Lulim Jewelry

Consumer and social

custom jewelry

SHOW HN2020

49points
34comments
#1,077of 3,028 in 2020
Top 36%of 2020 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

6 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.

Idea: 5 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Pieces look fantastic and the idea is neat

    From 2 comments
    • This is such a great idea and the pieces look fantastic. The price point seems right too, and I'm sure you'll get plenty of customers. Hopefully sometime in the future you can…
      kart23 on HN
    • This is a super neat idea. I have made wedding bands for friends over the years, I usually provided a stainless steel band the right size to wear for a week or two and found that…
      crcarlson on HN
  • Launching with a focused MVP is smart

    From 1 comment
    • You are smart to launch with an MVP that does the one thing so well. Mad props.
      tomcam on HN

Objections

  • Site scrolling hangs on mobile devices

    From 1 comment
    • This is such a great idea and the pieces look fantastic. The price point seems right too, and I'm sure you'll get plenty of customers. Hopefully sometime in the future you can…
      kart23 on HN
  • Custom design only on inside of ring

    From 1 comment
    • Why is the custom design only on the inside? I think I'd be much more interested if it were on the outside.
      mayoff on HN
  • Site failed to load for one commenter due to SSL issue

    From 2 comments
    • Ah, I've seen this before - it's an SSL problem, unrecognised issuer for jsdelivr.net.
      regularfry on HN
    • Site's bust. Looks like Vue isn't loading for me.
      regularfry on HN

Requests

  • Add outside customization

    From 1 comment
    • Why is the custom design only on the inside? I think I'd be much more interested if it were on the outside.
      mayoff on HN
  • Offer bracelets or pendants

    From 1 comment
    • This is such a great idea and the pieces look fantastic. The price point seems right too, and I'm sure you'll get plenty of customers. Hopefully sometime in the future you can…
      kart23 on HN
  • Offer trial or brass version before ordering

    From 2 comments
    • This is a super neat idea. I have made wedding bands for friends over the years, I usually provided a stainless steel band the right size to wear for a week or two and found that…
      crcarlson on HN
    • Hey Jack, nice work! I love the idea, this is an area where customization is very valuable and automated customization like this can save a lot of time and headache. What are you…
      enclosure_guy on HN
  • Allow embossed image uploads

    From 1 comment
    • Yeah fair enough. You can get SLA parts electroplated, although it will still be more matte than glossy unless they are polished, which would increase the price, and it would…
      enclosure_guy on HN

Questions

  • What machine and resin are used for printing and casting

    From 1 comment
    • Great project. What kind of machine are you printing these on? I assume an SLA. Is there a specific type of sla that melts out easily for casting?
      jjeaff on HN
  • How resizing is handled

    From 1 comment
  • How the waveform ring can be played back

    From 1 comment
    • The waveform option looks pretty cool. What is the best way to play it back? I could see it being a very sentimental reminder in case something tragic happens.
      MikeKusold on HN

Alternatives named

  • Shapeways

    From 1 comment
    • Cool! I am using both Shapeways and i.materialise right now. They both seem to have the same quality (very high), but i.materialize is a little more expensive. They do however…
      doctoboggan on HN
  • i.materialise

    From 1 comment
    • Cool! I am using both Shapeways and i.materialise right now. They both seem to have the same quality (very high), but i.materialize is a little more expensive. They do however…
      doctoboggan on HN

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