The Question Everyone Asks First
Before anyone buys a machine, they ask the same thing.
Kaitlin (community member) posted in our community: "Anyone have positive experience starting this? Trying to convince myself to get into this. When did you see profit?" Rolando (community member) asked it even more directly: "I'm wanting to get into making magnets. What kind of profits are y'all seeing?"
They're not alone. We see some version of this question every single week from people standing on the edge, trying to figure out if the numbers actually work.
They do. But you shouldn't take our word for it — you should see it for yourself, with your own costs and your own pricing. That's why we built this calculator. Stop guessing. Plug in your numbers.
The Math Most People Get Wrong
Here's what happens. Someone looks at the price of a Titan Press bundle ($1,703.50) or an MPRO Manual Kit ($2,225), adds a printer, and thinks: That's a lot of money. How long until I make that back?
Then they do napkin math based on the machine cost alone — and it looks slow. So they hesitate.
What they're missing is the other side of the equation. Your raw materials cost roughly $0.265 per magnet. Sell that magnet at $3 at a craft fair, and you've made $2.74 in gross margin. That's over 11x your materials cost. Sell it at $5, and it's $4.74. Those margins are almost unheard of in handmade products.
But here's where most people's math falls apart: they forget the real costs. Booth fees at markets run $25–$300. Etsy takes 10–15% of every online sale. Packaging adds $0.05–$0.15 per magnet. Your fully-loaded cost is more like $0.40–$0.60 per magnet — and even at that number, the margins are exceptional.
The other thing people underestimate? Bulk orders. Angela (community member) landed 150 magnets in a single order. Cindy (community member) took 172 orders in one day at a craft show. One good weekend or one B2B client can knock weeks off your break-even timeline. Our calculator accounts for all of this.
What the Calculator Shows You
Pick your machine, set your selling price, enter how many magnets you expect to sell per week, and choose your selling channels. The calculator does the rest.
You'll see a month-by-month breakdown: revenue, costs, cumulative profit, and the exact week your investment pays for itself. No guesswork, no napkin math — just your numbers, your scenario. Alyssa (community member) broke even in 5 weeks. Most active sellers in our community get there in 3–6 months. Where will you land? There's only one way to find out.