
@@user-ip4ks5kf2j No, I understand. But how is it unethical if every business does it? They spent there time, energy, and money to come up with the product and they can charge whatever they want, you don’t have to buy it.
@@cartyski3d they do it because they operate inside the system we re in... that doesnt make it more ethical. i pay for their time, the energy and money they spent, thats just fair, but what is the profit for? imagine a world where you have apples and i have potatoes and we want to trade, the rate would 1:1, but i want some extra for profit. no one would want to trade with me. but now put money inbetween our goods and everyone does it at the level his own will and thats somehow acceptable because "if you dont want it, dont buy it"? but i want it, just at a fair price
Cigarettes: the original fidget spinners 😁
Not exactly. Your forget about a more personal utility that’s naturally provided to everyone. About 99% of the planet plays with theirs.
Japanese kids spin pencils with a finger.
I wonder if my daughter still has the big wrench om fisher price. Should work a treat with this. You can get a whole mini workbench with lots of fixings and tools
I love these type of videos! Very inspiring
Congrats on your guys' work.
On past video, you mention bolt need to be printed on the side, why this fidget printed vertically?
Can you make a video on Cura/slicer settings for better quality and/or faster prints? That would be great!
respect to the dj for getting other artists to care at all abt an ununique fidget toy at all
Please nobody tell Home Depot that they're sitting on a gold mine...
Assuming the same filament and settings as your prototype wizard, is the price for a prototype one-off from you guys the exact same as mass prints?
I'm under the impression the cost-per-print would remain the same - even at scale - since each piece requires X printing hours so until now I've been dropping files in the prototype wizard to provide accurate estimations of cost (and print time), but please let me know if this is not the case!
They do not
Mass production allows far more economies of scale than one off prints
@@slant3d That's great to hear, thank you.
what i am getting from this is he has a connection in walmart
Wow that crazy.
Hey :) I've been making those for ages, my design is 3 parts with an end on it to stop the nut coming off :) :)
Couldn't you print the bolt and nut in-place, inside the packaging or would that be impossible?
Think if you want you print them assembled you would have overhangs in any possible orientation, and you're not getting a printhead inside a cardboard box...
@@Litl_Skitl I was more thinking that it prints the toy and the box at the same time, in place. How to solve supports and other stuff, idk. 😁✌
yes, but not efficient
You can make that in less than 10 operations in fusion. How did it take a year to develop this?
1 Create polygon
2 extrude up 2 inches
3 create cylinder in middle of polygon 5 inches
4 Create thread on cylinder
5 Create polygon on top of threaded cylinder
6 Extrude polygon down 2 inches, new body
7 combine cut top polygon with tool body threaded cylinder, (keep tool body)
8 press pull either the inner or outer threads slightly for tolerance.
Sorry, 8 steps.
Yep by the time you you throw in market research, marketing plans, product variation development, advertising development, test marketing to work out what the market wants etc. etc. etc. 12 months is bugger all. And this is for a simple product. I spent nearly five years on a product...time flies when your developing an idea.
@@JWC249 Look for nut & bolt in the McCarr Master catalogue. Download and print. One step.
You forgot chamfering the corners off the hex head (& nut). Add plane (maybe), sketch & revolve cut. 3 more steps.
@@j.f.christ8421 yeah, I forgot there were chamfers on it. There are a couple different ways to go about it to get the same result, but no matter which method you use it'd still take under 5 minutes if you have a decent computer.
@@JWC249 One of the first things I ever did in Fusion 360 was a nut & bolt, I remember the chamfers because I couldn't figure out how to do the damn things. Found a forum post explaining how!
Why the F is this a product? I am missing something, but my brain just can't make sense of this. Glad you guys got the job though
I have ideas, but I have no idea who to talk too to mass produce.
Mine is better!! But no one know me 🤣🤣🤣!!! Good for him, he saw that opportunity!!
Bro 3d printed a nuts and bolts and people go nuts about it? wow thats bold. I was popular I would print nails and sell them as a self blinding devices
It's not about the device, it's about the experience.
@unzensiert-ungeschnitten3990 it's a nut and a bolt, what experience, he's famous, that's the only reason. Like people who where buying supreme..... BRICKS lolllllll
Yes, just have everyone playing with nuts in public, what could go wrong SoonerLater
Sell it more than once... Stanley Cups entered the chat...
This one is interesting because anyone can make this without repercussions . Why? Because this is the test print on 5 of the machines I bought. Of course you could not call it a ( Disney Nut ) or whatever the name is but it is an actual test print. Could a person get sue for selling a variance of the benchy? Which variance? Very interesting. I made a spooler that does this and is Practical as well, HMMMM?
STL please. ;-)
I guess 3d print farms are good option for fad products too. No point spending all that money on molds if your product is going to have a lifespan of a few months before people realise it's just a big nut and bolt...
Funny. Etsy and ebay are already flooded with clones.
I'm amazed at the number of comenters who are not checking out the variety that's included in the video. Yes the starting point may be a 1 hour (with frustration) fusion project, however once you start looking at the variations you're dealing with a lot more time to make changes, validate that it prints well, work with the others in your team on validating the results, and getting other things done. He may have set aside his music as a major time sink, but I assure you he still took time daily to keep his skills up and as noted he has many other projects he's working on. It's not like he gave up eating, drinking and sleep for 365.25 days. It wouldn't surprise me if he was involved with family and friends and a small part of that time was 'Hey, look what I'm working on, what do you think?' stuff. You don't keep good family and friends relationships by doing that.
NOTE: I poked around in the Walmart app, and it appears to be available on their website only. Didn't see any in-store options for nearby stores, even a big Walmart in my area.
Yeah, the title feels misleading, Walmart’s online store has no exclusivity at all.
Walmart is trying to be like amazon, allowing others to sell online and shipping directly from their own shops.
Its sad that you have to be cebrity to successfully market a simple product these days.
I would argue that it’s easier to just learn how to market a product than it is to become a successful international DJ with 1 million IG followers
He is a legend back in Puerto Rico, a music producer, one of the greats of PR 🇵🇷..... A REAGGETON leyend ✍️
People have too much money, I tell you. Not because they want random products, but because they would pay 25$ for it instead of creating it themselves. It took me 15mn to do the drawing and the whole toy weight 40g which made by Overture PLA would cost 0.76$ of material... Even x5 for whatever cost you want to cover, it should be priced below 5$ this is so bullshit
Alright I was wrong. I didn't took in account the huge cost of marketing. My bad. Tee shirts of the product, full video equipement, and the team behind, alright, got it.
It’s almost like not everyone wants to learn how to 3d model and use a 3d printer
I can almost guarantee the majority of people who buy this buy it because it's from a celebrity. A friend of mine just paid $45 for a freakin' T-shirt because it's from some rapper. It's not a very interesting design, it's not that great a quality a shirt, but because it's DJ Foul Mouth (or whoever it actually is), she wanted it. Oh, and that $45 did NOT include a ludicrous $17 shipping charge. It's pathetic that people are willing to give up their money to feel like their part of an "in crowd" or that it somehow connects them to some "celebrity".
Skip 3D printing just injection mold it if you're getting orders from Walmart.
jesus christ... do grownups nowadays really need something like this? it's something I would expect a toddler to play with...
I disagree, it's nice to stay child sometimes. Playing with lego, or a bit of minecraft can't hurt you after a big day of work, and yes you can read, study or practice a new activity during your free time, but I would argue that gaming is a way to relax and meditate in some extend.
It's the same concept as a stress ball, squeezable spring, nicknacks on your desk to play with, koosh ball, any number of other things. Adults fiddle with stuff all the time, be it a pen, their shirt buttons, or whatever they have on their desk. This is just one simple option that an engineer could have on their desk without it looking out of place for example. Many people fidget while they think or when they are listening to someone talk. Anyways, no need to get upsetti spaghetti about it.
@@Etrehumain123 you are talking about a different thing tho. I understand building a Lego set, but this is more like a pacifier. cmon... at some point we should get over stuff like that
@@802Garage I know, but if you actually need to buy something like this, there's a big problem in your life or in your needs.
I see objects like this in the supermarket section of toys for toddlers. large objects that satisfy sensorial needs of brains in development
Grown ups are just large kids....besides growing old sucks.
What if Thingiverse or Printables partner with Slant 3D to host contest for fidget toys like this and whichever one gets the most votes becomes a real product with the designer making it getting a cash prize along with it or percentage of the sales! Like the comment if you think this is a great idea!
Would be sick. We would love to do that.