3D Printers
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Well crap....
Haha there goes that idea I guess.
Now I dont get a 3D printer
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Here is a better idea. Build your own 3D printer than prints in ICING! That would be the coolest new 3D printer ever!
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Alright so looking into it more, there is actually already 3D printers that print in icing. they were a kickstarter and run 1k (candian) there is also tons of food safe filaments, additionally you can change the printing protocol to lessen any gaps and create a smoother surface.
So if we even just look past all that and I buy one simply for the purpose of creating stencils for airbrushing. suggestions on printers?
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Don't for get about licensing fees. You can't just print up your own disney characters to get away from buying the $200 cutters/stencils, etc. Those cost so much because they build in the licensing fee.
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Its not even those ones we're looking at, my wife saw one that was just flowers for $160
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Dude, I just looked at your site, your wife has some skills!
I had a thought about a laser cutter to do moulds and potentially airbrush stencils (for doing ~100 cupcakes all the same for example). Not sure where you'd use the 3dprinter.
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Haha thanks Matt, ya I honestly dont know where she gets it from, just picked up fondant one day and here we are starting a business for her.
As for the 3D printer I was essentially thinking the same thing. I spent 5 minutes on the googlebox the other day and there's 10's of thousands of cookie cutter and airbrush stencils available for free, so mix those with a foodsafe filament and she could have whatever design she wants.
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@Sparkum Hadn't thought of that, it's a good angle. Also you can score a sweet toy + help the Ms. - win win.
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Ya for sure she already knows my list of things I want to print haha. But I think it could give her a cool edge over bakers who dont have a geeky husband.
Heck her competition is (mainly) facebook pages, where we arent even 100% up yet (currently developing the basement to add the second kitchen ((required))) and she's got the website, domains, and unlike most of her competition will be legit.
I honestly want to buy all the domain names of all the moms doing it on facebook (checked half a dozen and their all available) and foward them all to my wifes website and then phone health and safety and get them shut down.
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@Sparkum said:
I honestly want to buy all the domain names of all the moms doing it on facebook (checked half a dozen and their all available) and foward them all to my wifes website and then phone health and safety and get them shut down.
I have thought about this type of thing in the past for other business people that only use FB. I wonder how much it would take to get that domain name up on the Search results.
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Probably pretty effective. People who can't figure out business basics create whole categories of businesses ripe for the "picking".
