Post us the broken part. We rebuild it as a proper CAD model and print a working replacement, colour and material matched, often stronger than the original, in about a week.
The first question is usually "wait, can you actually do this?" These answer it before you scroll. Click into a job to read the full story as we build them out.
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Appliance · no longer sold
Kitchen cooker knobs
Knobs long out of production, the whole cooker otherwise fine. We rebuilt them from the one surviving knob and reprinted the set, colour matched.
Material
Matched to job
Units
Set
Lead time
~1 week
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Automotive · car & motorbike
Hub caps, standard and custom
Cracked hub cap with a broken mounting clip, no aftermarket supply. We reinforced the clip that failed and printed the replacement, plus a custom design the owner wanted.
Material
Matched to job
Units
1 + custom
Lead time
~1 week
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RoadPro cover · rebuilt from the broken one
RoadPro cover
Shattered across the front and beyond repair. We rebuilt the shape from the broken original and printed a complete one-piece replacement.
Material
Matched to job
Units
1
Lead time
~1 week
REPRODUCED
0+
parts remade this year
SPEED
0 week
typical turnaround
MATCHED
colour + material
chosen by an expert
3DPE internal data · updated daily
Not sure where to start? Post us the part.
Posting the broken part is the fastest path for most jobs. A photo or a sketch works too. Four ways in below, same result.
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The broken part itself
Post it to us, even in pieces. We rebuild it and return your original tracked. Your only one is safe.
Best result · Royal Mail tracked both ways
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A phone photo
Place the part next to a ruler, photograph it straight down in good light, send it over.
30 seconds · zero tech knowledge
3
A sketch with sizes
Back of an envelope, key dimensions in mm. We translate it into a proper model.
5 minutes · pen and ruler
4
A CAD or STEP file
Already have the file? Skip to the quote. STEP, STL, IGES all fine.
STEP
STL
IGES
OBJ
For people with existing files
Why come to us when the part is still sold?
Sometimes the part still exists somewhere. People come to us anyway, and it is nearly always one of these.
Reason 1
They won't sell one
The manufacturer only sells the whole assembly, or a minimum order you don't need.
Reason 2
Too dear, too slow
The official part costs a fortune, or it's a back-order that never seems to arrive.
Reason 3
Wrong colour or fit
What's available doesn't match, or it never fit properly in the first place.
Reason 4
They want it improved
Not an identical copy. A version that fixes the weak spot so it stops breaking.
Post the broken one and we'll tell you straight whether we can help.
If it broke once, you don't want to wait weeks for it to break again.
Material matched to the part's job.
The usual worry is "will the plastic hold up?". It depends what the part has to do. Tell us that, and one of our team picks the material. No jargon needed.
PA12-Nylon
Engineering workhorse
Tough, impact-resistant. The good default for most functional parts.
Not for continuous high heat or heavy structural load
PA12-CF
Structural · load-bearing
Carbon-fibre-reinforced nylon. Stiff and dimensionally stable for real structural duty.
Not flexible, not for flex-fatigue parts
PETG
Heat & chemical
Handles warm environments and most solvents. Good for appliance housings.
Not for long-term outdoor UV
ABS / ASA
Exterior · UV
UV-stable and paintable, behaves like car-grade plastic. Good for trim and hub caps.
Lower impact than PA12-nylon
Resin (SLA)
Fine detail
Our Formlabs resin printer for small, detailed parts and tight tolerances.
Less impact-tough than nylon
Tell us what the part does. We'll pick the material and we don't cut corners. One thing we don't do: food-safe parts.
Typical replacement part
from £80
generic household part · no existing CAD
What it costs, and against what.
Generic household parts start from around £80 to £130. More complex or larger parts cost more, priced on the photo. We publish the number because the uncertainty is half of what stops people asking.
3DPE replacement · from £80 · about a week
OEM part, if available · often far more, if they'll even sell you one, on a long lead time
Replacing the whole item because one plastic part broke · the cost nobody wants
Your file, kept.
Remade once. Reprint another next year, or in five.
Every part we model gets its CAD file archived. Next time it breaks, or you want a spare, you send us the job reference and we reprint it. Same fit, same finish, a fraction of the first-time cost.
First one · full design cost (from £80)
Reorder · drops, because the design work is done
Spares to keep on the shelf · easy
We keep your file, so a repeat is one message, not a new job
From broken part to posted replacement
Four steps. You approve the design before we print anything.
1
Post us the part
Or a photo or sketch. The physical part gives us the most to work from.
No CAD file needed
2
We model it · you approve
An expert picks the material and we rebuild it in CAD, reinforcing the weak point. We send it back for your sign-off.
Nothing prints without your OK
3
Print & colour-match
In the material we picked, matched to the closest colour we stock.
About a week once signed off
4
Ship & archive
Tracked to your door, your original returned, your file kept for the next time.
Reordering is one email
We do · this is our sweet spot
Clips, brackets, housings, fittings that have snapped or gone missing
Hub caps for cars and motorbikes, standard and custom
Caravan and towing parts, obscure car parts nobody stocks
Appliance knobs, buttons, cooker knobs, internal trim
Improving the part where it failed, so the replacement lasts longer
Keeping your file so reorders and spares are easy
We don't · and this matters
Food-safe parts. Anything that touches food or drink.
Safety-critical parts where a plastic failure could injure someone
Certified-material parts (aerospace, medical)
If it's not right for us, we'll tell you straight and point you somewhere better.
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Your original returned
Post the broken part, we return it tracked. Your only one stays your only one.
02
You approve before we print
We send the design back for sign-off. No surprise builds.
03
Straight answer, fast
Send a photo and we'll tell you if we can make it, what it costs, and how long.
04
Your file, kept
Reordering is one email, not a new job.
Quick answers
Yes, that is most of what we do. Post us the part or a photo and we rebuild it as a 3D printed replacement part, even if the original has been out of production for years.
Yes. We rebuild the shape from what is left and any photos you send.
We match it to the closest colour we stock. Tell us the shade and we get as near as we can.
Usually, yes, if the design gives us room to reinforce the part where it failed.
Post us the broken one. That gives us the most to work from, and we return it tracked.
Generic household parts start from around £80. More complex or larger parts cost more. Send a photo for a straight price.
About a week from when we have the part.
No. Anything that touches food or drink is not something we take on.
That is most of what we do. Odd, obscure, one-off parts are our normal.
POST IT · OR SEND A PHOTO
Got a part that's broken, lost, or impossible to buy? Post it to us. You'll get a straight answer on whether we can remake it, what it'll cost, and when you'll have it.
You'll hear back from a real engineer, not an account manager or an auto-reply.
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