3D printing & prototyping · West Fargo, ND
Fixtures, brackets, prototypes and the plastic part nobody stocks anymore. Send a file or a photo and get an itemized price within one business day. Test print first when fit matters.
CAD render — photo coming
CAD render — photo coming
Our printed GPR carrier, flown on Northern Drone's own aircraftWhat we make
Three kinds of jobs, one standard: it has to fit and it has to hold up.
CAD render — photo comingWeld fixtures, drill guides, masking templates, soft jaws. Replace the one your shop made by hand with one that is the same every time.
from $120 · 3–7 business daysFixtures →
CAD render — photo comingSend a STEP file, get a part you can bolt on before you commit to tooling. Carbon-fiber nylon when it has to behave like the real thing.
from $75 · 3–7 business daysPrototypes →
CAD render — photo comingKnobs, clips, housings and covers for equipment that still runs but can no longer get parts. Send a photo and the model number.
$75 measure & CAD minimum + printReplacement parts →How it works
A STEP, STL or just a photo with a tape measure in it. Use the quote form or email parts@northernworks3d.com.
Price, material and lead time within one business day. Design time is quoted in hours up front, one revision included.
Anything over $100 gets a screenshot of the model for sign-off before it prints.
Measured, photographed and shipped USPS, or picked up in West Fargo by appointment. A photo of your part comes with the invoice.
Materials
We stock the engineering materials and skip the ones that only look good on a shelf.
| Material | Best for | Heat | Outdoors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETG | Indoor fixtures, enclosures, clips | ~70 °C | Fair | Tough, slightly flexible, the default for shop parts. |
| ASA | Anything on a truck, drone or outdoors | ~95 °C | Excellent | UV-stable. Sands and machines cleanly. What we use on our own outdoor gear. |
| PETG-CF | Stiff brackets, fit-check parts | ~80 °C | Good | Carbon-filled. Matte, rigid, holds dimensions. |
| PA-CF | Load-bearing and high-heat parts | ~150 °C | Good | Carbon-fiber nylon. Closest to a machined plastic part. |
| TPU | Gaskets, bumpers, grips | ~60 °C | Good | Flexible. Shore 95A standard. |
In stock: PLA, PLA Tough+, PETG, PETG+, TPU and PA-CF. ASA and PETG-CF are ordered per job and add 2–4 business days. Heat figures are manufacturer data-sheet values, not a rating for safety-critical parts. Full material guide →
Catalog designs
Our own designs, printed and measured in the shop. Order as-is or ask for a change.
Pricing
Every quote shows design time, print time and material as separate lines. Minimum order $45.
CAD render — photo comingAbout
Northern Works grew out of Northern Drone, a West Fargo LiDAR and survey company that prints its own mounts, fixtures and case inserts because nobody sold what the job needed. In 2026 we opened that shop to everyone else. Same machines, same standards, same person checking every part with calipers before it ships.
Send a file, a sketch or a photo with a tape measure in it. You get a price, a material and a lead time within one business day.