How-to Grow Your Etsy Store | Your Grandma Was Right | Getting to $15 Filament | Etsy Corduroy

[@Athune]

I would buy lots of gray if you had it; better than black for prototyping as it’s easier to spot defects, photographs much better, and looks great with most other colors

[@AerialWaviator]

A gray edition of tangled would be a welcome option. Any inconsistent, or transitional shade of grey would be acceptable.

[@3dexperiments]

And "natural"

[@AerialWaviator]

@@3dexperiments This reminds me of "natural" labeling on food packages. (a minimalistic generic adjective)

[@3dexperiments]

@@AerialWaviator In this context is pure uncolored PLA. I bought a roll from Polymaker and it's been printing very well for me.

[@viewatyourownrisk]

Hi there You mentioned that it's better for you all to sell filament by the 3kg spool. I might be interested in buying filament in 3kg spools, but I don't know how to manage spools of that size. If you can give the "every man" solutions for these management concerns, you may be able to increase demand for 3kg spools. -safely feed a consumer level machine -how to dry a 3kg spool -how to keep a 3kg spool dry -how to prevent a 3kg spool from exploding into a 7 pound mass of spaghetti -anything else management of 3kg spools outside of a commercial setting If it makes a difference, I'm starting to look PETG and CF PETG for my base filaments. PLA is quickly turning into the filament for rapid prototyping and making gridfinity bits. Thank You

[@Jerrie-Lenore]

I want the fun accents on Tangled Promos like you do with Audible!

[@3DXSkunkworks]

Grandma knows best!! Big fun of your podcasts.

[@RagingComputer]

I’m just a hobbyist but I’d love another round of the clear ingeo pla. It looks so cool when printed and is forgiving with settings. I regret only buying one 3-pack

[@theianmce]

Totally, its Grit. Grit beats brilliance every time. Its the tortoise not the hare. I also agree with the old wisdom is the best wisdom. Charlie Munger had lots of good advice.

[@larsdrakblod240]

Two questions: #1. Do you ship to Sweden? #2. I love printing i black, but i need Matt black since i paint my 3d-printed stuff.

[@asloan193]

You could have a part in your site that you ask where the filament is going first and then set the price based on their location then just make the shipping cost part of the price you see on the page.

[@ronfreedman5848]

Omg Gabe you rock! The only other person I've ever heard spot on business sense and views coupled with humor is Mark Cuban! Never change my friend!! 😊😂 love it!

[@plutonasa]

For bulk, I think you should have some sort of shade of white and grey

Do you ship to Canada? Looking forward for PETG

[@ThingsYouMightLike]

I've been burning through white for customers. Thanks for the sage advice.

[@Proton_Decay]

I would love 3KG spools, but my problem is filament dryers - I have my IDEX hooked up to feed straight from two 1KG filament dryers, is there a filament dryer that will hold a 3KG spool? If you partner with some Alibaba factory to make you a half-decent dryer that'll fit those big spools, I think that will drive sales particularly with home gamers who do not actually print 3KG in a short period. In Cali and burning through a lot of PETG on my own larger home-gamer projects, always looking for cheap PETG that doesn't clog (Currently using Elegoo "Rapid" that I stocked up on with subscribe & save deals). Also WTF is KZbin deleting any comments talking about products???

[@JamesCarson-pe1vz]

I love the idea of an American company trying to drop filament cost, as you've said in the past "made in America" doesn't really translate for the cost of filament like it does for other consumable industries. I hope this goes well currently I buy mainly Elegoo which is sitting at $13 and rivals the quality of sunlu. Just wish they came in plastic spools for my ams. I will be buying tangled soon. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@slant3d]

Thank you

[@ChrisEldridge]

If you recommend 3KG spools, what type of external spool roller for a Bambu Labs printer or Prusa printer do you recommend to build to enable this use?

[@slant3d]

Check the spool holder we design in a video about a year ago

[@joshuamontoya-gandert]

Okay but what if prices go down with other filaments? I have seen every other filament go cheaper. Especially with high grade filaments like poly maker. I hope you do better than a company out of country. But this is a valid concern. Especially if the big filament companies go to $10.00 when you are $15.00 plus shipping!

[@slant3d]

You're welcome on the other companies decreasing their prices.

[@nanukmx]

I would buy a lot of "Light Blue" (eSun) color, i currently buy 100 spools every 15 days or so. I pay no shipping for those.

[@slimdog72]

Love the rant as always, thanks.

[@DalTronPrinting]

I am east off the Mississippi, but I like the idea of being more transparent with shipping costs and everything. Even if it means I pay more.

[@thewebmachine]

OMG, yes yes YES...break out the shipping from the spool cost. I'd rather the transparency of costs over an opaque homogenization. It also opens the door for bulk customers to potentially leverage existing carrier contracts for better shipping rates.

[@billlaupan9841]

Filament pricing needs to keep dropping and I wish these guys great success. Fremover has been in the $10/kg range for a long time and claims to be made in the USA.

[@lifeholdstrategic]

US based 3D printing manufacturers and companies is where it’s at. Let’s go!

[@hed420]

Do you ship filament to South America?

[@B0A2]

Not bulk but I would like white and ideally for it to work with bambu labs AMS.

[@jasonamooney]

Would love to have silk rainbow pla.

[@Taliesin6]

my ceramic cats double as chopstick rests though, do i still need to get rid of them ?

[@kenjay3490]

In regard to “pricing” for Etsy products, I find your “rule of 3” is one way. Another one which also works is, two times material plus six times direct labor plus maximum shipping costs. This is still a sum of three values, but arrived at differently.

[@lotsahelp]

Right now I have a few Bambu P1S printers on counters. Is there a good way to use larger spools with them?

[@marcelo962]

Would 10kg bundles be more efficient for shipping? I get those from sunlu and elegoo but they are always out of stock.

[@Geoff_W]

Really would like an update on refillable spools for tangled! That and PETG are my 2 biggest wants from you right now...

[@johnmoore5593]

I want PETG. Black PETG, White, and Gray are the best options for bulk imo. Also, please make some improvements to the UI on the tangled website. Descriptions of items, clarity of skus, any improvements would make it great.

[@hunt0583]

Would you consider adding a PETG option to your Etsy api? It would help people who want to make products for outdoor use.

[@Daves3DProjects]

I would say gray or silver, especially in a 3k roll. I seem to use that most for testing. Rainbow would be nice, but probably out not feasible at this time. Will the PETG, be considered "high speed" PETG??

[@johnryoce]

Actually money till 100 000 a year make you happier. After that it doesn't matter that much. It was proven in the study about happines.

[@DoubsGaming]

Honestly, as someone who bought one 1k spool. I wouldn't mind shipping being subsidized and baked in. If it remains transparent on the price of manufactoring the filiment I don't see this as breaking the promise to trying to get to $10 per kilo. I also think this is the move because when I priced out this filiment it removes another step. Essentially, instead of having to do another calculation, if you bake it in, it removes the mental headache of doing that same calculation. So it just simplifies the buying proccess on both sides. I think the little qaulity of life is worth the money considering it's already the ceapest high qaulity filiment. In this case IMO qaulity>optimization.

[@slant3d]

Already do that Thanks

[@CraigHollabaugh]

My grandma told me when the toilet leaks its going to rain. And she was right!

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

27:10 It's not so much about me "tolerating this" as looking at the knowledge that's underneath it (the face, the delivery, everything); to me, none of ones appearance matters if their information is logical, and so far mostly everything you've said has been, that's why I'm still here ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@D3M0320]

I have a question, Is the Wood PLA Wood filled, or just the color of wood?

[@slant3d]

Wood filled

[@BradKwfc]

But I don't want tangled filament, it always messes up my prints😅

[@patricktierney4392]

As a Mainer, I feel a little singled out. :-)

[@robertmaefs1941]

3-5kg spools and matte black color please in both petg and pla.

[@RBallarddesigns]

3D printing and Etsy question. I am working on a product I have been printing it out in black for the prototypes. (Mechanical accessories) but black doesn’t photo as well as other colors. Would you suggest to move to a gray for the product so photos show up better?

[@slant3d]

Grey does give good contrast in photos

[@Athune]

My default color for Etsy products is grey for this exact reason

[@RBallarddesigns]

@@slant3d ok. We need Tangled gray then hahaha

[@frits183]

Do you ship to Europe 🤔 I use 6 kg a month 🤗

[@joshuamontoya-gandert]

I would buy 3kg spools every day if they were quality, especially if they were state side and as cheap or cheaper than other companies!

[@slant3d]

Already available

[@ulamss5]

Do you guys reply to messages through the etsy API?

[@slant3d]

Reports in the plugin go right to the dev team

[@yazanmohaisen2644]

Make Red filament !

[@Tinker_Balambao]

I would not mind 3kg spools.

[@slant3d]

Available

[@ionymous6733]

Do people like cardboard spools? I feel like I'm a villain when I throw out plastic spools.

[@jedisct1]

I like what Prusa does: a cardboard core, but the sides are plastic (and large enough to avoid the cardboard from rubbing against spool holders). Best tradeoff IMHO.

[@Kosaro1234]

Cardboard spools ftw!

[@robertmaefs1941]

3-5kg spools and Matte black please.

[@davydatwood3158]

Actually (yes I led with that on purpose) there are several credible studies out now showing that money does, in fact, buy happiness. I refer you to the CBC: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWrbn3-dja-EoNU Otherwise... the list of "things your Grandmother told you" mostly made me feel old, because most of it sounds like Boomer ethics and the Boomers are my *parents*. MY grandmother was born in the 19-teens, and other than the "sleep right and eat well" parts most of that advice isn't what she said. So what this means is that my Gen-Y self is now old enough that the generational advice is a generation later. :( Although, it does remind me that if my grandmother had been born fifty years later she would've been a Punk, and that makes me happy. :)

[@23071976ful]

What printer bed cover do you use for printing orders from Etsy? There are products for which the texture of the bottom surface is important.

[@dudea3378]

The paradox of choice is real. Too many options causes cognitive suffering 😢😅

[@WhatMikeisEvolving1]

Id buy 3kg rolls if its 10$/kg

[@donald1792]

no video chapters? i'l watch something else

[@glennfelpel9785]

How about reading the Bible, you will find wisdom there. Thank you for the video

[@StumblingBumblingIdiot]

Gray (grey?) would be more interesting than black or white in my eyes. I would still love to see something concrete on why your filament is better than (insert name here) that sells for cheaper even if it is from overseas. I understand and appreciate the made in America products but really just curious as to what you are doing different than the others to make it better (if it is better...OOOOHHHHHHH testing lab on tangled baby cause grandma wants to know lol). 🐿

[@nerobaal6655]

I’ve been seeing decent quality 12-13$ rolls lately.

[@slant3d]

You're welcome

[@23071976ful]

Maybe it’s worth providing a profile of your factory printer and plastic and giving a qualified customer the opportunity to create a project for printing with you?

[@EmileMac-fy5mh]

too much talk on your filament.