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[@SmashingBricksAU]

What happened to your other channel?

[@YouBetterCallSaul]

The fact that your so transparent about your business is awesome…unlike some other channels with print farms that won’t even show a close up of the type of printers they use 😂

[@collect3d]

When you get to this level of operation, showing what you do helps your business more than hurt it. Just buying a 3d printer and trying to make a copy of his product wont even get you anywhere close to affecting his business. The level of detail and the size of his operation takes so much effort most wont take the time to do it. Now if dewalt or these other brands started making better dust collection add-ons, then he may have some competition! But people love to support the smaller guys in comparison.

[@edwardmcrichy2985]

We probably don't need to mention their name but rhymes with smant tree dee 😂😂

[@edwardmcrichy2985]

@@collect3d How are you doing? Haven't seen a video from you in a while.

[@collect3d]

@@edwardmcrichy2985 Ive been really busy lately with running the print farm and a new born that I cant seem to find the time to make content! im sorry about that! I hope to make some more towards the end of the year.

[@LilApe]

Ever heard of NDA work? Some people *cant* show their work due to contracts

[@dowblab]

It's crazy how a single component on a single type of product can support expansion to this scale. Props to you for finding such a niche area ready to be served

[@matthewmanning8413]

America right! you know how bloody big that country is. In the UK You wouldn't have 10 customers a month.

[@marty4286]

The way you isolate the printer vibrations with the shelf panel squares and padding and the UPSs is very intriguing, can't wait for the video on that. love your channel

[@anthonyga]

Ive used Kanban system in my shop for several years. Works great and makes material logistics easier.

[@gioc610]

Really love how organized everything is

[@IndianaDiy]

The video was excellent, with a smooth flow and transparent information. It was entertaining and easy to understand. I possess a modest KZbin channel and have been a member of the working dead in a factory for 12+ years, with little to show for my efforts. My wife and I just got our first printer, the Bambu P1S. We are now spreading the word about it and attracting local customers. After watching your video, my wife and I feel confident we could start our own business. Thank you for the video. You just gained two subscribers!

[@abhijeetsharma7571]

Looking forward to your course! I’m a software engineer that always wanted a small manufacturing business. I am praying your course can be the holy grail!

[@jtms1200]

I too am a software engineer that dreams of having a small factory of printers and robots all working autonomously and spitting out useful object. I really don’t even care about what it would make or how much money it could generate - I just want to get to build, design, and play with the machines

[@xidameng]

same, firmware engineer here, hope one day I also can build a small workshop that can bring idea to a complete product😊

[@abhijeetsharma7571]

Maybe @PrintFarmAcademy can host a workshop to bring people like us together. Seems like we all have similar goals and backgrounds.

[@roughiness]

Have you taken courses in the past if you don‘t me asking? Just curious.

[@SerialChillerBH]

@@abhijeetsharma7571 i have the same exact goal as well ! as automated as possible, however my background is medicine does not help me in this aspect but hey everything is possible if you put enough time to learn it, count me in if the workshop ever happen

[@RBallarddesigns]

Wow. Congratulations on the success! The farm has grown a ton! Looking forward to more from ya

[@JohnMGibby]

Simply amazing what you've built through your hard work and expertise. Love the openness and transparency. Very helpful to the community.

[@jeffrice4347]

I love the transparency as well about the farm. There is a crap ton of videos out there but none delve into like you. The one item I am eager to learn about is the software side of things. I can see when you’re small starting out but when you get to this level and managing all of it is my biggest question. Or even the steps from growing from small to medium and then full blown farm. I am also looking to offer laser cutting/engraving and cnc work. I look forward to class as well, keep on with your “greatness”.

[@jeffrangel93]

Legit one of the better videos I’ve seen covering things 3D. Relatively new channel, keep it coming. Subscribed

[@Dviros]

Hats off to you dude. Seriously. The planning and execution looks seriously good and professional af. Well done!

[@3d2dcrafts2]

this is the best youtube channel I ever seen in my life it has everything and more to build my dream 3d printer business

[@MrKvMed]

Impressive! From an operational and logistics standpoint, very impressive! Hats off to you!

[@andrewlittle3356]

This is incredible! Really appreciate all the information. Also... unbelievable how close our company logos are to each other!

[@stoneguard]

Great video! I absolutely love your presentation style. And the part of my soul dedicated to Continuous Process Improvement has been made happier by this setup.

[@theamzngq]

So great to see this! I've been running a print farm for a couple years now with 18 printers, and I'm really curious to see what your regular maintenance routine is, like what things you check on what schedule, what parts you replace at what interval, etc. Hopefully enough other farmers would agree to make it worth your while to produce such a video (which I know is a ton of work, having been in video & film production since college). Thanks again!

[@VictorMartinez-ss3ff]

Can I ask how much did it take you to grow so much? I'm just starting and took me months to get 3 printers :(

[@theamzngq]

@@VictorMartinez-ss3ff you mean how much money or how much time? I’ll assume time, and it’s been about 4 years. I happened to have a product that took off online and I turned all that money back into more printers over the following year or two. Once that initial product died down, I started running ads trying to target more commercial clients. I found it easier to go after prototyping and custom cad design. I gradually got more and larger gigs/clients. At this point I have a mix of fairly regular clients who sometimes need individual pieces made with full finish work and others that need 1000 of some industrial part. I just try to do the best work I can and provide the best communication I can. I’ve actually gotten work over other local competitors because of the way I responded to their emails!

[@martin390]

This video was awesome, a ton of useful insight even for super small scale print farms

[@TheTranq]

Love this new channel Travis, you’re one of my inspirations. Keep it up!

[@tillskyfallsdown]

Excellent video and explanation of the workplace layout. I really enjoyed the business process improvements you touched on. Great tips and insight, thank you.

[@PeterKNoone]

Great video. Thanks for the all of the info. As the proud owner of a brand new P1S (which I love), I'm stoked to learn more about how to take care of it and do maintenance. Subscribed!

[@stevewitt5559]

Travis, that is a lot of Shop Awesomeness! Greatness is kind of understated. Great job on the space and processes! Cheers

[@ZoeyR86]

absolutely killing it man. I have 9 P1S printers and 2 x1 carbons this is all in a split 2 car garage. I skipped the UPS's in favor of a Eco flow delta pro ultra with 2 batteries and 1800w of solar on my patio cover this is all dedicated to the 2 racks, i also have 18k btu mini split system it's fully insulated and properly sealed but i have 2 massive 10in exhaust fans in the ceiling and intakes on the exterior wall this can move over 5600 cfm when i need to print ABS and other stuff. i have large inline carbon filters on the vents to help reduce impact on air quality in my backyard. the 2nd half of the 2 car is setup for storage, inventory control, packaging. my office upstairs has full view of everything using 32 poe cameras apx 20 in the shop space and 10 around the property.

[@uselesscreations9255]

this channel is just what I needed, Thank you

[@perrycheng6995]

Thank you for the production data. It is useful to see real-life stats comparing MK3, MK4, and P1S performance over a sustained period of time.

[@Drd4all]

Really nice to see hard working people succeed

[@Fictionproducts]

This is great content man! Could you do an explainer on your printer maintenance, what you need to check/when, how you can tell something needs to be changed? 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@RetroFoamStudios]

Nice setup, I hope to see it expand even more

[@R3DPrints01]

Amazing video, exactly what I needed. Thank you!!

[@EcomCarl]

Your strategic approach to scaling, especially the use of the system for inventory management, highlights the importance of organization in maximizing productivity and ensuring smooth operations. 🏢

[@darmichar73]

Can't wait for the video showing how you set the printers up for print farm life.

[@3Dgifts]

Thanks for the tour. Awesome setup!

[@hamthomas4715]

Epic rundown! As a growing "farmer" myself, I will be following your content closely! 🖖

[@IzoPix]

Very informative and insightful, keep up the good work!

[@moen1944]

great video. I'd love if you do a video on the QR ordering system you mentioned, like how you choose it? things to consider before going down that path, and how long it took to setup

[@StevesRealReviews]

Great video, I also replaced 8 Prusa printers with 4 Bambulabs printers, I used Prusa for 5 years, but time to move on to better and faster!

[@bajo1914]

I like the organization very much. Good job!

[@sawyerclendening8430]

Definitely inspiring for me to keep continuing on my side thing project and turning it into a business idea.

[@McBeeBelieves]

This is a really awesome video, it’s cool to see how a business works behind the scenes.

[@isthattrue1083]

You give me hope. Hope that I can get running like this. It's hard when you are doing it by yourself starting out, which I do know you also went through. The struggles of a 3D print artist engineer.

[@anybodyelseNOW]

Amazing operation and great video. Thanks for sharing it.

[@BluganoStudio]

A very informative video with some great tips! I look forward to the course.

[@oriwan3786]

Great setup, just two cents regarding the UPS battery. I have a background in IT Datacenter and depending on the size of your operation you should get some quotes for a larger UPS system for the whole room instead of deploying for each printer. It will save you money with a larger fleet and maintenance cost can be reduced.

[@loopie007]

Agreed. Each one of the UPSs needs to be managed. That means an application that connects to it to check battery and power output. Batteries need to be replaced on a routine basis. At a minimum, each UPS should have a date installed and a battery replacement date on the front. Also, a specific name on the front of each UPS so your support team identify them. Swapping out all that with a single large UPS is a big help in the reduction of UPS management and monitoring.

[@gepetotube]

Great video! You packed a ton info in a short video.

[@christopherlindstrom7668]

Love the video! Great for a recently started 3d-printing business to get an inside look into your business, greatly appreciated! I would love to see the digital side of handling the 3D-printers, how do you set up and manage all the files, how do you send them to the printer, how do you monitor everything and do you have any cool automations set up that you recommend?

[@weekendwireless]

I am such a geek and love videos like this

[@edwardmcrichy2985]

I'd be interested in seeing a video discussing what is good filament. What is the difference between crappy and good? What signs do you look for to indicate good/bad, etc.....

[@Marcus_Caius]

He seems to be using Prusament from @4:30. Filaments brand is one factor amongs many. Prusament PLA would cost me $43 per spool 🤑

[@rogernewcomb9014]

If you don't already have a black belt in six sigma, it looks like you could easily use your farm/business as a final masters project to get your black belt. That being said, wow! It looks amazing and I'm sure you'll have great success for many years with your current set up on top of any iterative improvements you'll implement in the years to come.

[@BillyCoover]

Why would a small business owner want/need six sigma certification?

[@rogernewcomb9014]

@@BillyCoover the certification wouldn't be useful immediately, but the knowledge from the course may be critical. Six sigma principles on waste reduction and improved efficiency can be useful for anyone looking to improve their business process flows. It might be useful for DPM analysis down the road, or any of a number of tools that are worked on during the course. As I mentioned though, it looks like he runs a very tight ship. I believe he would pick up things from a course, but the fundamentals look solid already.

[@dustincrandall3436]

Great Video Travis!!! I’ve been watching your other channel Shop Nation for a couple years now. Always love your insight and your presentation style. I’m just curious I see that your new printers are P1S’s, is there a reason that you are moving away from the P1P’s? Looking forward to taking your upcoming class. I have a couple 3d printed products that I’ve been working on for a while. I’m hoping to start a side hustle selling these products and grow into a full-time business.

[@abelotk2437]

nice and very informative video , please keep them coming .

[@georgestone8099]

As someone who has decided on in house FDM for my product, this is inspirational stuff. Super handy information! Also as others have said, very impressed that you're giving away all your secrets basically. Even letting people know your niche, can be dangerous. Feels even more dangerous when all it takes for someone to copy it, is for them to buy a 3D printer.

[@chriswiese1348]

incredible knowledge being shared!

[@daniesharpe1596]

Impressive set up

[@clutch2827]

Thank you for correctly pronouncing Prusa.

[@jespero94]

Wow! Really nice business you have, glad you did show it 😀

[@user-zz5sq5cq9y]

Great work! Thank you for the transparency. What I am most impressed with is how clean, tidy and organized your whole setup is. Got one specific question. What would you say on running Vorons or some other opensource CoreXY (RatRig?) in your business?

[@chewyfromelcentro]

this is amazing, mad props

[@bernhard_derProtoTyp]

Super impressive operation! Very very cool!

[@sammaxjorden]

Liked and Subscribed, cause this was one of the best videos I have ever seen.

[@makernova8160]

Great looking farm! I was recently watching one of the videos on Stephen Hawes' channel (self-titled) and in his shop tour he showed a machine that could take a spool of something (I think he was using it for rubber belts for servo motors), cut the spool to specific lengths, and spit them out into a bin. Seeing your manual cutting process for the dust collector shrouds made me think of that machine and wonder if it might serve you well.

[@OomPapaMaoMao]

My little etsy shop has blown up recently and I am struggling to keep up. I think I want to expand and switch my business over to shopify. Looking forward to the course.

[@Ben...---...]

This is super cool, looks like a great place to work aswell!

[@Bornmong]

Thanks for sharing, always cool to learn something new.

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

Didn't realize there was such a demand for this kind of thing, you've definitely done the "find a niche and pursue it" thing, and it's clearly working out. Hoping to find some kind of Niche like that, myself, even if it's just a print-on-demand service (which I wouldn't mind)

[@nykscreations1483]

Great video.. I've been printing for ages but recently developed something which I thought I'd just throw out to see if anyone was interested... The answer was yes and turning into a big yes, so gives me some direction to scale. Already running P1's and already looking to add some more (particularly given they're on special :D.

[@LockyourHubs4WDing]

I do love a good Kanban implementation ! Will you be looking at the two bin system as well?

[@3dReloaded3d]

Great video!!! Been dieing to see your setup since you originally moved into this space. Cant wait to hear more. Ive signed up for your course be interested in that. Im at a point now i almost feel like i need to move to a space myself to be able to continue to grow. Id be interested in hearing more about your employees as well. At what point did you realize you needed someone to help?

[@SirTools]

Nice set up. I call mine " the little factory" and slowly growing 1 product at a time :)

[@C650101]

Awesome setup.

[@8416mac]

Nice to see the growth in your business and your explanation of it all,is outstanding. On a side note…l need to know where you got that camo hoodie, I need that in my possession…seriously!

[@IvanioBMX]

Wow! amazing setup and organization! The content is great also, quality and transparent bunch of interesting information! thanks a lot for your time! I have one question, how are you dealing with moisture in the filaments? especially for this quantity of rolls. I saw also at your other youtube channel, that you always have all the PETG rolls at open room air and no closed dry boxes or dryers. Best Regards!

[@rajnerpiljic9389]

This must be a hell to calibrate the leveling 😵‍💫 but respecr, this looks like a real great company and thanks for the chance to look inside

[@JesseHires]

Lots of cool stuff and good information. Out of all of it, I have to admit I am curious about the tape machine.

[@KennyzKilla]

inspiring. i'm struggling over here. 3d printing just as a side job is not working right now. i'd have to go full time

[@arankthnar]

Very useful and interesting. Cheers from France

[@therick0996]

Who would have thought when you were sick of the dust from that Delta 12" miter saw, it would turn into this. Congrats!

[@Doodle_Josh]

Could you possibly elaborate on the workflow behind designing one of your already existing parts? From concept to measuring/modelling and finally production? Also it would be cool to see how you manage all of your printers through whatever print management software you use! Thanks for the awesome videos!

[@speedy3d524]

I would like to see some nice montages of you working around and fixing up printers and just the 24 hour life of how you manage it

[@Nordern]

Really interesting! I'm starting to sell a few things here and there & hope it might turn into a side business, now i have a good idea on what it could look like if it does!

[@Fetchas1]

Thanks for share, is very usefull for me ... I also started my journey a few months ago. Good luck for you to 🤟

[@artemyevtushenko8722]

I would love to hear you discuss why you chose 3d printing over injection moulding especially once you standardized parts.

[@deviouscat0]

He wants to easily add more products to his lineup, without having to make a ton of molds. 3d printing is just a better option for his business. He's also not selling enough for it to be financially feasible.

[@dan__________________]

Injection molding is for mass quantity. These are one off niche products that will soon lose there momentum. No point in investing a ton of money into a very fluid product sales. Unless he moves into something else, he will be out of the market soon, with nothing of value to sell.

[@LilApe]

@@user-it7kg3pm4q lol injection molding and mass production in china doesn't cost anything near that. He wouldn't do injection molding becasue there is no real money to be made making dust chutes. Everyone and their mom makes dust chutes. It's a saturated market

[@chomp7927]

@@LilApe for a good mold (one, so just a single product) you would be looking around 100k in China for the mold and about 1 run, and there's a VERY good chance that your product gets stolen and sold on any one of the Chinese temu like places

[@LilApe]

@@chomp7927 Obviously china will steal it. They're the IP theft capitol of the world. Just look at all chinese made printers. All they do is copy and steal. Look at all the stuff bambu lab has blatantly copied. from prusa and voron.

[@hippopotamus86]

That's so cool. I'm on my first printer still, it's hard getting started without someone stealing designs and undercutting me.

[@boydscustomfab]

Great video! I would love to hear more about what print management software you use, especially for the Bambu's. I'm excited they are releasing more support for multi-print within Bambu Studio, but most of the other farm software's I've looked at (SimplyPrint, 3DQue, etc) are all in Beta and have been for a while.

[@AlphaMoody]

Thank you for the valuable content! I'm 19 years old and recently purchased my first 3D printer to start my own business. While I've made a few sales, I’m eager to expand but struggling to find products that sell well. I’m very interested in learning how you discover your successful product ideas and how you effectively market them. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!

[@ErnestColeFishing]

Loving this channel as well as the Shop Nation channel. Quick question. Why did you choose the Bambu printers over say the Ender K1.

[@RealSnail3D]

Man i really really really really really appreciate your work on these videos.

[@klaudionasri7179]

You’ve done a great job with your business expansion and the warehouse set up is a serves as an example to us all👌 . I am curious Q1: have you considered buying the Bambu Lab A1 printers instead of P1P/P1S and Q2: why choose the P1P/P1S over A1 series, would love to see a video on the topic. thanks so much for your insights and I wish you a great weekend

[@jaybeechy2250]

Lean manufacturing is a thing to check into if you’re struggling with space!!

[@MrUntermieter]

Great video, thanks!

[@danialjavann8754]

I have been working for two years to be able to buy a bambu Lab x1. But it is not possible😂. When I saw your video and saw so many bambu LAb. I enjoyed it and said to myself, I wish there was one for me

[@gg48gg]

Hey thank you for all the small business information lately! I'm really finding that useful. Can you share where you're sourcing your 3kg spools?

[@hunterofdark2]

Spectacular video

[@frankdearr2772]

Great topic, thanks 👍

[@user-xw1ec2qf5p]

Topic suggestions for future content: When do you service your machines How do you keep track of each machine’s production hours What and how do you actually service your machines

[@boywithbrain7556]

Wouldn't having a larger ups to back up the facility with a generator on stand by for longer outages be better than having a ups for every printer?

[@dooha333]

Thanks for this informative video. It would be nice to know how you started, what made you manufacture this specific part and how you initially promoted your business to reach the scale at which you're at today. Thanks.

[@migueldias1873]

Hey man! What's your opinion in automating the removing of the print off the build plate? There have now been numerous examples of using it with Bambu Lab's P1P's (just basically wait like 5 minutes after the print is done and the build plate has cooled, and then make the extruser head bump into the part, making it drop into a container) As always, Great video, keep it up!

[@timgolnik]

Great video! I’m struck by what an indictment of prusa this is. The numbers don’t lie.

[@krazekilla224]

This was awesome! Do you ever see issues with PETG absorbing moisture or do you ever need to dry filament? Also, how do you advertise your products?