6 Hard Truths About 3D Printing Businesses

[@ThePrintingLabs]

As someone who owns a 3D printing business, this is spot on! ❤

[@jprowland]

When you have a numbered list like this it would help to add chapter markers. Thanks for the insights!

[@williamsworkshop717]

Done! thank you for the feedback!

[@daltonkiner6454]

I found that using 3kg spools helped solved a lot of my filament stock issues. Keep an extra on hand just in case, and it buys you plenty of time to get the spare reordered when you run through it. (If you use a bambu AMS, you can leave an empty RFID spool in place, and use external spool holders for the 3kg spools, and still feed it into the AMS)

[@bluegasgarage]

Get your 4x6 thermal shipping labels free from UPS. I just ordered their 6000 lot, (yes 6000 free labels) will be here in a week totally free. Must sign up for a free "shipping account". I ended up calling them to set it up. Hope this helps. PS you're not obligated to ship via UPS because of free labels.

[@williamsworkshop717]

You got a link for everybody? That's awesome. Appreciate it!

[@TheBinklemNetwork]

USPS off the same for boxes

[@ooDemiurgus]

It looks like you're printing and selling model that other people sell too. That's a race to the bottom. The ability to design your own things is key. I'm not sure if you're designing them yourself, but vases and stuff are over saturated. Everyone is selling those and those dumb dragons. A good rule of thumb is 3x. If it costs $5 to make. Sell it for at least $15 OR WHAT PEOPLE WILL BE WILLING TO PAY!!! Too many people say "Geez, it only cost me $2 to make. I'll sell it for $5. NO! That is not a business mindset. If someone is willing to pay $20 for your $2 part, sell it for $25!

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@ooDemiurgus I mean, you’re definitely right. Definitely looking at figuring out how to use fusion 360 to design my own products. At this point, my biggest focus is on KZbin and TikTok. Definitely want to make sure that I am printing out items and making items for the business but more so concerned with KZbin does that make sense?

[@slant3d]

Not really true. Differentiators exist beyond the product. Marketing, photos, shipping time, customer support, social presence.

[@DerrickLamers]

I'm curious what precautions are being taken to make sure you are not printing things that could get you sued. Such as profiting from someone else's design.

[@stevenalexander403]

G'day it's Steven from down under This is my first visit It's all very fascinating information And I've subscribed too! All the best

[@garrettstefancin9884]

another great video. awesome content and keeping it real

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@garrettstefancin9884 thank you!!

[@WhereNerdyisCool]

Good points, especially on research. I recently did a dozen holiday craft shows and I printed what "i thought" would be popular - those dragons! And thankfully the commercial license I have from a few designers had other things. Because as I started doing these shows, first - I wasn't the only one selling 3D prints. Second, EVERYONE is selling dragons! Anyone that came by, I spoke to about what they were looking for and what seemed popular to them. THAT gave me some nice market research! I learned what people liked, what they were looking to spend and had some information to make the following shows much more profitable.

[@LATR0NIS]

'One is none and two is one' - Corey Love it

[@williamsworkshop717]

Thats good right?? lol

[@LATR0NIS]

@@williamsworkshop717Nah, it's great!

[@cutsdbz]

Thank you for sharing this experience, it did answer most of my last questions. Keep up the awesome work, I will be following on this journey of yours!

[@williamsworkshop717]

Thank YOU!!

[@Corsairscustomproducts]

My 2 cents......Been doing this a very long time.....NOT a big social media guy!!! 1 filament...stick with 2 maybe 3 brands of filament.....calibrate machines to those filaments for a consistent out put in prints. Also establish bulk prices of orders..... This saves time and $ buying in bulk. bulk for me now is 10 rolls but even at 5 rolls this will save you money. for example black and white filament is a rotation of 8 rolls for each color....purchase is of 10 of each color just on my black and white...... when 2 rolls are in box on shelf I am buying 10 more...hope that makes sense...but I have those sales and I have had those moments when I go to purchase I cant.....the I email the company and say hey help me out pretty plz......they see your consistent order through them........Most times I get an email with a purchase order and time they will ship...meaning you get it before they go back in stock on their website. Lock your filament down!!!!!! hope it makes sense and helps.......Great channel welcome to the buizz....keep at it!!!!! and well find your own product as well....

[@williamsworkshop717]

Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge!

[@TheMirandaSquad]

I just run everything generically on my printers as ESun PLA+ and I have been happy with the results. Although I stick 2 only 2 brands. 😂

[@FrugalShave]

I have been printing as a business for nearly a decade. I have always charged $ per printer hour. $10/hr with the older printers and $20/hr with the new 2-3x faster Qidi printers. I have been an IT consultant for nearly 3 decades and always charged by the hour so it just made sense to me. I don't know how you guys that sell so cheap expect to make enough to not burn out quickly.

[@williamsworkshop717]

Ultimately just kind of stumbled into selling those little items. The goal is to get away from them, smaller items and start selling bigger pieces.

[@hythlodaeus9944]

​@@williamsworkshop717goal is to make money. What sells sells😂. But I remember watching a vid where I guy said the bulk of his return comes from the same tool printed over and over. Boring but makes money.

[@slant3d]

Good pricing strateg. Gives you the ability to use services as you scale too

[@jj6457]

Anyone trying to get into the 3D Etsy marketplace is far behind. I’m not saying it can be done, but you really need to know how to create your own stuff. If you think you can just print other people stuff and make money, then you’re going to have a rough time because literally thousands of other people are doing that exact same thing.

[@theweekendwarrior3504]

Came to that realization so now I’m learning how to model

[@jvacarpyadventures7045]

Really appreciate your honesty. Watched a few of your videos now and this one made me subscribe. Great content dude. Only got my 3d printer 2 weeks ago but would maybe like to sell stuff so your information is priceless. Thank You and.Good Luck dude. I wish you massive success 🙌

[@williamsworkshop717]

I appreciate that!

[@meshedlearning1125]

Good man for the honesty, it can really help new entrepreneurs avoid pitfalls.

[@itsallasimulationman]

Great insight; thanks for sharing! Subscribed 😊

[@frang9526]

Thanks for sharing your insights. Just starting out and this is good info!

[@williamsworkshop717]

Appreciate it! I'm glad the video was useful!

[@oldmanstillcan]

Love this, thank you for sharing your experiences!

[@curiouslycally]

this has been super helpful. Thank you!!

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@curiouslycally no problem:)

[@CarelessPapo]

Going to be checking out that plug in later on. I appreciate the insight! This video just happened to be the first suggestion video shown on KZbin when I opened my app. 🤙🏼

[@williamsworkshop717]

Glad you found it helpful! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@jaredj631]

Good video, good information! Kind of applicable to a lot of businesses

[@ianprinssen]

I enjoyed the lessons you shared. Have the fantasy to have a farm and sell items and you have given me some good thoughts to consider.

[@802Garage]

Excellent video with really solid tips.

[@williamsworkshop717]

🙏🏾

[@Void_xplorer]

really love your channel i have been running a shop since 2016 welcome to the community

[@williamsworkshop717]

Thank you!!!

[@Thecraftyblacksheep]

Thank you so much for sharing and not gate keeping

[@csolano702]

Great video. .Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@voracpr5834]

Thank you so much! That was very help full.

[@The_HomeHandyman]

Good video. I think that doing good market research is very important and diversification of market places. Keeping accurate data on what your products cost and the cost of sales and packaging is easy to overlook. Thanks.

[@williamsworkshop717]

thanks mna!

[@Hunikengt]

I'm getting my feet wet into 3D printing and laser engraving with Creality K2 plus and Falcon 2 Pro....watching your video I now understood why they say "show us your filaments rack!!" 😂😂😂😂

[@williamsworkshop717]

I have a laser engraver actually gonna be doing a video on it in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned! If you're not subscribed, hit the subscribe button and turn on your notifications for that video!!🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@salvatorediciaccio376]

I just got into 3D printing myself as a hobby. Some of my friends ask me to make stuff here and there. I was thinking about doing a Etsy or other platform like you mentioned but after watching some of your videos, hard truths, I’m concerned that the lemon ain’t worth the squeeze. I feel like I would lose so much time, packing and driving to shipping locations that it wouldn’t be worth my time on these smaller $5-$10 items. If you make a video of the time it takes you to open your emails fulfill your orders, pack them create labels ship them and return home, will you walk away with more then $25 hr worth your time in profit.

[@williamsworkshop717]

I've been thinking about making a video about that. Stay tuned! Don't know if I'm gonna go with that in depth. But definitely gonna go over my whole process of shipping orders for Etsy. And if I think it's worth it or not.

[@Teachers-Pet]

@@williamsworkshop717 please do go in depth!

[@offgridbydesign3826]

Good advice. One thing that is getting a lot of shops in trouble is copyright right infringement. Do the research...

[@KhanthusejrLalamani]

I am interested in 3d printing and would like to get a printer for myself, mainly to print out my varsity projects (Architectural models), so would you suggest the Creality Ender 3 Neo? Also, something to consider is that I am looking for a budget-friendly one and that I am a student.

[@chrishechtl8330]

Good points. Sticking to 1 project is also good. Don't forget marketing the product. You mentioned researching the customer base, but you also need to market the product to the right base. Or market it to someone that will buy it as a gift for the intended purchaser. You goofed and had truth # 4 as the 5th and then #5 as research. Both were good points anyway. Buying in bulk: Watch out for Amazon/Ebay etc game with bulk pricing. I stick to filament I love (currently Creality white) but found that they game it so 2 spools is $23 but 4 spools is $50. Crap like that can add up quick. Pricing the product: very good point. People don't understand the costs involved or your time which is a cost, plus materials, electricity, etc. I just hit a video prior to yours claiming that 3D printing as a business has a 'free' startup. I just laughed There are other markets you can hit too but they can be a pain to figure out. Having a side gig with KZbin is also good. Some people make more money selling the model files on printables, gambody, myminifactory, or cults, or other locations rather than printing them themselves. Or uploading the files to a print farm and letting the customer order from them and have them print it.

[@gman9543]

Sales forecasting and maintaining minimum stock levels is important if you're doing order fulfillment.

[@williamsworkshop717]

Definitely a big part of what I'm working on.

[@matuszilincan1610]

Hey i want to ask for the fillament that you should use for prints that you intend to sell because, i was thinking that it is important to make the prints smooth and i dont know how to do it the best way. From the videos i watched, I heard that sanding is best but it removes the smaller details that i might want to keep on the print. ?

[@williamsworkshop717]

@matuszilincan1610 very good question man. I have a video releasing tomorrow where I kind of talk about. I’m all over the place right now with filament that I’ve used. I use Esun Sunlu, and inland mainly for the things that I sell online, but I am going to be moving to a more streamline filament company so I can have everything be the same so I can just order from one company. Not sure yet.

[@juandavidruizserna]

thanks for the advice, simple and straight to the needed points for a starting business

[@williamsworkshop717]

Glad to help!

[@SkateSoup]

For folks not using that sheet, or if it's not taking it i to account well enough, a critical thing a lot of people miss in pricing is time. Your time is valuable. If you price based on material cost for filament and packing materials, printer cost, and print time without including your time spent harvesting and processing prints, packing and shipping, printer maintenance, time spent getting more stock, your design and development time, etc, you're gonna find you're not getting enough money out of all of it to be worth doing, and you can burn out fast. If you're running on thin margins and a product does well that's great, but not every one is going to do well and you still need to be paid for producing things. If you're making something produced by a number of places so you feel you have to get the price as low as possible, accept that the market for that is saturated and you can't make money with it. Find something else that isn't as produced or design your own thing that nobody is really making instead. Think of the things you rum into in your day to day that printing helped with that aren't on stl sites, or things in your other hobbies that nobody is really selling. There's your product that's going to not only sell if you get it in front of people, but is enough of a thing fairly unique to you that you are the sole or one of a very few sources for. Along those lines, always be thinking about the next thing. Designing and printing objects is accessible enough at this point that once people see there's a demand for something they'll clone it and sell it cheaper than you can. It's scummy when someone steals your design and undercuts you, but it will happen and you can either spend a bunch of money in court playing whack a mole trying to shut down every new person that does that, or accept your time making it is done and pivot to something new which doesn't have those headaches. If you've priced well, you'll have made enough money with it by then to pay yourself for time developing the new thing.

[@williamsworkshop717]

Everything this person just said in this comment is absolutely spot on. I do need to do a better job of adding the disclaimer that as I am building this business my top priority in the beginning is not to make a huge profit. I have a full-time job and other sources of income that I don't have to worry about being extremely profitable from the beginning. However, with that in mind, it is still very important to keep all these things in mind as you are building your business, especially if you are doing it as a main source of income. Thank you so much for your insights.

[@sjay67]

OMG I just print for myself mostly ATM and have over 30kg filament and order 10kg at a time, usually. 🤔 Nice video. Haven't made any of those mistakes, but then again haven't sold a single thing online 🤔👀🙂

[@digitaldebacle493]

I literally just ordered my first 3D printer (Bambu labs P1S) this afternoon for starting a small business. then i see your thumbnail thinking "wth did i just do"

[@williamsworkshop717]

lol watch some of my other videos! Its a great time just look for content to help you out alone the way! I just started as well so we are in the same boat! Good luck, you got this!!

[@OmegaaAimer]

Yeah, I also have a MicroCenter pretty far away from me (30 minute drive to Baltimore). Micro Center is such a good place for 3d printing nerds. thats where I get all my filament and printers from.

[@313.prints]

Some of their filament is a tad pricey!

[@Krunkle78]

Great vid! I order 10 rolls of black and white at a time, my p1p has 4 rolls of black on ot and I use that machine for anything black, the white all I order is voxel white, it's the cleanest white ice found so far, how good is the microcenter filament? I have one like 2 hours from me thinking road trip

[@RayLenses]

Black and white filament I do always buy in bulk 16kg so I don't need to be worried about it for long while, i also buy 3kgs spools but in your case with ams just get 1kgs

[@ash4abundance]

So many haters in the comments, geez! Found the video helpful and not too long. Thank you

[@grahamdwells]

Good video!

[@MiteshParmar]

Great straight forward video. Thanks.

[@williamsworkshop717]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@Odacir]

In Brasil, listening your videos! Great infos 👏

[@williamsworkshop717]

Thank you for watching!!!

[@gustavomarrero4826]

Thank you very much for sharing!, thanks for the honesty :)

[@williamsworkshop717]

My pleasure!

[@bub9587]

Two questions: 1. How do you get ideas for items to sell on Etsy? 2. What do you use to model your prints? I feel like tinkercad is a bit too basic while Fusion 360 is a bit hard to learn and requires a 700 dollar license for commercial use, which is absurd.

[@stealtheo]

If you run out of Bambu Fliament, it will automatically load another of the same color when using the AMS unit and complete the print.

[@hythlodaeus9944]

I think u missed that he ran out totally.. i.e. he had none in his office/house.

[@sandingo]

that pricing app is legit!!

[@jefffreeman7695]

Thank you, Corey!

[@hed420]

Is that matte pla in the vid elegoo pla?

[@williamsworkshop717]

Which one?

[@RyoHazuki224]

Thanks for this! I'm maybe looking to get into the business myself, but not sure where to start. I'd have to look at what are good sellers but I also dont want to be a copycat and sell what everyone else is selling, you know?

[@williamsworkshop717]

Start by designing something that you need in your life that fits a problem you have! But if you want to find models check this video out kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipnNY4SnpMudba8si=NYWNA2MukHlsTAOq

[@theweekendwarrior3504]

As someone trying to start their business too I’ve realized I’ve gotta make my own models. I’ve gotta be the one selling shovels when people are digging for gold

[@TheFunesk]

I have 20 rolls of black filament. I use it in almost every print.

[@MrCPPG]

I love those shel bracket you have for your spools. Can you tell me where you got the model?

[@SmoothbassmanStudios]

Nice tips!! Looking to get my stuff started here in 2025. I see your Sweatshirt. You Coach Basketball?

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@SmoothbassmanStudios email me!

[@janinelew2483]

I bought my daughter a P1S for Christmas. We got it all set up and printed a really cute little fox and a planter. The print quality is beautiful! The only problem so far, is the overwhelming varieties and brands of filament. Bambu is almost out except for refills. What other filaments do you recommend for newbies? Anything on Amazon? She does have the AMS unit. Thanks! PS I hit the like and subcribe buttons.😀

[@williamsworkshop717]

amzn.to/3Pmhply Definitely try out sunlu! I am slowly starting to move over to it as my filament of choice. Even though it is cheap, it's actually really high-quality and has a plastic spool for you to put in the AMS.

[@williamsworkshop717]

And thank you for engaging with the content, and subscribing! :)

[@PWill33]

That’s a great Christmas gift for a kid. Good mother 👍

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@PWill33 FACTS !!

[@janinelew2483]

@@williamsworkshop717 Thank it so much! Her birthday is in three weeks. I will get her a few.

[@marcellussaunders4200]

I try to have at least 2 spools of each color for each machine.

[@williamsworkshop717]

Great rule of thumb slowly moving towards that. Just having extra isn't enough.

[@BrendaDavis-1963]

How does the tea light holder hold up when you put a T light in there it don’t melt or anything does it? I’m just starting out so I’m asking questions. Thank you for the video.

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@BrendaDavis-1963 I use the fake ones

[@BrendaDavis-1963]

@ fake ones? So if you make a real tea light holder, can you use it or is it just gonna be for decoration purposes like I said I’m just now learning so I wanna ask questions so I know what to make for customers what have you?

[@juscallmeric]

Best Buy carrying bambu products is huge now.

[@timothywhite1872]

whats your seller pages?

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@timothywhite1872 to buy or to look? If it’s to buy, I’ll send you an email if it’s to look I have a video on that.

[@JonLinde]

Why not look into a solution like Teleport from Slant 3D? That will allow you to focus more on product development and less on fulfilling orders and shipping. Maybe there is something I have missed, but I would think it's a no-brainer. You can still use your printers for product development and initial production while you test to see if a product sells.

[@williamsworkshop717]

Good question. I enjoy the aspect of doing everything myself for now. My look into that later on.

[@JonLinde]

@@williamsworkshop717 I absolutely get that 🙂

[@TechSway]

Enjoyed the video. I'm currently waiting on a P1S combo to arrive in a week or so I can my start-up off the ground and likely start doing videos on my channel specificially in this niche. One question, why aren't your store fronts (e.g. etsy) linked in the video description? It seems like an obvious call to action e.g. "Liked what you've seen in this video and want to buy one, check the link the description below...."

[@williamsworkshop717]

Because most people on the Internet, just want to go and look which is going to hurt my conversion rate on Etsy. So it shows them that a ton of people are going to my shop, but no one is buying so it hurts me. And I share all of my items that I’m selling in this video anyway. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipnNY4SnpMudba8si=NYWNA2MukHlsTAOq

[@Samcraftcom]

The hard truths are real truths! Great video presentation and awesome points to cover. Much appreciated!

[@williamsworkshop717]

Appreciate you, Sam!

[@t1kt0k_gaming]

You mean, starting a business keeping track of inventory was not a thing you thought of. Heck we haven't even registered our companies name yet and we already have an excel sheet where we track our filaments so we know how much of what we have and in what machine. Seems like a no brainer.

[@a.t7990]

Wow! Good for you

[@williamsworkshop717]

Thanks for the algorithm boost.

[@_Mourning_]

Wildly rude for no reason lol

[@theweekendwarrior3504]

Same! I’ve only sold a couple things but I like excel because it helps me log numbers and keep things organized

[@cooper-w3ner]

can i have the link to your etsy so i can pick them up ill like to buy them all

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@cooper-w3ner all of what?

[@cooper-w3ner]

@@williamsworkshop717 all of the prints for my family

[@TheKiltedKraut]

First time visiting your channel and I got to say your information is solid and helpful for those starting out!! Also, just curious which Micro Center you live near?!? I'm in Northeast Ohio myself and I was curious if you're located in my local market.

[@williamsworkshop717]

I live in PA so I am close to a couple of them

[@redkeyinuse4754]

I have been trying to sell for months and can’t sell anything.

[@smoofwah3552]

I ordered like 50kg of filament 😂 then i remembered ive barely gone through like 2 kg rolls of filament ever since i started printing

[@smoofwah3552]

At some point I'll do it for profit but I want to print stuff for me for a while xD

[@williamsworkshop717]

Nothing with with that lol!! I hope you got a ton of different colors!! lol

[@jonesing4life126]

What filament did you order from Amazon? Bambu never have stock

[@williamsworkshop717]

I have tested a couple of the common ones, but I found that Sunlu is my favorite so far amzn.to/3Pmhply here is the one I buy.

[@jonesing4life126]

@ appreciate I’ve heard good things about this filament but never tried it.

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@jonesing4life126 I would definitely say give it a try. It is relatively cheap for what you get. Even though the price is low seems to have better quality than some of them more expensive stuff that I've tried. You do have to adjust your temperature a little bit because sometimes I get some stringing from it but other than that, it prints perfectly

[@thoth80]

@@williamsworkshop717 I read somewhere that Bambu filament is just rebranded Sunlu.

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@thoth80 interesting!! Well its a lot cheaper to buy Sunlu unless you are buying in bulk from Bambu.

[@SuperSaiyan_Corey]

Bro my name is Corey too😂😂😂😂😂

[@thermoshok]

Tealight Holder Modern Minimalist which designer makes those?

[@williamsworkshop717]

Sabre Design

[@thermoshok]

@@williamsworkshop717 thank you

[@TheMirandaSquad]

Not all of your prints need to be successful. I currently have 16 items for sale, I find that sometimes my low selling items might get favorited, but then they purchase one of my more popular items instead. I want to join the TikTok shop too but Etsy has me busy enough that I’m not gonna worry about it. Although o heard there’s a 48hour shipping rule on TikTok that could make running a store challenging. Average turn around is 2 days but sometimes I need 4 for some products.

[@williamsworkshop717]

I love hearing about your experience! You’re definitely right, some items will be more popular than others.

[@TheMirandaSquad]

@@williamsworkshop717 for sure, I didn’t expect to be at 1000 sales (average $31 per sale) in just my first 8 months but I made sure I’m building my products with the similar and interchangeable parts to set myself apart from my competitors. Also if you can, I try not to have less than 4 rolls of my least used filament and about 15+ rolls of my most common. I have par-levels that help me from running out.

[@kylebyers9824]

I appreciate the video, but I'm wondering if those vases, etc, are licensed as commercial for people to sell because I'm very positive you didn't design them

[@williamsworkshop717]

Hi Kyle…. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipnNY4SnpMudba8si=NYWNA2MukHlsTAOq

[@PSIREX]

been there - I now order in 2kg rolls for items I print a lot of.....

[@williamsworkshop717]

That would be pretty good. I don't know if that would fit in my AMS though.

[@zachDowlan]

Oh my gosh those stupid little tumblers. This has gotta be peak stanley tumber. I sold a ton of those and had to investigate why

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@zachDowlan lol I know, bro I hate that they sell, but they do.

[@TechnicalsTinkers]

👍

[@Bearded_Blonde]

Have listing's on tik tok shop for over a month now, not a single sale

[@williamsworkshop717]

Have you created any videos promoting it?

[@Bearded_Blonde]

@@williamsworkshop717 sure have.

[@Bearded_Blonde]

@williamsworkshop717 sure did

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@Bearded_Blonde send me a link to it. The one thing I don't really talk about on this channel is I do have a background and marketing. So worst case scenario if I'm not an expert at three printing lol I'm still pretty good at seeing what's able to sell or not. I would check your pricing and your photos to see what everything looks like.

[@comentator4481]

Your Etsy store currently has 13 sales, and your primary focus appears to be Christmas-themed items. However, with the holiday season behind us, this may impact demand. You’re clearly a smooth and persuasive speaker, with near-expert presentation skills. But with only 13 sales so far, anyone attempting to copy your approach might find themselves in a similar situation. It seems like everyone is jumping on the 3D printing business trend, and manufacturers overseas are likely observing this with amusement. Best of luck-your passion comes across as genuine, but keep an eye on your strategy to turn your impressive communication skills into higher sales.

[@williamsworkshop717]

Appreciate the feedback. I will take it all into consideration!

[@theweekendwarrior3504]

I feel like useless trinkets are just pointless. I’ve found a lot more lucky printing things for specific niches

[@kingsidorak]

"Hard Truth 5" is more of a advertising lesson. Yes, you'd be marketing to the wrong audience if you were pandering the tumbler things to the predominantly male audience who the tumbler trend wasn't aimed at, but you're thinking too linear by thinking that you'd be selling to them for them.

[@aware2action]

3D printing may be a commodity, not designing for 3D printing. It is only a race to bottom, to deal with items with little or no profit margin, by churning out cheap designs. The name sweat shops means something, esp. undervaluing your personal time and effort.

[@theweekendwarrior3504]

That’s why it’s smart to design your own stuff

[@EaglesNation-914]

🤝

[@tigwelding123]

💯🤛👍💪

[@rekensha7945]

Etsy is like 80% women shopping. Tik tok is everyone hahaha

[@williamsworkshop717]

True

[@rekensha7945]

@ keep up the good work tho man I run a laser engraving business but love the 3d printed stuff.

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@rekensha7945 I also have a laser engraver. Let me know if that's something you'd want to see on the channel! And I appreciate you!

[@rekensha7945]

@@williamsworkshop717 sure man! Do it!

[@TranquilityTerrace]

Correction here, how are they your designs? Elaborate please

[@williamsworkshop717]

Bro, OK come off it. I pay for subscriptions. My bad didn't mean to say my design meant to say my models. If I pay for something I call it mine come off of it.

[@blabit4983]

​@@williamsworkshop717kinda scummy to say they are your designs when they aren't, and anybody who takes what you say at face value would assume they are. Just reword your script in the future.

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@blabit4983 I hope your day gets better

[@blabit4983]

@@williamsworkshop717 likewise my friend

[@blabit4983]

@@williamsworkshop717 likewise brother

[@FrederikJChristensen]

I recognize alot of the objects you are printing and they are not licensed to sell.

[@williamsworkshop717]

great... I am talking about them in a KZbin video... not selling them. I hope your day gets better :)

[@pedrofontes8494]

you are just bombarding us with new video without a real content, still like them. hoping for more well worked content

[@williamsworkshop717]

lol bro this video took me hours to make.... guess it doesnt show! ill work harder

[@zackstrigin]

Yep…. Running out of filament?!?! Really. That’s your FIRST HARD TRUTH. Definitely not subbing and I stopped watching. Bummer man. Quit word salad stop wasting time

[@zackstrigin]

@@williamsworkshop717we all know it takes hours to edit. However, your hard work as a KZbinr does not directly correlate with viewer experience. Also you can’t please everyone which you know. But look, I’m 28 years old, I’m not 10 dude, it’s not a hard truth running out of filament? I mean you’re killing me bro. Your hard work will pay off but don’t make content for your pocket & algorithms. Or do, who cares you don’t know me lol.

[@williamsworkshop717]

​@@zackstrigin Zack is it? Are you upset that you only have 37 subs on KZbin or are you just having a bad day?? I'm just asking for a friend. If you watched the whole way through, the lesson wasn't running out of filament, the lesson was make sure you're prepared for your orders But Either way hope your day gets better oryour subs get up! :)

[@williamsworkshop717]

But I will also ask.. if you don't like this content... what would you rather see?

[@bennybaldwin8892]

Bad look bro just because you had problems don't mean other people will...

[@johnnyred5982]

Can somebody tell me where is the printing farm? This guy is telling you that he's running a printing farm printing with free cheap bamboo printers and no filament. Is he trying to fool that he's running a printing business about five filaments on his shelf and the cheapest printers you can get on the market? There's not even $1,500 worth of equipment so how's he telling people how to run a printing business KZbin con?

[@williamsworkshop717]

@@johnnyred5982 😂 hope your day gets better

[@adamzboss]

Gg

[@carymartz8762]

Why make pricing so difficult? Just price according to what the customer will pay. If you don't have enough margin, don't sell it.

[@williamsworkshop717]

How do you calculate margin? If you're going though to calculate that you might as well figure out the true cost of making an item.... In my humble opinion... Again, I've been doing this for 30 days. Just sharing the things that I learned. Understanding the true cost of anything is something is important.

[@carymartz8762]

@@williamsworkshop717 I figure out my material costs then multiply by 3 or 4, depending on what similar products are selling for online.

[@ash4abundance]

Pricing according to what a customer will pay is not how you run a business. You price your items accordingly and the customers that see your value will pay it.

[@genabeton]

Printing business when everyone can afford it.... nonsense in the very title...

[@rook6591]

Lol bro has a b real of failed prints for footage

[@lgnrome]

All you do is ramble . Get to the point fast . To much of a long video. Make your points fast. example 1 ., always have more filament you don't need to get in a whole damn story

[@alecubudulecu]

Disagree. He was succinct and to the point.

[@williamsworkshop717]

dont tell a story..... got it... Bro it's a KZbin Video, not a Tweet. You tell stories on KZbin......

[@lgnrome]

@@alecubudulecu Of course you disagree . Arent you the one holding his pocket while he walks around?

[@alecubudulecu]

@ are you …. Are you living in the 80s? Seriously not aware that’s no longer a thing? How out of touch are you?

[@lgnrome]

@@alecubudulecu your the one thats out of touch . You need someone to walk you thru the whole process . You must be new to 3D. So I understand why you worship this guy because you need this guy to walk you thru ever damn step. To me fuck this guy