Hoping someone has an idea on this!

I’ve been making little Disney trinkets for my wife to hand out when we go to Disneyland, and feedback has been positive enough that I thought I’d try a little Etsy store to make some filament money.

Initially I added it into my base template in TinkerCAD but it kept coming out real bad, so I’ve been trying adding the text within Creality Print, and usually it looks pretty good but it can be wildly inconsistent.
The top two are from a batch of five where I set one up and then duplicated it. The middle two are from a batch of eleven, all duplicated from the first five that looked nice, and then the bottom two are that same batch of five that I tried printing a second time and it turned out way worse.

Any idea on why it varies so much and what I could do to resolve it?

  • vladmech@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    In theory no only because there are a ton of things like this on Etsy, but that’s something to think (worry) about haha

    • GrindingGears@lemmy.caEnglish
      8·
      8 months ago

      It’s also hella creepy. If someone handed this to my kid at Disney World, it would likely be straight into the garbage. This is step 1 on how people get malwared/defrauded, and/or abducted.

      I recognize your intentions are likely pure, but it’s the world we live in. If you really want to hand stuff out, IMO you should skip the link.

      • vladmech@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        Hmm that’s a good point I hadn’t thought about, I’ll have to think on this a bit more but also in general want to get it cleaned up for future projects.

        • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          8 months ago

          Absolutely!

          Link shorteners should really be avoided if possible. Even many subs on Reddit had a complete ban on them.

          I don’t know if it would be creepy though. I’m just speaking from a security and personal view, I have no kids.

        • GrindingGears@lemmy.caEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

          I think I’d be a little less creeped out if it was an Etsy link. I’m not against promotion, but when it involves my kids, I’m super suspicious and protective. Also that link the way it is, isn’t one I’d let them visit.

          Edit: or even less creepy, if you could share your store name and just say search for us on Etsy or something. Direct links from unvetted sources is a security no-no.

          • vladmech@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            3·
            8 months ago

            Yeah no you’re right and I appreciate you bringing it up. Talked about it with my wife and had an additional “is this even a nice ‘magic moment’ if it’s shilling a store?” Going to go back to blank backs and just have a little card to hand out if folks specifically ask!