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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.

  • A3 to 5 days after approval

    Replacement bracket

    $90

    FDM · PETG · 80 mm · 1 part · 40 g · 3 hr

    Print only. Design and revisions quoted separately.

    One part carries the whole order setup, so a small part is not a small price.

  • B3 to 5 days after approval

    Discontinued knob

    $95

    FDM · ABS · 32 mm · 1 part · 80 g · 6 hr

    $95 printing + $145–$290 design = $240–$385 estimated total

    Modelled from the broken sample. The design hours are an example assumption, agreed per project.

  • C3 to 5 days after approval

    Three fit-check variants

    $130

    FDM · PETG · 30 mm · 3 parts · 150 g · 9 hr

    Print only. Design and revisions quoted separately.

    Three variants in one batch, printed together. Each later revision has its own agreed scope and schedule.

  • D3 to 5 days after approval

    Four assembly jigs

    $150

    FDM · PETG · 60 mm · 4 parts · 200 g · 11 hr

    Print only. Design and revisions quoted separately.

    Four parts in one order share one setup.

  • E3 to 5 days after approval

    Ten drill guides

    $270

    FDM · PETG · 100 mm · 10 parts · 450 g · 24 hr

    Print only. Design and revisions quoted separately.

    Ten in one order. Setup is paid once and spread across the batch.

Example parts, calculated with the cost model from the parts, grams, and machine hours shown. Print only unless stated. Demonstration geometry, not customer work. Your part is priced from your part.

Engineering rates and scope

Three rates, because repairing a mesh is not tolerancing an assembly. One-hour minimum on each.

File preparation and repair
$95/hr
Mechanical design in Creo
$145/hr
GD&T and tolerance analysis
$185/hr

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 design

Estimate a print budget

A print-only range from size and time assumptions. Not a quote.

How big is one part?

Assumes 80 to 180 g and 5 to 11 machine hours per part.

How many?

Order setup spread across 4 parts. That is where the price per part drops.

Material

Base machine time.

Timeline

Printing 3–5 business days after approval.

Estimated print budget

$170to$220

Based on these size and print-time assumptions.

Quantity
4 parts
Material
PLA or PETG
Assumed print time
20 to 44 hr total
Timeline
Standard

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
Printing

$60 minimum, print only

Standard printing takes 3–5 business days after approval. Design and sourced work are scheduled separately.

Rush

Next day, ×1.5

Qualifying printing work only, confirmed per job before you pay. Design and sourced work are scheduled separately.

CNC sourcing

$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.

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