My 3d Printing Journey - How I got to Where I am Now
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- čas přidán 12. 12. 2023
- In this video I tell the story of how I got into 3d printing. I start at the very beginning when I got my first 3d printer, I tell how I got started in my Etsy shop, and then talk about how I got to where I am today, 3d printing full time. Don't forget to subscribe as we're on the road to 5000 subscribers! Thank you so much for watching.
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Thanks for sharing your journey. Congrats on your success.
Highly recommend getting a stationary tape dispenser. Makes my shipping so much faster and don't have to keep picking up and misplacing tape gun or scissors
Which do you recommend?
Glad I found your videos and I am inspired! Thank you!
Thanks! Enjoyed this video.
I've just started! Love this video outlining your journey 😀
Awesome story, congratulations on your success so far. Thanks for sharing.
So inspiring!!!
Amazing and inspiring video! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your journey Macy. 3D printing is so much fun! I enjoy learning how you do things in your setup.
Very interesting story of how you got to this point. Keep it up and you'll world famous in no time.
good on you. onwards and upwards.
I‘m printing since 2016/17 and found your channel by accident. Viewed the Video with the printed Bookmarks and finally ended up binge watching your channel. 😂
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Great to hear your story. Glad you were able to increase your revenue.
I just started designing and selling 3D prints and enjoyed listening to your story. Thank you for sharing.
Love watching your journey Macy. I'll be watching to see the rest.
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you’re here ☺️
Keep up the good work! I can't wait to see what you have coming next.
Thank you so much :) I'm so glad you're here
Macy, well done! I love seeing the journey that people take getting to where they want to be. I am getting closer to retirement and given that I have been hobby printing for a few years now, and am a recently new owner of a P1P, I may decide to jump into a business model as it sees low risk for the most part. I have studies business and engineering in college at different points of my life, but the thought of running my own business has always terrified me.... so maybe as a supplemental income stream, I might give it a try.
Thanks for telling your journey and keep up the great work.
very inspirational, well done Macy, keep being you x
Thank you so much! And thanks for watching :)
Your awesome and this is awesome. Your inspiring to say the least!
Thank you so much :) and thanks for watching!
Great story.. it will be fun for you to look back at this video in a year and see how far you’ve come since then 😀👍
Definitely! Hopefully I can do an end of year recap next year to compare and see the growth.
Great channel and great job!!!
Thank you so much! And thanks for watching ☺️
Thank you for taking the time to share your story. It's such a great inspiration! I've been making all sorts of excuses not to list my creations on Etsy and you just went for it after just buying the printer, I love it! I'd love to hear about how you price your products and what kinds of margins you aim for if that's something you're open to talking about. Thanks again 🙇
Thank you for sharing your 3D printing journey, it’s something I’m wanting to start my 3D printing business at some point not sure where I want go with it tho, I’ve got 2 Ender printers but going to Bambu P1S for multi colour prints are go, 🇦🇺👍
Here to say thanks. I'm on my way down a very similar journey and your content gives me hope. I appreciate you.
I'm happy you're enjoying the videos :) Glad you're here, thank you so much for watching
Great video, very encouraging. I have had Etsy, Ebay and other shops for years but haven't made profitable sales. Most 3d printers are slow but I think nothing is worse than clearing difficult and time consuming extruder/hotend jams. I'm thinking about upgrading my printers to run Klipper to speed them up. When I have profits then I can reinvest in a Bambu printer with a rapid-change hotend.
Glad it worked out so well. I originally found you via your Anykubic videos
Wow that's awesome! Glad you're still here :)
Started my 3d printing business back in 2015 most had no idea what 3d printing was yet. Did mostly print on demand locally and prototype design did pretty well. Then I opened a Etsy shop that does not do as well. I actually have a bit better sale on eBay then I do on Etsy not sure why. Seems you are doing a bit better than me, and I've been at this almost 10 yrs. lol. I have had some of those fears you did I have 4 day processing time I believe. I got really good and fixing 3d printers so much, so I offer that as service now as well with a lot more people getting into 3d printing.
😅 I can relate to the unboxing… I wanted to start my channel off with a k1 max unboxing/setup. 😂 Now I’ve got about 3 hours of footage that is mostly me fumbling around with putting on the door knob (which is literally just 2 screws.)
It isn’t good for anything, except maybe a blooper reel if I actually start something up. However, it was a priceless learning experience. Now I know to not underestimate how much anxiety can interfere with something really simple and that the only way to get over it is practice filming myself 🤓
Haha all you can do is learn from it and keep trying! I still feel like I’m fumbling around with my camera and just hope the video comes together after editing lol
Thank you for this video. I just bought my first printer. I got an X1 Carbon combo on the Black Friday deal. My intent is much like yours was. I want to start a channel where I can print tool/workshop organization. Ive had it about 2 weeks and it hasnt stopped since. Also, I have yet to make anything related to my workshop😂. I also want to find that niche item that can supplement my income. I work from home and have my printer in my office so I can pull finished and start new prints almost at will. My unboxing footage is awful but I will likely still publish it when I finish editing (gotta start somewhere). I cant wait to see where this journey leads, but thank you for giving the inspiration!
That's awesome! We're on very similar journey. Hopefully your video turns out great!
Great video! I know your store link is on your profile, but you should consider putting your store link in your video descriptions as well, you never know who might want to buy one :)
Thanks for the tip! I'll make sure it's added in future videos :)
Thanks Macy for the "open door". Can you tell us more about how you come up with pricing? I am always interested to hear how folks come up with a fair price.
I started out super cheap, like $20 just to try and get some sales in the beginning since it takes a while to gain credibility on Etsy. Then over time I slowly raised my prices to see if it affected the number of sales. It's been guess and check for the most part, I just wanted to make sure I was pricing them above cost and actually making some kind of profit.
Thanks for sharing the journey! I'm really wanting to start a 3D printing Etsy shop more focused on D&D and table top gaming items, just need to finally take the time to make the shop and list some stuff!
Awesome! Thanks for watching :) Getting your shop open and the first listing created is the most time consuming part, but after that it gets way easier. Just work on it a little each day and before you know it you'll be well on your way.
@@macymakes3d I'm really hoping to spend some of my holiday vacation getting it going. Going to have some time off so it seems like a good time to get a task done before relaxing
Thanks for taking the time to share your story and I'm looking forward to watching your channel grow. Now that you've been printing consistently for a few years, do you find yourself sticking to the same filament brands for your colour options or do you try out new brands? And are there any filament brands you prefer in general? Thanks!
I try and stick to the same brands just to keep the color options consistent. My main brands are overture, sunlu and esun. I like overture the best but it's more expensive. If someone asks for a specific color it sometimes forces me to try new brands but besides that I try to stick to these 3
Congrats on your success and journey. Cant wait to s how next year goes. Quite a big year over year jump. Are you going to introduce more teacher related products?
Thanks! I definitely will try to add some more products to my shop but I don't really have a plan for what that'll be yet. I kinda just come up with them randomly haha I'll just sit down at the computer and let the creativity flow.
@@macymakes3d maybe table organizers with or without the names on them? 3d printed apple?
are there any particular videos or channels that stood out to you when you were doing your research into how to optimize your etsy business?
Thanks for sharing Macy. How have the P1P's been for your farm? I started with the SV06 (good printer just slow, and needs tinkering), and now I have the Qidi X Plus 3. It works great, but wishing I would've gotten the P1P! X1C is too expensive to justify the cost currently.
Thanks for the straightforward and honest videos, they're refreshing
Thanks for watching :) I LOVE my p1ps. I only print PLA so they work just fine for me. They’re fast, easy to use, and the multicolor works great!
@@macymakes3d Thanks!! Hope it continues to go well
Do you have your Etsy shop under an LLC now? If so can you make a video on the process or what website you used?
Well, again thanks for the story, and your style of video is good, I really like it :) I wish you the best with all your endeavours! Btw Bambulab just released the new A1 (not mini), do you think you would go to that instead of the P1P if you had to get a new printer?
Cheers :) Great job
Thank you for watching! I ordered the A1 combo this morning so we’ll see how I like it once it gets here. Video to come on that for sure 😁
@@macymakes3d looking forward to that !
What computer do you recommend for beginner to use?
Bummer that the school system lost a quality teacher…but a win for us?
Man, I’m learning a lot per minute on these videos because there isn’t fluff and the perma-smirk is contagious.
Please don’t sell out 😉
Haha big loss for the school system. Thank you so much for watching, I'm so glad you're here :)
Hi Macy, I noticed you have been using glue on your print bed. I havent had to use glue on my bambu's yet. were your prints lifting?
I've always wanted to get into 3D printing but I'm just too old and technology is not my friend. It would be a nice income offset. I was just born too early. Really looks fun though.
Don't think that way. You are not to old to start. I am 82yo and working with two Bambu X1C's, two Creality K1, three K1 Max, and just started resin printing. I got my first printer (Creality Cr10) in 2020 shortly after my wife passed and have been at it since then. It helps fill up my time and I can print many nice things for the family. I am also thinking about starting a business with one of my Grandsons. So, never say you are to old.
Great video. new subscriber here. if you don't mind sharing, what CAD program are you using?
I use tinkercad because it's fast and easy when importing svgs. When I did a small amount of 3d modeling I used freeCad.
Was there a single resource you would recommend that took your Etsy store from a hobby to business? That's what I'm struggling with really - slow growth and a conversion rate of only about 1.3%. Great video by the way :)
I just really focused on titles, tags, and images. Once I figured out "who" was buying my products and what they were searching for I was able to change my titles and tags to attract those people. Maybe start there and see if that helps?
For sure, I'll give it a go. On average I sold one item per day over this entire year. Hoping to double or triple if possible in 2024... Thanks for the tips :)
What is the company that makes the filament that you use?
Mostly sunlu and overture
Does packaging take significant time? I'm surprised you're using scissors for the tape instead of a dispenser for the tape rolls.
Yes packaging takes forever! I mainly use the little white pizza box type things and a tape dispenser thing doesn’t work too well. I only use a normal shipping box if someone orders more than 3 nameplates so not super often.
Where do you get your boxes ?
Amazon. I get 50 of the 11x8x2 for around $40
do you ever think you could of made more if your company was outside of Etsy?
I’m working on expanding beyond Etsy right now but I think Etsy was a really easy place to start. I don’t know if I would’ve been able to drive traffic and get sales without etsys marketplace early on.
Idk why my comment isn't showing up, maybe it has to get approved first idk I don't comment on youtube like ever lol.. Anyways, I have an X! Carbon but ZERO designing knowledge or skill, and was wondering if you sold a license so I could sell your products on my own etsy shop by chance?
Hey Macy.
Hmm.
I would love to do a follow on video (of sorts) to yours. I have an inactive CZcams channel. I have a tiny Etsy shop selling some niche products. Well, if I am to execute on this video idea I shouldn't say too much more, just - let me know if that's not ok.
eta funny about the smells during pregnancy. During one of mine, I suddenly hated blueberries to the point I would be ill. Thankful that didn't stick because I really like them and they grow locally!
Go for it! I'd love to see it once you get it published.
The carving tool video is "private" and can't be seen :/
Fixed it! I think… let me know if you still can’t get to it
@@macymakes3d It's working now. I just had one question, which I had since many videos of yours: why do print on BambuLab with skirt loops?
on some of your shots, it looks like you're using very high infill, and grid... why? Do you specifically want the extra weight? Otherwise, I'd print that kind of thing at like 7-10% gyroid, and add weights or sand instead of using all that filament... but maybe you have your reasons?
I don’t really have a reason lol. I kinda just started doing it and it worked so I kept doing it. I do 15% for the first 15mm and then 30% for the last 3 just to make sure the top layer looks good. I’ll give your suggestions a try though! I’d love to save some filament.
I appreciate the shoutout ☺️ kinda a fan girl moment for me haha thank you so much for the kind words and support!