{"id":10704,"date":"2025-10-02T04:23:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/?p=10704"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:44:02","slug":"e99-step-o5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/e99-step-o5\/","title":{"rendered":"e99<\/span> sTEP o5"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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e99<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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[o5 sTEP]<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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dEADLINE<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Finalize the brand name, logo, and concept.\u00a0<\/span>Launch SNS.\u00a0(~4.30)<\/span><\/del><\/span><\/p>

\u00a0Decide on product categories and begin designing.(~5.31)<\/del><\/span><\/p>

Complete all designs and 3D print everything.\u00a0(~6.30)\u00a0<\/del><\/span><\/p>

Sign the workshop contract.\u00a0(07.01)\u00a0<\/del><\/span><\/p>

Register the business.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Finalize all products (~????)<\/p>

LAUNCHING OUR BRAND (~????)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ahhhhh \u2014 August? What August? lol
It\u2019s October 1st, and the products still aren\u2019t finished.
As far as I know, the designs were done in May\u2013June.
Printing was fully completed by June 30.
And yet, three months later, all the products still aren\u2019t done?<\/p>

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\u2019t originally planned \u2014<\/p>

and finished printing those too.
So why, three months later, are the products still not fully complete?<\/p>

There are just too many issues.
This season\u2026 I think there are only three pieces left now \u2014 excluding the cases.<\/p>

I should probably change the resin again.
Seriously\u2026 this is so stressful.
Deadlines feel meaningless.<\/p>

What\u2019s the point of me being fast if everything else moves slowly?
Still\u2026 the products are in the final stages.<\/p>

I don\u2019t know anymore.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Earrings \u2014 Egg \/ Orange \/ Ramen<\/p>

Rings \u2014 Orange \/ Croissant \/ Egg<\/p>

Necklaces \u2014 Meat \/ Orange \/ Pretzel \/ Pizza \/ Ramen<\/p>

The earrings were simply expanded.
If there\u2019s 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\u2019s what matters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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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\u2019m currently using,
and I\u2019ve been consistently working with them.<\/p>

Now, in early October, things are almost finished.
Is the resin just bad?
Why isn\u2019t the casting coming out well?
Or maybe it\u2019s simply because the pieces are too thick?
All of my personal works were completed in one go\u2026
So maybe the products themselves are just more difficult to cast.<\/p>

I originally planned to use brass, but I switched back to silver.
Honestly, I wanted to use brass because it\u2019s cheaper.
But since the resin hasn\u2019t been performing well, I decided to change.<\/p>

The first place I worked with even scammed me\u2026
But since I didn\u2019t know any better at the time,
I don\u2019t really have anything to say about it.<\/p>

Now, I\u2019ve been consistently working with a place called \u201cJongno Casting,\u201d
handling transactions properly with business invoices.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I\u2019m using the same place for this as well.
Even my friend had never tried this before, so there wasn\u2019t much information available.<\/p>

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%.<\/p>

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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For engraving, I went to a place called K-RASER.
The owner was kind, and the reviews were fairly good.<\/p>

The price for engraving the master was 4,000,<\/p>

which is relatively cheaper than other places.<\/p>

The downside is that sometimes the piece gets clamped too tightly in the vise, leaving marks.<\/p>

And occasionally, when it\u2019s crowded, they can\u2019t take on more work.<\/p>

Other than that, it\u2019s a place I\u2019m satisfied with.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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mY tHOUGHTS uNTIL nOW<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I don\u2019t even know what I was trying to leave behind in this post,
or what I\u2019m supposed to be writing.<\/p>

Maybe it would\u2019ve been better to finish everything first and then close it properly.<\/p>

These posts don\u2019t even have a structure.
Maybe in the next season \u2014 when I start something new \u2014 things will be more organized.
More systematic.<\/p>

At least I\u2019ve roughly outlined the structure for the final post in my head.
I was originally going to end it here, but thinking about it again\u2026
There\u2019s still plating, epoxy, and many other things left to finish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Further develop the earring designs.<\/span><\/del>
Perfect the 3D printing process <\/i>and produce final-quality outputs.<\/span><\/del>
Research rubber mold manufacturers.<\/span><\/del>
Register the business.<\/span><\/del>
Business registration: Immediately after moving.<\/span><\/del>
Trademark & copyright: TBD.<\/span><\/del>
Website: Immediately after business registration.<\/span><\/del>
Outsource epoxy work.
Research gemstones.
Research plating options.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ahhhhh \u2014 August? What August? lol
\nIt\u2019s October 1st, and the products still aren\u2019t finished.
\nAs far as I know, the designs were done in May\u2013June.
\nPrinting was fully completed by June 30.
\nAnd yet, three months later, all the products still aren\u2019t done?<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-launchingmybrand","category-journey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}