3D printing business guides
Start with the customer and the numbers, then work on equipment and operations. These guides draw on the business and software behind Mandarin3D.
How Mandarin3D's Instant Quotes Worked
Ryan Vogel's code-grounded retrospective: the PHP and HTML origin, the later Next.js upload and slicing workflow, and why a quote was not a completed order.
How to Price 3D Printing Jobs Without Forgetting Your Time
A worked 3D printing quote covering filament, machine hours, labor, failures, payment fees, and profit margin, with a reusable pricing formula.
Starting a 3D printing business: lessons from Mandarin3D
Ryan Vogel on pricing 3D prints, finding customers, choosing printers, and building a quoting workflow, drawing on his experience building Mandarin3D.
When to Buy Another 3D Printer: A Capacity Checklist
Decide whether another printer will increase delivered orders using real bottlenecks, productive hours, incremental profit, and a conservative payback calculation.