I 3D Printed A Table Lamp And Tried To Sell It

Hey👋 I hope you enjoy this short story about me trying to sell my 3D printed lamp!
And yes this design is 100% made by me, everything (except some components) was made right here in Sweden.
Now this video isn't about the design process or how I came up with this idea, I did that part without interruptions. This video is mostly about my attempt on trying to market this lamp online.
Thank you!

As of now the lamp is SOLD OUT; follow me on my socials if you want updates on when I release it on the market again.

LED DIMMER:

LED DIMMER WITH CORD:

CABLE STRIPES:

BLACK PLA:

FILAMENT DRYER:

RECYCLED PLA:

PLASTIC GLUE:

Dimmer hadsbro:

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00:00 Intro
00:17 Our Story Begins..
00:37 The Strategy
02:14 Let’s Talk About The Lamp
04:53 Assembly
05:45 Manual
06:06 The Concept
09:54 Analyzing Video Performance
14:30 The End

[fred]

Nice work! I love the concept of a table lamp made of recycled materials. I envy the lucky buyer who helped you reach your goal!

[RedstonerD]

Just from my own perspective: you focussed on the diy design/making process in your videos, to me as a maker that is interesting. But like you said to sell a 100+ lamp, you need to focus on interior design. So maybe still highlighting the recycled materials but filming in higher end locations etc could reach a different audience.

[ZeroToTenArt]

Hi Frank, I am a designer myself with SLA and FDM printers. I also have friends that sell custom stuff, and most on Etsy. I think that is the platform for these custom made items. You lamp price would be around 138 euro. That is very decent for a custom lamp. I really like your design. You also have to realise that making a good video or checking the stats of you video isn't a clear indication that the most viewed video is the best content you made. Youtube's algorithm is all over the place. I have reposted the same videos (shorts) and the algorithm sometimes pushed the video to 10k views, while other attempts resulted in 80 views, 200 views, of even 5 views. But keep making cool products and maybe open an Etsy store. That is your audience right there.

[sinetwo]

Bra jobbet Frank! Great design, sleek and timeless.

[davidgruty]

Hi Frank
Just wanted to congratulate you for the nice job. Very honest and from the heart. Keep it up!

[dhananjaimvpai]

5:42 Just to add a point, yes, your time is valuable based on your skills and for cases where you apply those skills.
However, the assembly may not require the same set of skills
And like we cannot have Steve Jobs be a street vendor and charge the same amount for the products saying his time is valuable - the value should be put in context.
This is why outsourcing can be useful. Like the Unix philosophy do one thing and do one thing well, and optimize by maybe enlisting the help of someone interested and patient enough to do the things that you don't like
The end consumer just looks at the overall value and not who did what. 😅

But good overall design BTW.

[joseprf]

Cool video, process and design!. Keep it up and keep it up. I wish you much success! 💪💪💪

[isoutoforbit]

I found the format and content of this video especially insightful as someone also wanting to start a 3D printing business. Keep it up :)

[CorinneIsIn]

I love the lamp. Great design. The simplicity of it is ideal for a workspace or bedroom. That said, I would love to see the bottom done with recycled wood. I think adding wood to it would give it a more organic feel.

[Jelle]

Design is cool and it is nice to make something to make you proud of something. Design will be sold once the people are ready!

[youngwolf]

It looks amazing bro. Keep up the good work.

[davetreadwell]

4:00 the flickering will be becuase the LED bulb you're using isn't suitable for dimming - those that are cost a little more

[aronjakob]

Hi Frank, I'm thinking about designing and selling items with my 3D printer. This video is very informative and such a real experience, thank you. BTW your lamp looks amazing!

[Jesiah]

cool, looks like the long form video might have a chance :)

[bened]

Interesting video but the twist at the end was confusing. It felt like a sale video where the goal was to sell me one at the end (if I was interested). Even the lowering of the price from 200 € to 140 € had that clever effect where you suddenly think it's a great deal! :D But then it ends with: "You can't have it but you could become a seller of it if you join my Patreon." That's a massive twist I was not ready for.

[xGARIDx]

3:51 bro i have exact same dimmer and its not flickering at all, it depend on your bulb or led light. Some of them support dimming and some of them not and that cause flickering result

[padge]

Would love to see a cad tutorial for this. Was it done in rhino? Great work.

[elrictraver]

I like this alot, so I subbed. I wanna see more designs, and to be honest I recently got into 3d printing, and I am interested in so much of this, I was thinking about just doing stuff on the side, but I feel like i could do this kind of stuff full time. I like the tinkering and building with my hands part, but I can't tell you how dumb I am with code n stuff. This is a really cool project and I want to see all the cool stuff you can come up with.

[Suanpu]

Thanks, I finally found my 🎉❤I study Electrical engineering also interested in Mechanical and learn solidworks cad software . I am interested in 3D printers and wanted to start a Business plan but I am not sure. when I research it most of them uses injecting Molding. Is 3d printer worth it to start up business? Thanks>❤❤❤

[SimonLann]

How much did the CE-marking cost so you where allowed to sell the lamp?