A worthwhile video on the topic of making a product in the US - although the purpose of the video is overall commercial (to sell the grill scrubber they designed).
Somewhat painful to watch:
* he suspects he's been had by a supplier reshipping from China. But fortunately honest about it in video
* has a sort of amateur feel - perhaps lack of experience developing a product. But great if you're an amateur.
* it isn't clear whether the scrubber would work very well
Favorite part: the 3D printed mold prototyping system
Zren · 6h ago
It's neat finding out that his earlier video on stamping sheet metal and bending it into shapes was actually him doing research for the handle of this scrubber.
I'm not American, I'm from the UK, but it's the same in regard to putting value in to people.
Zren · 5h ago
The video has covers how Tool and Die wages have dropped below the median wage. We're also importing the tools/molds from China and manufacturing the parts "in the US" instead of the reverse.
I remember another Youtuber Linus Tech Tips creating their own injection molds in BC so that it would be harder for copycats. The entire Screwdriver isn't made in Canada though. The shaft and bits are made in China or somewhere else in Asia IIRC. The reason they were able to do that though is because there already existed an injection molding company nearby for them to work with though.
Somewhat painful to watch:
* he suspects he's been had by a supplier reshipping from China. But fortunately honest about it in video
* has a sort of amateur feel - perhaps lack of experience developing a product. But great if you're an amateur.
* it isn't clear whether the scrubber would work very well
Favorite part: the 3D printed mold prototyping system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDzBE6vz5r0
I'm not American, I'm from the UK, but it's the same in regard to putting value in to people.
I remember another Youtuber Linus Tech Tips creating their own injection molds in BC so that it would be harder for copycats. The entire Screwdriver isn't made in Canada though. The shaft and bits are made in China or somewhere else in Asia IIRC. The reason they were able to do that though is because there already existed an injection molding company nearby for them to work with though.