About the 3D Printer Guy

Hello there. My name is Owen Walcher, and I am the 3D Printer Guy.

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Retirement is a funny thing, it is really hard to do. After cancer, I found it difficult to concentrate. Since I had been a good saver most of my life, I had a hefty cushion. So I moved to Mexico where it is cheaper to live, and enjoyed the life on the beaches of Nayarit.

But alas, I became bored, and so started selling products on Amazon. I created a beauty-care brand that sold high end anti-aging products. Then a health-care brand that sold top quality vitamins and minerals. And eventually a “Made in Mexico” brand that sourced the local wares for sale in the USA.

I was/am a serial entrepreneur, so like the telecom and internet businesses I had built previously, these lines were sold. And I retired, again. But I soon got bored, again. So off to Thailand, to do it all over again, not sourcing Made in Mexico, but Made in Thailand. The Thai’s are famous for lots of things, so it was another slam dunk. But alas, I got bored, again.

Returning to Mexico, I found a new wife and a new life. Her children were the same age as mine, her oldest daughter an engineer, not unlike myself at a younger age. When she moved to Florida with her husband, the itch to get back into business arose again. I helped him start a Custom Industrial Manufacturing business. He is an industrial engineer, so offered assembly line design and optimization services. We also sold fixtures and jigs to help improve product creation quality.

How 3D Printer Guy got into 3D Printing

Turns out, what most aspiring product creators need is a way to visualize their ideas. With the booming market of 3D printing, a new branch of business emerged. And unlike most of my previous businesses that had a big upfront inspirational stage, followed by the dregs of operations and business expansion, 3D printing never stopped being fun. Probably because it is such a huge market, is always innovating, and each new customer or idea is fresh inspiration.

And now I am back in Mexico, “retired” again. So my new hobby is this website, 3DPrintingTips, where I document my knowledge about the 3D printing industry. I share it with you, in hopes you will become inspired to let your creative juices flow and invent the next new thing.

Look around the site. There are 3D printing tutorials to get you going. Details on all 3D printing software you will need. How to choose the right 3D printing filament for a given task, and so much more. . . This site is a labor of love. If you want to give back, you can buy my 3D printer tutorials. Or become a member to help support the cause.

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