Thanks, Hamilton! When I grow up, I'm likely going to get a CNC machine. I'm only sixty years old now, and I want to enjoy my childhood before I take on something serious like that. But in case I forget, I've subscribed.

@bvictory5698

Жыл бұрын

Hahah. As a32 year old this had me cracking me up.

@RSST662

Жыл бұрын

Same 28

@VAisForGrowers

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@evphex

Жыл бұрын

This was gold sir.

@nomad4611

Жыл бұрын

As a 29 year old, I hope I grow up to be like you some day.

I don't think most people realize how DENSE this video is in ABSOLUTE GEMS of small business ideas, tips, and tricks of the trade! Way to go dude! This video truly deserves all the views it currently has and a few billion more!

@HamiltonDilbeck

Жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks so much Sam! Love your videos

@Kanoee64

Жыл бұрын

If you want to voice your agreement with someone during a debate (especially if you’re a member of the UK Parliament), you will shout “hear, hear.” But as long as you’re shouting, no one will notice you’re wrong if you shout “here, here” because the words are pronounced the same. Here hear. Lol

@alexeivaningen

10 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more.. Not only is this a great CNC business idea video but also steeeeped chock full in simple economics!

@squeebbb

9 ай бұрын

Yeah it feels like he's giving his secrets away. Bold move Cotton, let's see how it plays out.

@BusinessWolf1

8 ай бұрын

I was thinking about that while watching. The dude just casually mentions the price range people are willing to impulse buy within. Learning that takes years of doing business.

Breakdowns like this are what we should be teaching kids when we're teaching business and life skills. A detailed but not overly technical walkthrough of an entire process, the economics involved, and why certain decisions were made.

@sunshinehahn1973

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. My parents were very secretive about their money and bills and such. I try to include my children in as many talks about finances as they’ll listen to, and then some lol.

@atlantic_love

Жыл бұрын

Business? You mean like every fool with a mic on KZread hoping to strike it rich with soy face thumbnails?

@rehamkcirtap

Жыл бұрын

@AtlanticLove typing "I'm an asshole" makes it easier to identify the people we'll be ignoring. Do that next time so I won't have to bother to tell you to fuck your face.

@atlantic_love

Жыл бұрын

@@rehamkcirtap Thanks 👍

@99xara99

Жыл бұрын

I've never been taught any business skills to be honest. Now I just feel absolutely incapable of founding my own company, even though I want to.

I've not seen a maker's video like this before. Very transparent on the costs and processes. It's important to show the customer why things cost as much as they do, especially more expensive products. For example, in my experience, luxury packaging at £20k, on to the final price, including product reatails at over £120k. No-one could even guess that unless you list all the elements. Enjoyed the video dude. Wish you a lot of success.

@rickwilliams967

Жыл бұрын

The pet rock of drinking.

Mineral oil isn't what is used in smoke machines. That's a glycol. Mineral oil is just a light petroleum oil. But it's still most likely on par in the health risks anyway, the smoke itself from the wood is most likely the most health risky thing in the whole process 😅

@NautilusGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I came here to say the same thing lol. Imagine mineral oil being vaporized and pumped into a crowd of people. Yikes. Regardless, we're talking about combustion in these smokers, not vaporization. I think the mineral oil is fine to use though. Combustion doesn't seem to create any particularly nasty byproducts. He should probably be a little more cautious though, just for the fact that all it would take is one petty beauracrat to decide to be a hero for him to get mixed up in some litigious BS.

@taylorandsons

Жыл бұрын

So's drinking not a health risk ?

@keithnewton5508

Жыл бұрын

Maybe he means vegetable glycerin that is used in vapor machines and can be used on wood.

@sovietdies

Жыл бұрын

@@taylorandsons mineral oil is given to babys sometimes as a laxative

@alessiozamboni4694

Жыл бұрын

@@sovietdies meh... i don't think this is a safe practice...until not much ago, babies that cried too much got their pacifier poached in spirit... For the same reason that you don't BBQ over mineral oil, you shouldn't smoke whisky with wood finished with mineral oil. *Selling those smokers would be illegal in Italy, because of food safety regulations.*

Wow, this is crazy. You're pretty much telling people, step by step, how to start their own side hustle, for free, right here on YT. I understand you're trying to sell files and a class and whatnot, but that's damn cool. Definitely going to have to check out the rest of your channel.

@JaspisB

Жыл бұрын

Second this!

@hectorae86

Жыл бұрын

Now only to score a free cnc machine

@amorton94

Жыл бұрын

@@hectorae86 You missed the point of my comment entirely if that is what you're focused on. That said, a machine capable of cutting these can be had for a couple hundred dollars.

I haven’t got past your intro and have to stop to applaud your opening of detailing cost and profit; something everyone would like to consider going into any project imo. BRAVO! YOU ROCK! Okay, now I’ll see what the h… a whiskey smoker is.

Note for some looking to do this (commenting early I'm the video so idk if it's referenced) some woods are toxic when inhaled, ingested, or even from spenters. Most basic hardwoods are safe but be sure to check health recommendations on any wood in question. Purple heart is beautiful but is a prime example of a toxic wood I wouldn't recommend. Happy crafting!

You sir are an example for all of us. Greed is unnecessary. Knowledge should be shared. He lived he learned and he willingly lifted us up and now we can start with an informed mindset. Much love.

@arthurmoore9488

Жыл бұрын

The largest question is "What is Greed?" Or rather, "What is the goal?" If the goal is to do something enjoyable, then money isn't the most important factor. However, even when money is the most important part, trying to have 90+% of a small pie means less money than having 20% or less of a much larger pie. Nothing wrong with wanting to make money, and the more people who do this the more money is made.

Dude, your level of transparency in this video is exactly what all businesses should be doing. Thank you and stay awesome.

The Maker community is amazing. Weather its CNC, wood working, 3D printing or mold making there are so many people sharing their knowledge and hard learned lessons with everyone. No big egos. Just a genuine desire to help others improve their skills.

@tanmaykadlag5482

Жыл бұрын

makers love the joy of making and spreading to people still figuring it out. I love this and I'm here for it

@BigpapamoneymanMVPtypebeat

Жыл бұрын

A yes , the maker community 🥴 similar to the machinist And engineering community

@jrsforest187

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@atlantic_love

Жыл бұрын

Oh there's lots of egos in the maker community, along with attention seekers and simps lol. Let's not get too emotional.

@greggv8

10 ай бұрын

I've been doing silicone molds and urethane resin castings for almost 25 years. Over the years I've come up with techniques to greatly simplify and improve the quality of the mold making process. For anyone wanting to get into this, I'm happy to share information that will help them skip all the harder, more time consuming stuff. Take advantage of *my* problems and what I learned from them. But does anyone listen to the guy who has these years of experience and has made parts that have gone into vehicle restorations which have been on the Concours d'Elegance show tour? Noooo. They copy the old methods the manufacturers of the materials demonstrate and that KZreadrs have in their videos. Most recently I sent an email to a costume and props company in the UK, after seeing a video of how they do vacuum casting. I told them I'd be happy to give them some tips to save them hours of time and expense VS the way they made the mold and cast it in the video. No response. I guess they *love* wasting time, spending money on unnecessary materials, and on wasted resin. This is one of the biggest things to understand in anything you'll do. Know how to observe other people's screwups then don't do what they did wrong. Skip right to what they did when they finally got it right, especially when they're telling you all of that *for free*. But in this world where it's very easy to see the consequences of things like smoking, drugs, alcohol, using power tools unsafely, not looking into the LASER with remaining eye... people will still repeat the same mistakes before they learn for themselves. Makes me want to grab the human race by the ears and tell it "See what this idiot did and what happened? Do. Not. Do. That."

Okay stupid question. What the heck is a whiskey smoker?

@TrueReal-de6ee

5 күн бұрын

One year later, and still, nobody knows.

@YarJarRar

21 сағат бұрын

It's a device used to apply smoke to whiskey, intended to impart a more smoky flavor. Smoke flavors are valued in whiskey, in part because of how new whiskey barrels are prepared. One example is Laphroaig. Well worth trying.

Fun Fact: Fog Juice (fog machine fluid) is made of distilled water, vegetable glycerin, and propylene glycol. Some will also have fragrance.

@dirkdalton8447

Жыл бұрын

Yes, NOT mineral oil.

@phaZed9

Жыл бұрын

Ya, was gonna say the same... propylene glycol is the "mist" of the smoke machine. Mineral Oil... if you're getting that to smoke it's probably not a good thing. I wouldn't dip those.

@seandevine3695

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Leave out the distilled water, and it’s vape juice base. Oil foggers haven’t been standard for decades.

I teach pre-engineering and inherited a CNC machine. I've been trying to figure out something to sell in my rural area that is easy and has a good profit margin. This is GREAT! Thanks for having this available.

Wow, dad taught me woodwork. He said it was tough to make money, but that novelty whisky smokers were the surefire way to make a profit. I called him a crazy, drunk old fool. Turns out he was right all along!

Very cool how you're not looking to scale up into the oblivion and have open sourced this project. It's extremely admirable, and not something done all that often even with simple projects like these. I'm sure the market will reward you for this strategy.

Helpful and honest video, thanks :) regards to the mineral oil though, it’s actually a petroleum product and none-drying so maybe not the best for something like this. I’d reccomend Pure Tung Oil instead which is totally natural, food safe and long lasting. The colour is usually nicer too. It does take a while to try but its always worth it :) but you do you 👍🏻

I appreciate you doing what you do for the community man, people like you make the world go round!

Can’t stress enough how motivating it has been to watch your channel! Made these whiskey smokers as Christmas gifts for friends and family and it was a major success. Thanks again for what you do!

The world needs more people like you. Love your videos and your transparency!

As always - love the transparency and clear breakdown. Your insight at @9:44 on how sometimes offering optional items (like a torch) along with your products can actually cause a negative effect. Your explanation makes sense and it's one of those things that can only be learned through experience.

@ChrisFranklyn

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that is incredibly valuable insight. Especially as it's tempting to try and give more and more to set yourself apart.

@TheDopalgangr

Жыл бұрын

Not only that but now your selling a torch for less than your product. This causes the person to think about spending more money for a (in the end) a piece of wood and less money for a mechanical device. Causes them to think too much and may devalue your handcrafted product.

@UCkI6pPBQ1IaNlicrwsnR5_w

Жыл бұрын

Also, be extra suspicious of things that are not your 'core business'. They will bite you with hidden problems AND return a slimmer profit margin than the thing you do well. In this example, a cheap, pre-filled keyring torch might help you put together a premium offer (eg, bare smokers $25 each, or gift pack of 2 for $60 inc torch and chips), but ultimately selling tools is not the core business here.

One of the most uplifting episodes I’ve ever seen in the Maker niche. So many levels of helpfulness and “nice”. 👍

Why can’t all product demos be this straightforwards… Because people care more about money than actually making a great product. Great work Hamilton!!

You are amazing. What brought me to your channel was your very down to earth explanation of you starting out with a CNC. However, you are a wonderful communicator and excellent marketer. You are the best product that you have and this is one of my favorite channels. Your observations, advice and ideas are amazing. Keep up the good work and I’m so happy for you and your success.

I love watching woodworking videos that take the time to explain the process. This going so far in depth to talk about production costs was so neat! And now I have a suggestion for my boss to buy these when gifting whiskey!

So much respect for this, putting all the information out there for people who want to start doing these.

@rickwilliams967

Жыл бұрын

Or warning people they spend waaay too much for a very small payoff. That's the true gift he's giving.

I found with mine, adding a small hole off to the edge to allow air to escape the glass made the smoke much more intense.

I love your attitude; I'm glad the algo picked you up.

Incredibly thorough content! And I love that you showed how long it took to produce the video too - everyone underestimates how much work goes into a good video - about a 50 to 1 ratio - seems about right.

I have zero interest in any of this and yet that was a extremely interesting, engaging video and I learned stuff too! Thumbs up!

This is such a unique, straightforward and honest approach. Love what you are doing

Mineral oil is definitely not used in smoke machines. That is propylene glycol. They are completely different.

You genuinely come across as such a nice person, I wish you every luck in what you do and make.

7:41 an extremely small note of something you might change, on the info card it states “empart additional smokey flavor” should be impart additional smokey flavor. Great video!

I was 11 minutes into this video before I realized you were wearing a shirt under that hoodie. LOL

You're the only one that just makes it simple and lots of the valuable info! Nobody better on KZread than you!

You are so awesome! Thanks a million for so graciously sharing your ideas, tips, tricks and time!! You are definitely putting money in the “Bank of Life!”

Dear sir, thank you for existing, this video has made my life better. I just learned how to operate my 5x10 mill and your content will help me

That was the most informative video on a product I have ever seen. The knowledge is priceless as well as your experience. Well done explanation !

Thank you for being so generous with your information. I'll give these products a try.

I'm newly returning to woodworking, and want to find some fun simple projects. I came in expecting a short explanation, but you went very in depth in the best practices. This was fantastic! The smokers look great, but your explanation of your process, and what you have changed over time, was super informative. Thank you! Edit: And then showing the breakdown of the video time! Great for people who are interested and didn't know. Even just that little bit of extra info. Def liked and subbed.

thank you so much for the product and files. I just picked up a 20x24” cnc and plan to make some of these. The goal is to make enough to upgrade my equipment over the years. I use these items as gifts for my real estate clients as well as my friends and family!

Great rundown, great product!

I don't know how I happened upon your channel but I did, and I'm glad I did. You always hear that sometimes it's not the product that you buy It's the person. That's why you got my subscription, you seem like a very honest open transparent dude and I dig that. So, you sir have a new subscriber. I'm looking forward to checking out your content and your future videos. Take care, ~Jonny5🥁

I love thast you came up with this! Thanks for the video. Good job!

Great looking product and video - Thanks!

Hey man great video! I really like the transparency, Alot of people have a famine mindset and horde all there knowledge and try to minimize people trying to do something similar or getting into the same thing. I think it's great you're sharing all this and building people up instead of breaking people down thats the way it should be.

Congrats from Norway🇳🇴, the YT algorithm has picked up this video 🙏😊

This was a really interesting breakdown of the process and costs! Thanks for making it and can't wait to keep watching what you put out!

I love how much you've shown your work on your design process and sales tactics. A+ work my dude.

Another great finish if you choose to go that route is lemon seed oil. It’s all natural and is used for cutting boards and hardwood furniture. It leaves little to no taste! Great video and idea, hope you make loads of cash!!!

This is truly a charitable man to share his work like this.

Impressive how efficient you have optimize this process!!! Congratulations for sharing your files!!!

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely love your attitude! You brought a wide smile to my face. Thanks!

Holy…….just holy wow. Clear concise and well thought out. Great product and an excellent delivery. Keep it up 👍

This is really cool and props on getting that back end out there so more people can expand their side of it. Worth your 13 hours dude 👌🏼

Just found your channel yesterday. I’m hooked! Your videos are some of the best and easiest to watch! Just started my Etsy shop in December, now to save up for a CNC! Thanks for all you do!

@amorton94

Жыл бұрын

Keep an eye out for used machines. I accidentally came across a used Shapeoko 3 for $125. Too good of a deal to pass up. Now, that machine is really small for batch work like this, but it's a starting point nonetheless and gives me something to grow from.

Thanks for sharing the cost breakdown! At work we've found that a ½" end mill on the CNC instead of a ¼" where possible saves money overall because you can run it at a significantly faster feed rate.

Cool glad you popped up

Another great video. I love the breakdown of the business side and your making process!

This is brilliant, thank you for making this video

Enjoy all your videos!! Thanks for putting your content out!! Entertaining and fun

Heck yeah man! Can't wait for you to start the classes!!!

Thank you, what a great video. I am not a "maker" but the way you explained your trial and error to find product market fit was very insightful.

I'm thinking about starting my business with something small and im so happy to see business is doing well for you! Suffering from success 💪

great how you're supporting yourself on your own terms with your own skillset - very inspiring!

a very kind share. you didn't need to give the benefit of your experience but you did and that's a cool thing.

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing, I'm glad I found your channel. You have a wonderful passion for this and it shows!!

I love the drying rack setup you've got! That's genius!

This sort of thing happened to me in a different capacity. One of my most basic products (to make) is the best seller........ and even though I've got many projects I think are cooler....... I just make the one that sells.... and the others can be ordered on demand.

AWESOME TUTORIAL 🎉🎉😊😊THANKS FOR SHARING

Great video, motivating!

The best of KZread format! Wow such good info.

Wow, Hamilton, I stumbled across this video and with the in-depth that you went to in such a short amount of time you have made me interested in CNC and given me several ideas to make money out of it. INSTANT SUB!!

I literally had no idea how I ended up here and did not know this was a thing, literally never seen someone put smoke in their drink, KZread is dope, actually maybe I found this video since I'm an avid 3d printer, really insightful stuff though , been looking to get a cnc machine , not necessarily for whiskey smokers but just to add to my arsenal of creation machines , I love to see success processes like this , great work man

Thanks for the highly detailed analytical approach to this video, very appreciated.

Thanks man. keep it up. i like the way you present the things on the channel. simple

Extremely educational and valuable information in this video for anyone who is looking to start their own business.

Love the straight up no bs content dude! Keep it up!

it might be a small detail but i absolutely love this use of the greenscreen in the shop

First video I've yours I've seen, and really like the honesty. Subbed!

Honesty is a rare trait. Nice to see it.

This is a fantastic video. Thanks for all the detail. Alot to think about.

Love the details and transparency. A lot of people are afraid to put this information out there. Thank you.

@HamiltonDilbeck

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! The way I see it is, if this video went crazy and had 1 million views- thats 0.0125% of the world population... There is plenty of information to go around.

okay first of all: really cool idea - i like them a lot. second - thanks for the open communication. i really really do appreciate the openness and cander :)

Love your attitude!

You the dude! Love the humbleness and badassery. Keep it up!!

Thank you for all the very honest tips!

Lots of great information. I just discovered your channel but am looking forward to seeing more.

Dude im so impressed. You're doing awesome work. What a pro.

Fantastic advice and great business tips! Thank you!

RESPECT!!! You’re an inspiration and so selfless. Cheers from Hawaii. Keep up your great work. Mahalo

Wow this video is packed full of real world advice --offering a great “google like” road map for small business owners to avoid bottle necks and speed traps ! Great stuff !

awesome ... you are helping people in a big way

Thank you, I been sold out of these things from the first day I started making them!

You are awesome. Upfront and honest. Wow, that's rare and very endearing! Keep it up and good luck!!

you may just be the savior of crafting channels on youtube. Keep up the good work!

@HamiltonDilbeck

Жыл бұрын

lol, thanks!

Your videos are awesome! Thanks for the help!

I didn't think I could watch a 15min video on whiskey smokers, but I did! Great video and super informative!