Built by Someone Who's Always Built
PhantomPrints is a one-maker studio on the Cumberland Plateau in Sewanee, Tennessee — and the latest chapter in a lifetime of making things.
Hi, I'm Jonathan Hill.
Founder, modeler, printer-wrangler, and the voice on the stream.
I'm a 38-year-old creator who has spent his whole life taking things apart and building them back better. It started with a childhood fascination with Legos — and honestly, it never ended. 3D printing is the adult version of Legos: the same joy of building, except now I can create amazing custom works for people and put them in their hands.
Before this, I spent a long career in service and technical jobs. A couple of years ago I left all of it to pursue 3D printing full-time, and PhantomPrints was born. I print everything — fidgets and toys, custom pet statues, business branding and signage, manufactured goods, replacement parts, and engineering prototypes. If it fits on a build plate (or can be split and assembled), I'll figure out how to make it.
Every piece is printed live at kick.com/phantomprints, so you can watch your order come to life layer by layer. Every package ships with a hand-written note from Sewanee. That's the kind of shop this is.
Companies have historically treated people inhumanely. Phantom will change that.
I spent years inside service and technical companies, watching customers get treated like ticket numbers. Here, you talk to the person who makes your piece. You get a real answer within 24 hours, you watch your order printed live, and if something arrives wrong, I reprint it — no phone trees, no scripts, no runaround. Treating people humanely isn't a policy at PhantomPrints. It's the reason it exists.
38
Years of building things
100s
Of orders shipped
3
Printers — more coming
16
Colors in a single print
Three Printers, All Named
Of course they have names. You don't spend this many hours with machines and not name them. And the fleet is still growing — more printers are on the way.
Bob
Bambu Lab X1C
Speed & precision workhorse
256 × 256 × 256 mm
Betty
Bambu Lab X1C
Speed & precision workhorse
256 × 256 × 256 mm
Bart
Bambu Lab H2C
Multi-color flagship — up to 16 colors per print
320 × 320 × 325 mm
If You Can Dream It, I'll Print It
Fidgets and desk toys. Pet statues that make people tear up. Logos a business hands out at trade shows. Production runs of manufactured goods. Prototypes that go from idea to in-hand in days. The variety is the point — it keeps every day in the shop interesting.
Summon the Phantom
Ready to turn your idea into something you can hold? Tell us your vision and we'll make it real — printed live, shipped fast, guaranteed awesome.