r/3DprintEntrepreneurs

I’ve been trying to build a resin 3D printing business for about 5 months, and so far I’ve sold only 9 products.

I can print, paint and finish the products myself, but I’m struggling to get consistent sales. I’m not sure whether the main problem is my products, pricing, marketing, or where I’m selling.

For people who already have experience selling 3D printed products:

Where did your first consistent customers come from?

What helped you go from occasional sales to regular orders?

Did you change your products, pricing, or marketing when sales were slow?

What would you test first if you were in my position?

I’ve already received some really helpful advice from people in this community, and I’m genuinely grateful for it. I’m still learning and I’d rather hear honest criticism from experienced people than keep making the same mistakes.

What would you do if you were in my position?

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So I added the creator 5 to my ad5x and My 2 5 m Pros and not only is the creator five the slowest of them all out of the box so you can turn it to ultra speed, but it’s really slow out of the box but I also don’t trust it to finish a print without checking on it like I feel if I start a print, I better come down and make sure that it’s good because there’s a higher chance of failure than my ad5x or even 5m pro
I don’t know if I don’t have the settings dialed in yet, but the 85X is the fastest of the three of them the creator five has been kind of a disappointment. I’m gonna be honest maybe I’m not using it to its full potential but I’m really not impressed.

Hey everyone,

I’m building my own 3D resin printing business, but honestly, I don’t have much idea about how to properly start and grow it.That’s why I’m here asking for help.

I want to learn from people who have experience in 3D printing, selling products, or running a similar business.

If you were starting from my position, what would you do?

* What products should I focus on?

* What 3D printed products have good demand?

* How can I get my first customers?

* How should I price my resin prints?

* What marketing actually works?

* Should I focus on anime figures, custom models, collectibles, keychains, home decor, or something else?

* What mistakes should I avoid?

* Is there anything you wish someone had told you when you started?

I genuinely don’t have a clear idea right now, so I’d really appreciate any advice, ideas, criticism, or direction you can give me.

Please be honest. Even if you think I’m going in the wrong direction, tell me. I’d rather learn from someone’s experience than make the same mistakes myself.

Thanks to anyone who takes the time to help!

Hi everyone,

I’m working on a small aesthetic display clock that I’m planning to sell as a premium-looking product.

The BOM alone is around ₹3,000, and I’m targeting a selling price of ₹5,000+. The electronics are mostly sorted, but I’m struggling with the enclosure/packaging.

Since this is a small-batch product, I can’t really justify injection moulding yet.

I’ve considered a few options:

FDM 3D printing – inexpensive, but the layer lines are visible and the parts can feel somewhat brittle/cheap.

Resin printing – much better finish, but the cost becomes quite high.

Injection moulding – ideal for production, but the tooling cost doesn’t make sense at my current volume.

I’m looking for a way to get a clean, premium-looking enclosure at low volume and reasonable cost, preferably something that doesn’t scream “3D printed prototype.”

What techniques/materials would you recommend for this?

For example, would SLA/resin + sanding/painting, CNC-cut acrylic/wood, vacuum forming, laser-cut sheet material, 3D-printed parts with post-processing, or something else work well?

If you’ve actually manufactured small-batch consumer electronics/products, I’d really appreciate hearing what worked for you and roughly what it cost.
Thanks!

Hey everyone!
I recently started a small 3D printing page where I design, print, and paint all kinds of creations—from practical items to fun figures and custom projects.
I’d really appreciate it if you could take a look and give me some honest feedback. What would make you follow a page like this? What kind of prints would you like to see? Any suggestions for improving the content, photos, or overall presentation are more than welcome.
I’m always looking for new ideas and would love to create things that people actually want.
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layerjoy.pt?utm\\\_source=qr
🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@layerjoy.pt?\\\_r=1&\\\_t=ZN-98oxU09Lu1G
Thanks in advance for your time and feedback!

Hey all, i’m new to this topic so am needing some help.

Quick backstory: I’m the office manager of a small clinic dedicated to treating TMJ and sleep apnea with oral splints/joint stabilization devices. We have a LuxCreo fastprint.io and are really wanting to start fabricating all of our devices in house but are having a hard time finding someone who can create the custom device designs we use. We currently have them milled by a lab and now that we have the printer, want to cut costs and make them in house.

This is completely new territory for us so we are feeling really discouraged about the process. The printer has been sitting unused in our lab for 6+ months, which is crazy on many levels but thats a different story, so I figured I would just come to Reddit for some help.

We use 3shape for our scans and up until now we were utilizing LuxCreo directly for practice design files (because we have literally only made three devices on the printer so far, none of them being actual devices we use - simply just to learn the process itself), but have just recently discovered they aren’t able to design what we actually need.

We would love to either find a program or an independent designer who can create the oral splint designs according to our specifications. Any input or points in the right direction would be tremendously helpful! TIA