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

Thank you, you're totally right. Marketing is 80% of the work but a part that I don't enjoy as much as creating unfortunately. Maybe I'll make another marketing push when I got the energy and then I'll film in higher end locations as you recommend.

​@@frankadrianart You know, I believe a lot of creative people really don't like marketing... to the point they go to work in a offline shop that sells their goods offline, and actually like this experience more then posting anything to youtube or instagram:)

NO one... let me repeat. No one who wants to splash their dollar on designer style products - CARE what its made out off... NO one givesa damn about if its recyccle and only gave off 0.000000001 carbondioxide footprint etc. So focus on the design.

@@keithvlogs1 In fact, certain people might like it more if its dangerous and fucks up the environment since it's taking "value" away from other things. Humans are weird.

@@hydrocosmo if you really think rich people who uses their private jet to travel 50 miles care about the carbon footprint theyre saving from buying *recycled* lamp shade... you better slap your self so you can wake up to reality 🤣🤣

Thanks mate! It's tough but also very fun and rewarding. I love my lamp 😄

Hey, nice to hear! I've sold on Etsy as well in the past but I've felt the page has changed a lot in the recent years. I've seen lot of non hand made items being sold and to get any good exposure there you really need to pay for ads. My page works fine for selling and is much cheaper to maintain and list than etsy, (altough less organic traffic ofc). But I may give etsy another shot. Very good point on the youtube algorithm, views don't have to mean success! Thank you again for your comment and good luck with your designs too

Thank you Jelle 😄

Definitely would be very cool with wood as a base! I'm not great with wood tho, but it's a cool idea

@@frankadrianart There is a wood type filament though.

@@CorinneIsIn Oh that's neat, maybe I'll order some and try :D

@@frankadrianart definitely worth a look! That wood filament is very cool

I see how it can be confusing haha, but I tried to make a video where I kinda followed the progress of trying to sell one live but I had no idea how it would turn out. Then in the process when I had created a bunch of lamps (I actually sold a few more to some relatives) I realized what an hassle production was for me and not something I enjoyed at all! I rather just make more prototypes and maybe sell a few STL files so other people can create them at home. From a business perspective this was probably a confusing and quite bad move, but I mostly just try to enjoy this hobby and make a little bit of change. :)

Hey thanks, I mention that in the video briefly. I mostly use my Bambu A1 but I used the Sovol v06 PLUS for this lamp since I needed a bigger buildplate. 😄

I'm glad you enjoy it! Feel free to reach out to me if you ever have any questions or need any help 😊

Thank you! I cover that in the video

@@frankadrianart sorry I meant the brand. It looks like a really good quality print

@@MyManyMoods Thanks! I cover that in the video aswell :) Formfutura and reflow

Yes, I think this dimmer is not designed for LED lamps and that's the problem, not the quality.

I see! I tested 2 of them and had a few issues with them, both flickering but also that I have to turn the knob all the way up to get it to start, it didn't turn on when it "clicks" so I first thought it was broken. Did you have this issue? I used the same led bulb for my other dimmer so that shouldn't be the issue I think

@@frankadrianart Yeah i tried couple edison bulbs, the bulb who has "support dimming" on their package was working fine and bulbs who hasnt was working with flickering till knob turned into max

The lamp I use is dimmable but still flickers with both of the cheaper dimmers. It says dimmable on the package and when I try it with my more expensive dimmer it does not flicker. I wonder why 🤔

@@frankadrianart You can look through Big Clive's teardown videos for similar items. There's an Aussie electric guy who may have covered how these dimmers work. The classic dimmer for an incandescent bulb works by turning "on" right at the zero crossing of the AC voltage and then turning "off" some time earlier than the next zero crossing. An LED bulb has an onboard power supply that produces the low DC voltage at constant current needed by the LEDs. In order to be "compatible" it has to watch for the break in the duty cycle and use that as a command for dimming; meanwhile, it needs to store enough power to ride out the break, which can be done either as part of the switching power supply or as a capacitor on the 5V side. The classic dimmer might not work well when a very low current is being drawn. That is the main source of such flickering. The newer dimmer will also use a triac but it turns "on" at some point before the zero crossing and turns "off" at the zero crossing. That is, the tail of the waveform rather than the leading. It uses more advanced electronics to control this precisely, and it's made to handle a load of 18W just as well as 60W.

What's a malandro my friend? I googled but all I found was "criminal"? 😳

@@frankadrianart maybe "gangsta" is more appropriate than criminal. You are a G cause you are trying to succeed at something by not following or by breaking the rules 😉 I think that was what he meant... so keep being you, my friend.

@@HzGP Thanks for the translation :D

Thanks for the comment. I can see where you are coming from, it's a bit different than other table lamps and have a low profile. I did make several versions with another base but ultimately I settled for this design. 🤗

Thank you, I cover this a bit in the video. It's a white recycled PLA. Not transparent

Hey Dmritry! I'm glad you enjoy the lamp. Yeah I just updated two links to dimmers in the description, I tried two dimmers one cheap from amazon and one more expensive here in Sweden. I had flickering from the cheap one that I got from amazon, even tho it said "LED-dimmer", so not sure about the quality of that one. But I use the cheap one for my lamp at home currently and it's working fine, it's just not that sensitive (you only have two workable dimmer settings basically, bright and very low bright) The more expensive one is much more sensitive when dimming. Let me know if you need any help with printing.

Hey Teddy, welcome! Currently I don't have a version that has a dedicated space for batteries. But there is quite a lot of space in the lampbase so I'm sure you could fit a rechargable device there and plug it into the led lamp.

Yes a dimmable led lamp

It's PLA so it is 100% biodegradable under the right circumstances. Some countries have stations where you can recycle it and it will become new PLA material. Unfortunately a lot of it will still end up in a landfill where it takes 1000's of years to break down. But the PLA I used have at least been recycled once. Better than many other plastics? Yes. Will it solve the worlds ecological crisis? No.

Hey which one? I got the cheap one on amazon for about 70sek the other I bought here in Sweden for 400sek

@@frankadrianart Hi Frank! Would you happen to have a link for the more expensive one by any chance?

www.hornbach.se/p/sladdimmer-vadsbo-cd50-vit/10258492/

what do you mean? :D

I have considered it yes. I was about to make a deal with a local store but it's just too hard for me to scale production at the moment and they wanted too many copies. Currently selling the STL file and license to sell the lamp and I'm seeing some success in this area so I'm contend for now. IYea I'm also fond of that idea, more localized production is beneficial for most I think. good luck with your hustle :D

@@frankadrianart I can relate :D I also have issues with scaling. It is just a hobby - and doing it full time would require much more effort. But the idea is still intriguing to say the least. Thanks for the good will ;) Good luck for you as well :)

That's a good idea, thanks

It really depends on the producer. It can be medical trays and plastic bottles but also from waste from producing other 3D printed filament. check out reflow and formfutura which I used for my lamp :)

@@frankadrianart Reflow seems to be recycled for real. But formfutura is quite a stretch to say so, they just re-use they're "wastes" from pla production, not actually recycling other plastic...

@@TheDarknex I know! I noticed that too, reflow actually re-uses things other than filament waste, so they seem to be a little bit better in that area. I also thing their filament is of better quality than formfutura, so I'm exclusivly using reflow's filament for my rPLA now.

Any fdm printer will do the work. The only thing to consider is the build volume. If you want to print big thing, go look for at least a 30x30x30cm

Hey I mainly used Sovol V06 Plus for this lamp. Any 3d printer work as long as its big enough

Hey. This will differ depending on your country, but CE certification is required to sell lamps in Europe. The CE is not something you "get", the manufacturer puts the CE certificate on the product and signs a contract. The contract states that the product is deemed safe. But to make it safe you have to perform a series of tests and have technical documentation. Easiest way is to reach out to Intertek or similiar instituation and pay them to get the test and documentation in proper order. Good luck! :D

@@frankadrianart thank you !!

Definitely could! Actually changed the design a little bit too, the cable relief can be screwed on with 3dprinted screw now.

What do you mean? I have used the lamp myself for almost 6 months now and the only thing I've noticed is that it's gotten brittle. But as long as you are careful and don't drop the lamp it holds up very well

@@frankadrianart yeah thats what I mean it will get brittle

So be careful with it

@@frankadrianart you should print it out of Asa it's uv resistant

@@Sigma3dprints thanks! haha yeah I dropped one once and it broke a little bit, but I made a new one and now it just sits. It's very brittle but as long as it just sits there it's fine. Thanks