Materials
Tell us where the part goes — bench, truck bed, engine bay, outdoors in January — and we will recommend a material. In stock: PLA, PLA Tough+, PETG, PETG+, TPU and carbon-fiber nylon (PA-CF). Ordered per job (adds 2–4 business days): ASA and PETG-CF. All print in a heated chamber, which is what makes the carbon-fiber nylon possible.
| Material | Best for | Continuous heat | Outdoors / UV | Stiffness | Toughness | Relative cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETG / PETG+ | Indoor fixtures, enclosures, clips, trays | ~70 °C | Fair | Medium | High | $ |
| ASA (per job) | Truck, trailer, anything outside | ~95 °C | Excellent | Medium | High | $$ |
| PETG-CF (per job) | Stiff brackets, fit-check parts, jigs | ~80 °C | Good | High | Medium | $$ |
| PA-CF | Load-bearing, high-heat, machined-plastic replacements | ~150 °C | Good | Very high | High | $$$ |
| TPU 95A | Gaskets, bumpers, grips, feet, strain reliefs | ~60 °C | Good | Flexible | Very high | $$ |
| PLA / PLA Tough+ | Visual models, mock-ups, indoor display pieces; Tough+ for indoor parts that get handled | ~50 °C | Poor | High | Low (Tough+: medium) | $ |
Heat figures are manufacturer data-sheet values for continuous use, not a rating for safety-critical parts; we have not tested them ourselves. Printed parts are weaker across layers than along them, and we orient every part with that in mind.
Tough, a little flexible, chemically resistant and cheap. Ideal for fixtures that live on a bench, enclosures, trays, organizers and clips; PETG+ is the slightly tougher grade we reach for first. Will slowly deform if left on a dashboard in July, so it stays indoors.
The outdoor material. UV-stable where ABS yellows and chalks, takes paint and sanding well. Truck bed storage, trailer accessories, signage brackets — the parts we have run through North Dakota winters on our own equipment are ASA.
Short carbon fiber in a PETG base. Noticeably stiffer, matte black, and holds its dimensions better than plain PETG, which makes it the first choice for fit-check prototypes and jigs that have to stay square. Less impact-tough than plain PETG.
Carbon-fiber nylon. Very stiff, tough, low friction, and handles heat that would fold anything else here. Gears, under-hood brackets, tool holders, anything that replaces a machined Delrin or nylon part. Dried and printed in a heated chamber.
Rubber-like at Shore 95A. Gaskets, bumpers, protective caps, grips, vibration-isolating feet, cable strain reliefs, phone and tablet bumpers for the truck. Softer durometers on request.
Sharpest detail and lowest cost. Standard PLA is right for architectural and presentation models and visual mock-ups; PLA Tough+ is less brittle and fine for indoor holders, organizers and prototypes that get handled. Neither belongs anywhere warm or under load. We will say so if you ask for PLA on a working part.
Finishing & hardware
Heat-set brass inserts in M2.5–M8 and #4–¼-20. Stronger than printed threads and reusable.
Captured during the print or pressed afterward. Pockets sized to the actual magnet you send us.
Dual-nozzle machine: embedded text and logos, two colors, soluble supports for internal channels, TPU over a rigid core.
Standard 0.2 mm layers; 0.12 mm for visible surfaces. Sanding, priming and painting on request for ASA.
±0.2 mm typical on features under 100 mm, ±0.3 mm above, checked on a tolerance coupon per material. Press fits and sliding fits are tuned on a test print first when it matters.
Single pieces up to roughly 300 × 300 × 300 mm. Larger parts are split with dovetails or bolted joints.
Tell us where the part lives and what it has to survive. We'll pick the material and explain why in the quote.