Know what
the project includes.
Every project gets a reviewed, fixed quote before work starts. The examples show how print costs are calculated. Design and sourced work are scoped beside them, never folded in silently.
Example costs
Calculated from parts, grams, and machine hours. Print only unless stated. Examples, not a quote.
Replacement bracket
$90
Print only. Design and revisions quoted separately.
One part carries the whole order setup, so a small part is not a small price.
Discontinued knob
$95
$95 printing + $145–$290 design = $240–$385 estimated total
Modelled from the broken sample. The design hours are an example assumption, agreed per project.
Three fit-check variants
$130
Print only. Design and revisions quoted separately.
Three variants in one batch, printed together. Each later revision has its own agreed scope and schedule.
Four assembly jigs
$150
Print only. Design and revisions quoted separately.
Four parts in one order share one setup.
Ten drill guides
$270
Print only. Design and revisions quoted separately.
Ten in one order. Setup is paid once and spread across the batch.
Engineering rates and scope
Three rates, because repairing a mesh is not tolerancing an assembly. One-hour minimum on each.
- File preparation and repair
- Mechanical design in Creo
- GD&T and tolerance analysis
1-hour minimum on all three.
Design and GD&T work is quoted by the hour with the deliverables, included revisions, and checks agreed first. The smallest design engagement is one hour at $145.
An older $125 minimum for jobs that include engineering still applies as an order floor. It is not a design package: one hour of design or GD&T already clears it.
Print jobs with no design work are quoted from the file. Print only starts at $60.
Discuss a designEstimate a print budget
A print-only range from size and time assumptions. Not a quote.
How big is one part?
How many?
Material
Timeline
$170to$220
Based on these size and print-time assumptions.
- Quantity
- Material
- Assumed print time
- Timeline
Includes
- Printing in the chosen material
- As-printed finish
- Standard turnaround after approval
- Chicago pickup or courier, arranged with the job
Not included
- Design, modelling, and revisions
- Sanding, priming, or other finishing
- Rush, unless selected above
- Shipping
A print-only budget, not a quote. Your quote comes from the part’s geometry and is fixed before work starts.
Send for a quote$60 minimum, print only
Standard printing takes 3–5 business days after approval. Design and sourced work are scheduled separately.
Next day, ×1.5
Qualifying printing work only, confirmed per job before you pay. Design and sourced work are scheduled separately.
$1,000 supplier minimum, 30% coordination markup
A $1,000 supplier quote plus 30% is $1,300 before any other explicitly quoted charge. The markup is on the supplier quote, not a gross margin. Acceptance and inspection scope are confirmed for each job.