dEADLINE
Finalize the brand name, logo, and concept. Launch SNS. (~4.30)
Decide on product categories and begin designing.(~5.31)
Complete all designs and 3D print everything. (~6.30)
Sign the workshop contract. (07.01)
Register the business.
Finalize all products (~????)
LAUNCHING OUR BRAND (~????)
tHOUGHTS
Ahhhhh — August? What August? lol
It’s October 1st, and the products still aren’t finished.
As far as I know, the designs were done in May–June.
Printing was fully completed by June 30.
And yet, three months later, all the products still aren’t done?
What went wrong? Why is this so slow?
On October 1st, I was seriously frustrated.
I definitely moved fast. I kept receiving castings.
I even created new designs that weren’t originally planned —
and finished printing those too.
So why, three months later, are the products still not fully complete?
There are just too many issues.
This season… I think there are only three pieces left now — excluding the cases.
I should probably change the resin again.
Seriously… this is so stressful.
Deadlines feel meaningless.
What’s the point of me being fast if everything else moves slowly?
Still… the products are in the final stages.
I don’t know anymore.
pRODUCTS
Earrings — Egg / Orange / Ramen
Rings — Orange / Croissant / Egg
Necklaces — Meat / Orange / Pretzel / Pizza / Ramen
The earrings were simply expanded.
If there’s a newly added line, it would be the ramen.
It turned out to be a design that was simpler than expected,
yet difficult at the same time.
Anyway, as long as it came out well, that’s what matters.
aBOUT cASTING
I actually went to several different places for casting.
Eventually, I found a shop where the pieces came out relatively well with the resin I’m currently using,
and I’ve been consistently working with them.
Now, in early October, things are almost finished.
Is the resin just bad?
Why isn’t the casting coming out well?
Or maybe it’s simply because the pieces are too thick?
All of my personal works were completed in one go…
So maybe the products themselves are just more difficult to cast.
I originally planned to use brass, but I switched back to silver.
Honestly, I wanted to use brass because it’s cheaper.
But since the resin hasn’t been performing well, I decided to change.
The first place I worked with even scammed me…
But since I didn’t know any better at the time,
I don’t really have anything to say about it.
Now, I’ve been consistently working with a place called “Jongno Casting,”
handling transactions properly with business invoices.
Still, if I change the resin, I plan to try other casting shops again.
Quality is the priority.
What matters most is that it comes out right in one go.
aBOUT rUBBER mOLD
I’m using the same place for this as well.
Even my friend had never tried this before, so there wasn’t much information available.
To put it simply,
there are three types of molds: silicone, Italian, and rubber.
Silicone has about a 2% shrinkage rate, Italian around 4%, and rubber about 7%.
So for future designs,
it might be better to size them up by two sizes from the beginning.
From a cost and overall efficiency standpoint, that would probably make more sense.
aBOUT eNGRAVING
For engraving, I went to a place called K-RASER.
The owner was kind, and the reviews were fairly good.
The price for engraving the master was 4,000,
which is relatively cheaper than other places.
The downside is that sometimes the piece gets clamped too tightly in the vise, leaving marks.
And occasionally, when it’s crowded, they can’t take on more work.
Other than that, it’s a place I’m satisfied with.
mY tHOUGHTS uNTIL nOW
I don’t even know what I was trying to leave behind in this post,
or what I’m supposed to be writing.
Maybe it would’ve been better to finish everything first and then close it properly.
These posts don’t even have a structure.
Maybe in the next season — when I start something new — things will be more organized.
More systematic.
At least I’ve roughly outlined the structure for the final post in my head.
I was originally going to end it here, but thinking about it again…
There’s still plating, epoxy, and many other things left to finish.
wHAT'S mY nEXT sTEP?
Further develop the earring designs.Perfect the 3D printing process and produce final-quality outputs.Research rubber mold manufacturers.Register the business.Business registration: Immediately after moving.Trademark & copyright: TBD.Website: Immediately after business registration.
Outsource epoxy work.
Research gemstones.
Research plating options.
