Where to Begin? 

For years I’ve made or helped to make products, digital products. From websites to shopping carts to custom apps that I've spent years making web based products work. None of it has prepared me for 3d printing.

Back in June I put out a local request to see if someone could help me make a small part for my camera. That request was met with radio silence. So in mid July I went out and bought a Bambu Labs P2S and as it turned out I went down a rabbit hole. That printer, now named Kirk after THAT Kirk, has almost 1,000 hours of print time. The combined time of all the printers we now have is around 2,500 hours.

For years I’ve been seeking a way to present my photos in a unique way that matches my personality. Experiments with epoxy, laser cutters, and electro plating all had promising results, but never quite hit the mark. After a week of printing, I knew I had my answers not only for my photo “problem”, but for my FearlessRadio problems as well. Kris and I agreed on a way to get this done, and we got started.

For the last few months I’ve been learning, testing, and setting up our printing system. Our printing system includes 3D printing, sublimation printing, and portrait color dye printing. Like anything else, there’s a learning curve. I’ve created plastic string spaghetti a few more times than I care to admit, inversion on the sublimation printer has been trouble, and I didn’t think about AC till Aug so the place was like our own little sweatshop. But in 2,500 hours of 3D printing, working through test products, and surviving a hot summer I’ve begun to feel confident enough to start making products to sell.

And so it goes…