In development
The lab: what we're building for ourselves.
Things we're working on that aren't services yet. We publish them because the work is interesting, and because it's how we learn the next thing we'll be good at.
3D printing and modelling
It started because we kept needing parts that either didn't exist or cost more to buy than to make: mounts, enclosures, jigs, a replacement for something discontinued.
What it is now: a printer, a growing library of parametric models, and a set of half-answered questions about materials. What it isn't: a service. We can't quote you a lead time because we don't have one.
Machine and materials in testing
Working through what survives real use rather than what prints prettily.
A parametric model library, growing
Fixtures, enclosures and replacement parts we needed ourselves.
Nothing production-ready yet
Tolerances are inconsistent and the finishing is slow. Both are being worked on.
What we're finding out
The open questions, which are more interesting than the finished parts.
How materials behave outdoors
PLA fails, PETG survives, ASA is a nuisance to print. We want numbers rather than forum opinion.
Tolerances that survive assembly
A part that fits on the bench and not in the machine is a part that failed.
Whether small runs make sense at all
Two people, one machine. The economics may simply not work, and finding that out is a legitimate result.