Anyone that has tried to sell the items they make has tried to get their name out in the world to get business. In this episode we talk about how we spend our money to make money long term and the steps we’ve taken to do that. If you want to earn money with your hobby, sometimes giving items away is the best way to start.

In the last few years, 3D printing has become more popular and more accessible. In this episode we had the opportunity to talk with Bob Clagett from I Like To Make Stuff and get his take on 3D printing and how to get into it.

When we first started out, we tried to find tools and materials as inexpensively as possible. With Craigslist, Facebook, and other platforms, this is becoming easier to do. In this episode we will talk about our experiences with buying used tools, how we go about it, and give some general tips to help you along the way.

What we are watching outside of the making world?

Bill: House – A Japanese horror comedy on Amazon Prime

Stephen: Psych - Detective Comedy re-runs on Amazon Prime

Trevor: The Zookeeper’s Wife – A drama about the Warsaw Zoo during WWII

Who is Bill and how he became a maker?

Former design professor

Former game and film design

Currently the Co-Owner/Designer for Pinpoint Creative Studio specializing in laser signs and engravings

What is a Raster file?

What’s the basis behind it?

Check out Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Seurat (It’s the best example of a raster IRL)

8 bit, 16 bit, and 24 bit pixels

Why your images get pixelated when you zoom in?

What is a Vector file?

The basis of vector file is a simple math principle of line determined by a point and direction

Vector files are series of lines overlaid to form a picture

Why you need a Vector file to properly create 3D designs with lasers and a CNC or when ordering a branding iron?

File Types for Raster and Vector

Raster

JPG, GIF, PNG, PS, TIFF, BMP

Vector

AI, EPS, SVG, PDF, CDR

What software creates which file type?

Raster

Adobe Photoshop ™

Lightroom ™

GIMP ™ (Maker’s favorite price of FREE)

Vector

Adobe Illustrator ™

CorelDraw ™

Inkscape ™ (Maker’s favorite price of FREE)

General Tips and Suggestions

Don’t Violate Copyright or Trademark Logos (It’s just bad karma)

Always request a Vector file of your logo/ promotional materials when having a designer create things for you

Ask ahead of time when ordering stickers, a stamp, or branding iron what file type is needed by the maker

Make friends with designers (They will make your life easier)

Best applications for Raster and Vector

Die-Cut Stickers – Vector File

Branding Iron – Vector File

Laser Cutting – Vector File

Photos – Raster File

Laser Engraving - Raster or Vector File depending on the level of sophistication

Business Cards – Raster or Vector File depending on the level of sophistication

Who is Chris Salomone?

When he got into making

How he became the un-official spokesman for SketchUp

What is CAD and why is it important to us as makers?

Our Levels of Experience

Chris is a semi-professional CAD user using his knowledge to design his projects and consult with other makers who need design help

Trevor is a professional CAD user and designer in his daytime job and uses these skills for his laser work

Stephen is considered a complete novice and hasn’t touched CAD software since 2005

What CAD softwares are available to the maker community?

SketchUp - Easy to draw and model any idea you can come up with, simple learning curve, web-based, relatively simplistic features, and FREE

Fusion 360 - Designed to be directly imported to a CNC/Laser, steep learning curve, advanced features, and free (with a few caveats)

Professional Level Software - Not recommended for the average maker

Catia - Commonly used in industrial manufacturing for aerospace, automotive, and

SolidWorks - Used by consultant/engineers for building design, MEP integration, and product modeling

Inventor

On Shape

Creo

SolidEdge

NX

Costs of SketchUp and Fusion 360

SketchUp

Free for non-commercial use and is web-based for ease of access

Professional/commercial use is a one-time fee of $695

Fusion 360

Free download for a trial period

Monthly plan for $40, one year $310, or two years for $620

Ease of use from the makers perspective

Chris is SketchUp all the way with simple intuitive use

Trevor is Fusion 360 all the way, he says SketchUp was was lacking features he was used to having

How to learn each software

Youtube - A variety of content creators provide tutorials

SolidProfessor.com - Provides walk-throughs and tutorials for CAD, CAM, and modeling software for every type of software from Fusion 360 to Sketchup to Rhino

The first Maker Vision Podcast Design Challenge

The 3D Stool Challenge

What we are into outside of the shop?

Stephen is into Castle Rock on Hulu.

Trevor is into Man in The High Castle on Amazon.

The fear of getting started. It's a fear we all face as makers but what’s the at the core of it?

Stephen’s fears when he got started

Initial cost of getting into making

Wasting time and wood/materials

Not being able to sell anything and going belly up

Trevor’s fears when he got started

Not putting out a perfect product or perfect craftsmanship

Not putting out the highest quality you can.

Having customer complaints or bad reviews.

How did we overcome our fears initially?

Other fears makers have and how we would overcome those as well.

Lack of skills

Not having the right equipment or any equipment

Having a major failure during a project

Trying out something new

Charging what you are worth

Family/life/work balance

Time constraints

Getting injured during making or having one of your products injure someone

Having your making start to feel

Once again we want to thank each and every maker who support the podcast, send in questions, tag us in your stories, or just simply continue listening each and every week. You all are the freaking best.

Follow us on Instagram:

Maker Vision @makervisionpodcast

Trevor @makerexperiment

Stephen @oldsouthwoodcraft

Music by Ampletunes

Episode 4 Show Notes

While we aren’t sponsored by Inventables we are proud to support them and their CEO Zach Kaplan.  We hope you love hearing the episode.

Background on Zach Kaplan and the how/why he gotten into the CNC world

Introduction about Inventables and their X-Carve (R)  and Carvey (R) machines

Inventables support their employees to build and design with their machines

Inventables forum - How that forum works and how it is utilized?

Easel and Easel Pro - The software behind the machines

Easel - For the entry level users and intermediate users

(It’s FREE, the makers favorite price)

Easel Pro - For the professional user for business level production

Utilizing the Easel software - Are there classes, training, and feedback for using Easel?

What does Inventables look for in social media influencers or potential influencers?

Zach Kaplan’s words of wisdom on making and how to make it work for you

Interview wrap and Stephen’s and Trevor’s thoughts on the interview and what our takeaways were.

Try Easel for free

https://www.inventables.com/technologies/easel

https://www.easel.com

Easel Live Classes

https://www.inventables.com/collections/29

Makerspaces and Schools with Machines

https://www.inventables.com/3dcarver

What does being a mentor to us as makers? Tangible skills, intangible skills, and those things you didn’t know you needed a mentor for

Stephen’s Mentor

Tony from The Hill Country Work Shop

Trevor’s Mentor

Bill from Pinpoint Creative Studio

How and why they became your mentor?

What are you struggling with and need a mentor for?

Finding the “right” person IE finding compatible mentors that align with your personality and style

Make sure you maintain clear communication with you mentor so that neither of you get frustrated with the process

Have your mentor challenge you to work through the process of whatever your issue is, so that it’s not a hand holding process but an educational process

Make sure you are giving back to your mentor as much or more than they give to you

Thinking of becoming a mentor?

Make clear intentions of time and effort you are giving to your mentee so you don’t waste your or their time

Know what your skill set and put those skills forward so that you can help the person that needs it the most

Where to find a mentor or mentee?

Using SCORE

A web service to find experts in areas of law, taxes, marketing, etc. to make your business run smoother on the intangible sides

Utilize Social Media

IG – Easily Searchable with pictures and the ability to message people directly

Facebook – Use maker specific groups to leverage the collective “mentor” and use the Maker Vision Tribe to your advantage

Links for our mentors’

IG – fromthehcwshop ppointcreates

Email – [email protected] [email protected]

Websites – hcwengraving.com ppointlaser.com

Big Thanks To Ampletunes –

Our music intro and outro provider from 2 makers – Zach Herberholz and Jonathan Bailey

Ampletunes.com

This week on the podcast we talk about essential shop items that we use beyond just our tools.

We've split these shop items into the following categories

Cleaning/Finishing Supplies

Safety Supplies

CA Glue

Shop Cleanup

Lighting and Miscellaneous

Throughout the episode we will cover the items we each have and why we use them.

Follow us on Instagram @makervisionpodcast

CLEANING/FINISHING SUPPLIES

Organic Vapor Relief Filter (HEPA filter)

https://www.amazon.com/3M-2097-Particulate-Filter-Organic/dp/B00328IAO0/ref=pd_cp_328_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=5682957075090298297&pf_rd_r=ZP8HMC21J9WRXHRAHYSZ&pd_rd_wg=dddyJ&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&pd_rd_w=vzmvV&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pd_rd_r=853563de-8ac1-11e8-bc22-5d0e7f4bb9cf&pd_rd_i=B00328IAO0&psc=1&refRID=ZP8HMC21J9WRXHRAHYSZ

Blue Shop Towels

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004TBJD/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00004TBJD&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=ef3f42b8801218b059fbdaab59a98768

T-Shirt Rags

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZ3DL34/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01LZ3DL34&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=daede714c3f76082a6370765c3eab2a9

Chip Brushes

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M3V09DZ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01M3V09DZ&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=c5d658cffb4fb015b8443800996b98bd

SAFETY SUPPLIES

VOC Filters

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017DHGTW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0017DHGTW&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=5415e23a056486a9452867446f61ff36

Safety Glasses

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07253G22T/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07253G22T&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=da4bc7bf0c5fe7a5d610401c5f9990f4

ISOTunes

https://isotunesaudio.com/?rfsn=1284126.b4ab6e

3M Half Facepiece Reusable Respirator

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IF7RBS4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00IF7RBS4&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=92069fdeea5e82299155a0c8d547cfe3

3M Digitial WorkTunes Headphone Hearing Protection (ASIN: B007LL9BCO)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007LL9BCO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007LL9BCO&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=d106076befdeed0716c6c1ad4f9cd903

Nitrile Gloves

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MGSGREM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00MGSGREM&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=bf869a1c0052c78cdba95ae7d7f60780

Cut Resistant Gloves

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YQNCF9G/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00YQNCF9G&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=0a630cf643efbde305a0087ee639dc3d

CA GLUE

Loctite Gel

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Y49R7G/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003Y49R7G&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=87f5c8045c56136a02c4fca5782b50d7

Quick Set Adhesive

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001I9UMQ4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001I9UMQ4&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=4ab6132579637363e51fdb9562091a86

CA Adhesive

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009356B92/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B009356B92&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=c7fe4adc5851f8d947e7f273d101a07b

DAP Glue

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DA6X0E8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01DA6X0E8&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=4eb4163e1ce354a989cb72e8c3da168d

Gorilla Super Glue

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001IY82FM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001IY82FM&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=56c796c3cf3843eb993eaa87a6f4650d

SHOP CLEANUP

Dust Pan

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VPBM24/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000VPBM24&linkCode=as2&tag=makerexperime-20&linkId=6ea7

-A little background of Trevor Wanamaker and Stephen Ellis

Why we are makers

Why we decided to make a podcast about making and why our podcast is different

Overcoming your hurdles

5 Key Areas to advance your making career

Networking – Finding a Mentor and building your Tribe

Marketing – Assist with Social Media based sales or content creation

Design/Digital Media

Everyday Solutions for the Shop – Tips, tricks, and gear to make your shop more efficient

CAM and CAD Design

Contact us

Stephen Ellis

Instagram @Oldsouthwoodcraft

Email: [email protected]

Trevor Wanamaker

Instagram @Makerexperiment

Email: [email protected]

Podcast

Instagram @Makervisionpodcast

Email: [email protected]

Websites

makervisionpodcast.com makerexperiment.com