Lock down projects

[gm66]

Speaking of fitting and fastners, for anyone working with plasterboard that hasn't seen these, they are a god-send :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szx7nMRZSIY

[gm66]

Stuck the herb garden on Etsy, along with some plastic stuff my pal makes : https://www.etsy.com/shop/thingcloud/

It's had plenty of views (page 1 for vertical herb garden and hydroponic herb garden, Etsy SEO is easy!) but no sales yet.

It's time to put 2 x FDM printers, one resin printer, a cheap Chinese laser cutter and a 3018 CNC to work!

I think the herb garden isn't selling because it isn't arts and crafty, i should probably offer it in different colours with nice pots or something but then the price would have to be raised.

Any criticism welcomed, i'm new to all this retailing!

[gm66]

Made my first sale of a V-Pot, to an American customer

I hadn't realised i was auto-enrolled into Etsy offsite-ads so that took a chunk out of the profit, and Royal Mail had also changed their pricing for parcels to the US so that took a bit, plus Etsy commission so it was a tiny profit in the end (10%) but i learned a few things!

[ergophobe]

It says $45 in shipping and arrives in 1-2 weeks. That makes it an expensive item, but it's honestly less than I expected. I remember in the early 1990s when my mom shipped a sweater to a girlfriend in the UK and it took almost six months to arrive.

[gm66]

It was £20 in shipping but i've had to increase it due to RM increase to US which has gone up a third for that size/weight combination.

[ukgimp]

Would not go so far as to say project. But I built this for a laugh.

[Rupert]

But I built this for a laugh.

:

[gm66]

"built this for a laugh"

Bloody brilliant

[ergophobe]

I love it. That is too funny

[gm66]

Sold 3 vpots already, all to US customers and all due to Etsy offsite ads.

[rcjordan]

>lockdown project

I recently spent three or four days converting a real fireplace into a fake one.  Wood-burning made a mess, so I'd converted that to gas logs seven or eight years ago. But LP bottled gas is also a PITA to keep filled and I also never got used to the faint smell of propane.   So now it's l.e.d. fake flames & coals and an electric heater.

[rcjordan]

Did your shed made the finals, Rupert?

Impressive finalists revealed for 2021 Shed of the Year competition
https://newatlas.com/tiny-houses/cuprinol-shed-of-year-2021-finalists/

[Rupert]

Damn, I never entered!

[Rupert]

Another lockdown project that did not get finished was a Flyak.  Its still in the garage, with the foils unmade. This reminded me of it:
https://newatlas.com/marine/candela-c/

I have a submersible electric motor, and enough resin to make the foils but work and enthusiasm stopped me...
https://newatlas.com/marine/candela-c/