TEQ emblems FINALLY ready to sell

[bhicks]

Edit: I am redoing this original post. I no longer sell the plastic TEQ badges. They were discontinued about a year ago. They are now all machined aluminum. You can order them on my website at www.bh3dprinting.com or on my etsy page (international shipping) at
www.etsy.com/shop/bh3dprinting
Here are some of the new aluminum badges:

 

[Dirty Koala]

I just ordered up a red/grey emblem for the front grill of my 97 landcruiser.

Cheers,
Morgan

 

[bluecruiser]

Very cool. Will be picking up one, for sure. Nice work.

 

[LFD2037]

What's TEQ?

 

[mr jits]

What's TEQ?

Toyoda, spelled in Japanese phonetics.

 

[NLXTACY]

Toyoda, spelled in Japanese phonetics.

And is stamped all over the truck.

 

[bhicks]

Looks like I got a good batch of orders during the night. I recruited my wife to run the money and shipping side of things. She is WAY more organized. She is currently packaging up the orders and will be taking them down to the post office later today. You should all be receiving tracking numbers soon if you haven't already. Thanks for the support guys.

 

[LFD2037]

And is stamped all over the truck.

I know it's all over the truck I just didn't know what it meant. Thought it was Toyota ____ _____ . Didn't know it just meant Toyota. I can't read Japanese phonebooks. Ha!

 

[bdg4512]

Glad to know you finally got the TEQ emblems figured out and good luck on the new endeavor, I know we all really appreciate your hard work and attention to detail. As soon as the TOYOTA/80 one is ready, I'm sure you'll get swamped again with more orders.

 

[bhicks]

That's exactly why I have to release these emblems at different times. I know I wont be able to keep up with all the orders and I don't want people mad at me from waiting for extended periods of time once they have paid. I want to be able to get orders in the mail quickly.

 

[bhicks]

The first batch of orders went out this morning. The rest of the orders should be shipped out tomorrow morning. Thanks for the orders guys. It looks like I am just about out of the TEQ grille badges for the LX and 95-97 Yota. I have a batch going on the printer right now and will run another batch during the night. I will update my ETSY page in a couple days once I have a decent batch again to sell.

 

[jcardona1]

Woot! I'll post pics as soon as mine comes in

 

[dogfishlake]

Just got mine ordered, thanks. When the Toyota/80 badge comes out, I'll get one of those for my other 80

 

[Frisman]

I am interested in one "TOYOTA" in black and gold. I have a 97 LC. Please let me know when available and price ship to NY. 10591
Frisman

 

[bhicks]

The "TOYOTA" badges and the "80" badge are my next emblems I will be releasing. As soon as the TEQ orders slow down and I can build back up a good supply of those to have in stock then I will focus on the next emblems. I'm not sure if that will be a couple weeks or a couple months.

 

[bhicks]

Update: I ran out of the Grille TEQ badges for the 95-97 Yota and the LX450. I just finished a batch of 6 LX450 TEQ grille badges and was able to update the ETSY page. It no longer reads out of stock. I have more 95-97 Yota TEQ badges being made right now and will have a batch ready to go onto my ETSY site in the next couple days.

Edit: I forgot to add that the last 3 guys that ordered a TEQ badge for their 95-97 Yota will have to wait a couple days longer. I realized that the last 3 I had in stock were from my original batch. I have since improved my skills with the printer and realized that badges were not to my standards anymore. I will be printing new ones (they are printing right now) that have a much cleaner/smoother look. I will toss in an extra prototype emblem for free for making those last 3 guys wait a little longer.

 

[AZ4ME]

Let me know when the TEQ grille badges for the 95-97s are available for purchase again.

 

[bhicks]

I figured it was time for an update. I just got the last order shipped off. I can finally breath again. I apologize to the few guys who had to wait a little longer for the 95-97 Yota TEQ badges. I went through 5 days, 2 spools of filament, and 11 failed prints before I finally realized what the problem was. I got new parts ordered and will be printing more TEQ badges soon. I decided to print the last few orders in the PRO PLA instead of the standard ABS. My machine can handle the PLA with no issues. It's the ABS that has been killing my machine. The PRO PLA is quite a bit more expensive and should last a long time. I just wanted to get the orders out asap. My zero profit margin turned into a loss when I switched to the premium PLA, but at least I am caught up and can take a breath. If anyone has any issues with their emblem then shoot me a PM and I will get it taken care of. Make sure you guys read the install instructions on the etsy site. You do not want to over torque the screws going into the plastic tabs. BTW, I do have the 91-94 Yota TEQ badges in stock in both colors, and the LX450 TEQ badges in stock in both colors. As soon as I get the heater parts I will repair my machine and continue printing the 95-97 yota TEQ badges in ABS. I just can't continue using the PRO PLA. It's stupid expensvie and I would have to substantially increase the cost of the emblems and I don't want to do that. ABS is the standard plastic used in automotive applications and should hold up to the elements quite well.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Correct me if wrong but these are made of plastic?

 

[bhicks]

Correct me if wrong but these are made of plastic?

That is correct. I'm using two types of plastic; ABS and PLA. They both have their good and bad traits. For being decorative emblems only either plastic is totally sufficient. Right now the 3D printing spools are quite costly. As more and more brands are coming out the price is slowly starting to drop on the plastic. Over a year ago the PRO grade PLA was over $100 for a 2 lb spool. It's now down in the $50-60 range. The frusturating part is that almost 50% of these prints is wasted support material that just goes in the trash. I eventually want to upgrade to a 2nd head so I can print the support material in an inexpensive water soluable plastic and the emblem can be printed with the other head in the expensive plastic. That might be the tiny profit I had originally hoped for. Ofcourse the cost of the upgrade would probably negate any profit.