3D printing service

If you already have an STL, STEP or 3MF, we print it straight away. If there is no file yet we model it first and then print — when both come from the same place, the “your file would not print” email never happens.

We check the model before it goes on the bed: are the walls thick enough, where will supports land, which orientation makes the part strongest. Parts printed without that check often break in your hand; we tell you before it is printed, not after.

3D printing earns its keep on one-off, made-for-you parts: the things where tooling makes no sense, that you cannot buy off a shelf, and whose dimensions are whatever you need them to be.

• Prototypes you can hold and test before committing to production
• Spare parts that are discontinued or simply unavailable
• Jigs, fixtures and templates for machines and benches
• Architectural and product scale models
• One-off pieces for trade fairs and promotion
• Boxes, organisers and mounting parts for in-house use

The machine is an open-frame FDM printer. That means high-temperature materials such as ABS, ASA, polycarbonate and nylon do not come out reliably — they warp and crack. If your part needs one of those, we say so up front.

The very fine detail a resin (SLA) printer gives is also out of reach on FDM; layer lines are visible up close. For jewellery, miniatures and dental work we flag that before you order.

Parts over 256 mm can be split and bonded, but that does not suit every job. Metal printing, certified food-contact parts and medical use are outside what we do.