The iceberg image was created by Sylvia Duckworth. You can buy your own to hang on the wall at her shop: https://sylviaduckworth.shop/
To say that this video was difficult to produce would be an understatement. And not just because the content is uncomfortable. My first good recording of it, I didn’t use my mic, so I lost all the audio and had to do it again. So I decided the second time to do a different process. For the video I used my Cannon Powershot, which produces better images, but with a much higher file size and requires extra editing. For the audio I recorded it on my phone through the mic, which meant I had to clean it up afterwards because this recorder doesn’t cancel out ambient noise. In addition to syncing the video I corrected the color in post as well to give this one the best quality I could. I hope someone notices, because this is exactly why I got the laptop I did, so I could avoid having to do this every time. But if the audio and video is noticed as better, then I guess I may have to make this the status quo. The very beginning of this video (and the stinger at the end) was recorded in the old style, which makes for a disjointed video, I realize. But let me know if you can notice the difference.
Buy, yes, the topic was also uncomfortable. Bearing a soul like this, peeling back the curtain as it were, is something I value in others, but hate to do myself. I hope this is valuable to someone.
The Makerspace is having a definite effect on my video schedule. After I almost commuted to a video every Wednesday, I’m having a really hard time fulfilling that. Also, behind the scenes I’m learning laser cutting, testing new 3D printers, including a DLP printer, as well as getting back into the davinci color, and having a great time trying to get enough content to record a video or two. Things are hampered somewhat by inclement weather, but I will definitely be making videos on all these things. It feels like they’re all happening at once, and in some ways they are. I hope I can get them through the pipeline to the video content in a timely manner.
Show notes:
Making $1000 with 3D printing
- Get desperate
- Not going to be the fun one
- Ice berg
- Steve Harvey – Have to jump
- Nope, just a long, slow crash for me
- Coasting along
- Software Development
- Lost ability to compete in software
- Switched back to education
- Moved my family for new job
- Commuted on the weekend for 8 months before our house sold
- Finally moved our family
- 3 months after that, I was let go
- New baby
- Nice to have the time
- No confidence left in anything but 3D printing
- Not paying the bills
- Unemployment carried for a lot less time than anticipated
- Went on welfare and church support
- Humiliating
- Humbling
- Persistence, grit, determination, if at first you don’t succeed, etc
- Basically the habit step, but after getting desperate
- Met great people
- Gearbest
- Local resources
- Kept making videos and doing 3D printing
- Kept throwing things at the wall to see what sticks
- Improved YouTube videos
- More subs, more views
- Patreon
- Curriculum writing
- Book writing
- Selling 3D printer
- Kickstarter
- Local Makerspaces
- Business classes
- Your first 1000 customers
- Brings us up to present time
- Gotta keep turning the crank
- No regular cash flow yet
- Working on it.
