Interest Check, Request for comments!

Quote from: bill gator on May 06, 2018, 05:26:55 PM

I really like the "minimalist" design, because as other users have said we're walking a thin line between "gawdy" and "superbowl". That being said, the minimalist design feels like it is still missing something for my taste. I like the bull and bear faces on the side, but I am wondering if it would be possible to make those an indentation, or like a "brand" style icon, rather than a bulging outward segment. That would be extremely cool, and once you have a better idea on price please share what you're thinking. I want a ring, but I don't want to break the bank in order to grab myself one. Since it's plated, it shouldn't be too bad.

I would certainly buy one if I don't have to drop absurd amounts of money, but a few tweaks on the design would be optimal. It would be cool to allow customization for maybe a couple of different styles, but I'm not sure how feasible that would be for fulfilling orders.

You mention that it wasn't designed to be worn, but could that be accomodated? I would much rather have the versatility of being able to wear the ring, rather than it simply only having the ability to sit on a desk. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but if possible it would be nice to act a fool with my ring on.

Hey Bill thanks a lot for the feedback it is greatly appreciated. I'm not a jewelry designer so this kind of stuff is super helpful.

I am working on a design similar to what you and a couple others have asked about and others I in time. I also have a couple of prototypes coming so I can check quality, so please check back in once and a while please!

One of the cool things I think about the 3D printed jewelry is the ability to customize each product. Having a "unique" ring each time does not increase manufacturing cost at all. Anything that can fit on the ring, inside or out can be made into a model and placed on the ring digitally before production. Each ring has its own one time use mould so if the rings are the same or slightly different it doesn't matter. Things like , names, signatures or saying, numbers etc can be modeled into the band easily and printed for each customer. Things like logos or even some pictures (faces, pets etc) can usually be quickly turned into digital models and placed on the a ring model before production. It would take a little additional CAD time but nothing to crazy for most cases.

As this is a hobby for me I will update with examples as I can and once I have prototypes back and quality is good I can then talk about price etc. But like you say plated or sterling options definitely won't break the bank (of the average Bitcoin Whale Wink

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