3D Printed Replacement Parts for Equipment the OEM No Longer Supports

A 3D printed replacement part is a new plastic part for a machine you already own. The old one broke, wore out, or was dropped. The maker no longer sells it. We rebuild the shape and print it, so the machine runs again.

Here is what this page is about. We print parts for your own gear. We do not sell spare parts for 3D printers. Looking for a hotend, an extruder, or a nozzle for your own printer? This is not that page.

The parts we see most were plastic to begin with. Housings, guards, knobs, guides, clips, bushings, hoppers, latches, and brackets. Some were metal. Those still work in plastic once we check the load. Plant teams order these every week. See plant operations for how that runs day to day.

Whatever you have. A file is fastest. A broken part is fine. A photo with rough sizes is enough to start. You do not need CAD skills and you do not need a drawing.

If you send a file, upload it at the instant quote and you see a price right away. Sending a part or a photo? Ask us to review the job. A person reviews your request and follows up by email.

Only have the broken part? Our reverse engineering page shows the six photos to take and the sizes that decide the fit. If the part number came back no longer available, start at obsolete parts. Tradespeople have their own page: trades and field service.

Turning a drawing or a sample into a printable file is design work, quoted as its own line. The print is a separate line. The details sit on our custom parts page.

Most small plastic parts are. If the old part was plastic, a printed copy usually works. If the part was metal, we look at load, heat, and wear before we say yes.

Good picks: covers, guards, guides, knobs, clips, spacers, chutes, hoppers, and mounting plates. These are shapes, not stress members. They fail from age and impact, not from load.

Harder picks: gears under real torque. Parts that run hotter than any plastic we print can take. Parts under steady pressure. Anything that holds a person up. Tell us the job and we will say plainly if plastic is the wrong answer.

One more note. We print parts you have the right to make. If you are not sure about a part, check before you order.

PETG is our default for shop and plant work. It ranks high for strength and holds its shape well in normal heat. It takes impact and shrugs off most shop solvents, which is what a machine part meets all day.

PA-CF is the pick when the part carries load or sits near heat. It is our usual pick for load bearing repairs, and it holds the most heat of anything we print. It also wears better, so it suits guides and bushings.

ABS ranks second for heat, behind only PA-CF. TPU is the weakest of the five and belongs on a seal, a bumper, or a pad. PLA has the lowest heat tolerance of our five core materials, so it stays indoors and cool. These are rankings across the materials we sell, not published specs, since filament brands differ widely on the same nominal material. Compare them all on the materials page, or read the specs for PETG and PA-CF.

We can print the copy a bit thicker than the old one. That part broke for a reason. A thicker wall or a rounded inside corner fixes the weak spot. Our 7 design checks flag the same issues on any file you upload.

Yes, and that is the point. Your file stays on your private order page after the first order. Open the link from your receipt, click reorder, and pay today's price for the same file. You do not re-quote and you do not re-send anything.

Instant prices and saved projects hold for 30 days. A reviewed quote shows its own valid-until date. Teams can share the order link. It shows the part and the price, so the shop lead and the buyer see the same thing. Anyone who holds the link can reorder, so share it with care.

Many plants stock two of a part instead of one. The spare sits on the shelf. That is cheap to do here. The per-part price drops as the count grows, and there is no minimum order.

Most orders ship in 3 to 5 business days. That clock starts when we have a printable file. We print and ship in the USA, so customs never holds your parts.

If you send a file, PLA and PETG get an instant price the moment you upload. ABS, PA-CF, and TPU route to a person, who prices the job. A person reviews your request and follows up by email.

If we have to rebuild the shape first, add time for that pass. Larger runs order online at the tiered per-part price, or go to a person for review. On a reviewed run, a person quotes the lead time and gives you a date before you pay. Expedited production is a request. A person emails you a price and a date before anything starts. Our glossary entry on lead time spells out what the clock covers.

These examples show typical jobs, not named customers.

A maintenance lead mails in a snapped conveyor guide. The machine is 14 years old and the maker dropped the line. We measure the piece, rebuild it, and ship six in PETG.

A packaging team keeps losing a small plastic latch. They order 50 at once and put them in the crib. The per-part price at 50 is well under the price of one.

You see one price per part, with no tooling bill. That price drops at 10, 50, 250, and 1,000 parts. See how our pricing works, or read about low-volume production runs when you need a bigger batch.

Need shop tooling to go with it? See jigs and fixtures. Need a housing? See custom enclosures.