Tips from Million Dollar 3D Printing Stores | Reviewing 3D Printed Etsy Products

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0:00 Intro
0:26 Vet3D
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1:32 Patriot3dPrinting
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3:05 TrueNorth3DLLC
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4:40 FactorianDesigns
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6:17 CoastlineMaker
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8:51 WoowConcept3D
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10:22 Arcane3D
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13:06 3DStellarPrints
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15:01 LogaDesigns
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16:44 3DRootLabs
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19:21 GoodCrafternoonCo
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20:58 CeksaFabrication
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22:35 SnowBloom3D
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25:48 CustomGiftsByTaylor
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27:04 RavenHuffAcres
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29:39 CPPrintingShop
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31:14 M3is3D
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32:03 VDKPrint
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34:37 3DCubedPrinting
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37:23 TacticalPrintHub
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39:34 TheBearandWolfStudio
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40:38 Recap
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About the moon and star bowl. The moon on the front is the part that makes it a yarn bowl. You are supposed to feed the yarn trough that to keep it from tangling. So it has to be a hole all the way.

[@studwhelm]

Glad I'm not the only one who was going to point it out. Also, if the sun was a separate feature, it would print fine upside-down, and you could attach it after.

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

It could still have a hole but not be the hole thing

@@TS_Mind_Swept no. because you have to be able to take the yarn out mid project to start on something else. Otherwise you would need multiple bowls. This 3d-print is just the normal design of a yarn bowl but 3d-printed.

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

Yes. As I didn't say the hole had to be enclosed Keepo

[@willofthemaker]

Kids toys all use AA or AAA batteries. I have a two year old and have quickly realized this. Also, it makes sense. Keeps the toys cheaper, the AAs last long enough and you don’t need to recharge with a crying kid asking for the toy. Plus you don’t have to worry about lithium batteries when you throw away the toy

[@1234fishnet]

It depends if the toy has a motor or only light+sound. For a motor a rechargable battery is definitely better for the environment (and your wallet in long term). Example: toy trains.

[@oliverherzog7702]

Enelope AAA/AA exist and they can charged externally. Buillt in accu are the worst!

[@marioxerxescastelancastro8019]

I do not worry about lithium batteries. I just throw them away.

[@NorbertHarrer]

Yes, same here. I have two kids, and they go through a ton of AA and AAA batteries. However, I switched to rechargeable NiMH batteries. I have about 20-30 of them and use a couple of crates similar to the ones shown in the video to store them. I've probably avoided buying hundreds and hundreds of regular batteries that way. It has saved me money, and it's better for the environment. And since I have enough of them, there is never any downtime. Bonus: The rechargeable batteries are very unlikely to leak when they get old.

[@rache5399]

Yeah, my brother and sister both have disastrous ways of keeping batteries for toys, but they also wouldn't take the time to put batteries in these holders

[@michawasiljew6620]

Slant you are forgetting 3D printing it’s it’s about creative products not mass production, some seller like me are rather have less sales but sell something more creative what they’ve proud of. It’s not all about the money.

[@rhymecypha]

Yeah tell that to the grocery store, or gas station, or utility company... 3d printing is about melted plastic. What you do with it is up to you

[@PioneerPrint3D]

Tell me you're a communist without telling me.

[@IvanJoel]

I like that you're focusing on helping Etsy 3D print shops. Helps you and helps others. Win win. I hate that Etsy enables copy cating though.

[@tonyfweb]

As an IT professional, I do have a lot of USB sticks or "memories" to organize. So I love the organizer and have multiple myself.

[@AerialWaviator]

Excellent topic and video in a great format. Very informative on many levels: designers, sellers, makers, etc. This could easily be repeated each month, or every other month.

[@slant3d]

Much appreciated!

[@BradMakula]

We use AA and AAA for remotes and odds and ends, BUT since we use rechargeable versions, it'd be nice to have two organizers - one for spent batteries and one for fully charged

[@1234fishnet]

I love rechargable batteries. They are much better for the environment. But for remotes it is okay to use normal batteries. They don't consume a lot of power and cheap rechargable drain without usage.

[@user125username]

Good topic! Make more these reviews!:)Really good and interesting information that you give!

[@slant3d]

You got it!

[@HackMonkey]

We use a bunch of rechargeable AA and AAA batteries for electronics, and camping. We use a top loading dispenser design. Charge them up, drop them in the top. Pull a fresh one out of the bottom! We also use 3D printed sleeves that allow the use of a AA battery in place of a C battery, and have purchased adapters to use 2 AA in place of a D cell.

[@weissefabrik]

19:03 PLA isnt going to survive the first really sunny day! you need a pla + x for uv,temp and other factors outside.... why not take something more durable?

[@rwandrew077]

The Bao Feng goes for less than $50 or less, not a high priced 2-way

[@1796skate]

Kinda wild to see my store in your video (coastlinemaker). Alot of our dragons are actually more expenses, the prices shown are just the cheapest option. I will agree though the dragons are definitely getting saturated and we are putting alot more focused into home goods type items and not as much of a focus into toys. I appreciate your content and love the videos!

[@slant3d]

Thanks for sharing!

[@aaronbeaveridge2338]

I think that knob cover almost costs more than that radio...

[@riceklown]

Definitely keep doing these videos. Good for your KZbin stats as well considering I can watch every second of it.

[@brickotronic]

I prefer products that take AA or AAA batteries. I have dozens of rechargeable ones, and I don't have to worry about replacing the battery when it's damaged. Also, I always can quickly replace them when they are empty.

[@AIKineticNRG]

Love this video format, it gives us creators a lot of inspiration to go out and do these things ourselves!

[@BruteClaw]

So, I run wireless microphone packs at a local youth theater. And they are all designed for AA batteries. Unfortunately drop in rechargeable AAs have not been reliable enough to run 2 shows in a single day on one charge. So, we still run regular AAs in them most of the time. But they usually just get stored in the Amazon Basics box they are shipped in. If we start getting more sets of the rechargeable, then organizers like that might be great. One color for charged and one color for waiting to charge.

[@MinecraftMaker]

I have a bunch of rechargeable AA and AAA batteries that I swap in on remotes, wall clocks, scales, and other misc electronics when the batteries die. I print the milk crate holders for them myself, and I've printed some for work where we use Sennheiser wireless mic packs that use AA batteries

[@akgor3k]

I have bunch of AA ni-mh accumulators for lights and small electronic. Printed similar battery holders for them and they are really cool.

[@Dkbay]

You should consider recording your camera seperate if you aren't already. At 28:00 you're talking about something on screen that is hidden behind you camera which is kind of annoying as a viewer.

[@3DGEOPrints]

GREAT VIDEO!!!! You need to do videos like this at lest once a month. This helps me as a new designer

[@andrewsad1]

I've printed those battery dispensers for friends with vapes, for their 18650s

[@MaebhsUrbanity]

I have loads of batteries for wireless mice, wii remotes, my discman and so much else. And the despensers are useful to make sure your rechargables are cycled so no individual battery is cycled too much. I feel like things chaging on USB is still a thing for just expensive, mass produced things, maybe less common in your life.

[@ligius3]

I need AAA batteries for long-standby devices such as remotes and motion-activated lights, flashlights. Rechargables self-discharge before their capacity is used. AAs for temperature sensors and thermostats.

[@fatalfallacy]

These battery beer crates seem to hit a sweet spot somehow. Whenever someone sees them, they seem to want a couple. Gave away a bunch to f&f last christmas, were more well received than my actual gifts, lol. I stock them now, as more than once friends or colleagues visiting me even asked for the ones I actually had in use. Also a great use of nearly empty spools for me (hobbyist, no business).

[@ArcaneZorro]

Hey Slant, just wanted to reach out and thank you for the advice on my product! My wife and I have been watching your videos for a very long time, and we're big fans. You're spot on with your analysis, the drawers we print aren't perfect for 3D printing, as the handles require support (depending on what filament, sometimes bridging suffices, and the bottom drawer has a complex angle+fillet requiring about 25g of support per part. We've tried redesigning it a few times but kept settling on the fit and feel of the current design. Thank you for the kind words, they're incredibly validating 🙂

[@slant3d]

Great work!

[@tarnis3d]

They gave you feedback? I love the channel but had one of my worst experiences sending them files for a product that prints without supports

[@monopoly2170]

I use batteries for Wii remotes still. I’ve tried a few of the rechargeable options, but never found one that worked well

[@SanguineVoyeur]

I've still got a stash of AA and AAA batteries. Few things use them, but not none, so they'll sit around for years. Can't recall the last time I had to buy more though

[@rohrtechdynamics1306]

PLA does not survive in high UV environments. Standard PLA lasts about a year in Florida sun. It becomes extremely brittle and crumbles under any load

[@ansiaaa]

finally someone addressed the battery thing! why do people still make those batteries storages?! and who buys them?! who has all those batteries around??? I only have half a package of the small ones for the TV remote

[@nosenseofhumor1]

Some of my game controllers like the Xbox elite controller uses aa batteries. I have a AA mouse, a flashlight, a bunch of things. Rechargeable batteries just don’t last as long.

[@kroozen25]

Only thing with the purse hook (as a girl) the purse hook in the picture should be shown without a shelf. Oddly I would glance and not get because “How would I get purse on and off” Realistically it wouldn’t pass on it, but super quick peek I would see others thinking that

[@AbhishekRai-zu8fk]

Its mind-boggling that this channel does not have more subscribers.

[@bonovoxel7527]

How do you see as a model, the Dummy13? I'm a lot intrigued by it and I'm good at printing it after many copies I made. How do you see it from a "product vs market" standpoint? (as of may 2024)

[@NoMercyFtw]

I always buy a pack of batteries just to have them but for most things I use rechargeable AA or AAA's, and yes aldi's has shopping carts you need to put a quarter in

[@richiebricker]

Very Cool. Thanks for the inspiration. Im just wondering if your printing it, am I getting any profit? I take it that You print them and ship a bunch to me and I repackage to ship them. It seems ther is extra shipping costs that You didnt speak of?

[@ulamss5]

Any ETA on larger print sizes for your etsy plugin?

[@ChuckMcKnight]

Regarding the batteries, I have to keep a million on hand, and it's almost entirely because of my kids. Kids' toys are still extremely reliant on AAs.

[@ChuckMcKnight]

Flash drives and SD cards: You may not have that many, but I assure you there are plenty of us who do, haha.

[@logicalfundy]

I think there are some membership stores where they use those shopping carts that require a quarter.

[@bridgetclinch3678]

I just CADed and printed a vesa mount adapter for my ROG ultrawide monitor in PETG. ASUS doesn't sell them, they're essential if you want to use a mount rather than the supplied desk hogging tripod, and they're selling for 30-50 bucks on etsy in frickin PLA!?!?!

[@bonovoxel7527]

There's a thing I can't grasp, apart that if someone wants it someone buys it nm the price and it is: "How do ppl manage to even put on sale an item at less than 5 buck when there are at least 4 bucks of shipping? Even with shipping not included lez say I buy 50 bucks of goods, how can a 2-3 bucks product can even be profitable? A small print might require as little as 10g of raw plus 20 minutes of print. Which I'd price at my costs plus the 2-3 bucks. What do they do to be profitable, do they print those on their own at the bathroom?

[@chuysaucedo7119]

The Altoids reaction. That was funny

[@rontarvin8172]

I use batteries for my multi meters and hand held test equipment lots of AA A's and 9 volts batteries

[@lifeholdstrategic]

Another great video!

[@monsterink2053]

lol that’s my shop. I own Vet3d

[@Duder_abides]

Aldi by me requires quarters. Very annoying when you dont have one.

[@logicalfundy]

I've got some computer mice that still take batteries. Steam Controller uses batteries. Smoke detectors are probably the most common item that still uses batteries. I have some Tile trackers that use batteries. EDIT: Also forgot - TV remotes take batteries too.

[@spencerlange125]

Not going to lie I watched this whole video hoping you would review my shop lol Not huge yet but I think you would appreciate it.

[@vynaltheworld4092]

Remotes but I'm going to see if there's a rechargeable battery for it

[@iCatch]

there are such things call rechargeable AA/AAA battery

[@tompotter8748]

You were getting suckered the entire time, it's the oldest trick in the book on Etsy, I guess. The default shown price on the listing (before variation selection) is very often MUCH lower than the actual price *for what you want*. For example: - for the 3D printed dragon: 7" Crystal Baby $12.74, 24" Dragon And Egg, $54.9 - for the 3D printed drawers in the truck: Top drawer only, $15, Top and Bottom drawer together, $40. - Or, the toothpick cactus: Pot Only $14.99, Cactus & Pot, $39.99.

[@weissefabrik]

5:03 just print the plant pot with opening down

[@theoldpcguy]

I have that many USB sticks and loads of rechargable batteries at work.

[@logicalfundy]

IT people have that many USB sticks. I have that many USB sticks. EDIT: Now that I think about it - most 3D printers use USB sticks or SD cards, so people who have been using 3D printers for a long time probably have a few lying around.

[@KurtSchwind]

@4:31 Wouldn't you print it upside down?

[@sushibagel2802]

Kids toys still use a pretty good number of batteries.

[@deltafactory]

My first real print ever was a similar battery crate design. I've since printed simpler and more functional battery holders. I go through AA and AAA batteries on a regular basis for a variety of reasons so compact storage for them has been great.

[@VictorGallagherCarvings]

I have that many USB sticks.

[@BigSteelThrill]

good stuff

[@TheSimonarne]

all my rechargable AA batteries

[@robgeib1723]

Shouldn't that baby Yoda item be food safe since the tooth paste is going in your mouth?

[@henryjimenez4710]

I have a bunch of regular batteries, and rechargeable batteries

[@vynaltheworld4092]

In the us no but we need them

[@BlakeGording]

xbox controllers for aa batterys

[@MichaelLazarski]

The batteries we have are 90% for kids toys

[@MinnesotaHomesteading]

Thomas train toys. We burn through batteries like crazy

[@shanechristiansen38]

So the Aldi keychain quarter thing, the reason why you are offering the color choices is because just like the Stanley cup craze, milking the same customer base of boujie moms.

[@don-kx5zh]

remotes xbox controllers and kids toys.

[@MarcinAdamowicz]

If you asking who needs batteries you probably don't have kids :D

[@syranth8912]

Controllers... :(

[@weissefabrik]

the amount of useless crap is unbearable