3D printed replacement parts For things nobody sells anymore.
A two-dollar clip shouldn’t mean a new dishwasher. Send us the broken piece, or good photos and measurements. We model a copy, fix whatever made it fail, and print it in a plastic suited to the job.
One part or a handful of spares. Pickup in Sault Ste. Marie, or shipped anywhere in Canada.
- Copy of a broken part
- Usually $25 to $60
- Part designed from scratch
- Usually $80 to $250
- What we need
- The broken part, or photos and measurements
- Typical turnaround
- About a week, sooner for simple parts
What we copy
These are the kinds of parts we make. If it’s plastic, it broke, and nobody sells it on its own anymore, we can probably make it.
Appliances
Dishwasher latches and rack wheels, fridge shelf clips and door bins, washer and dryer knobs, and vacuum clips and nozzles.
Around the house
Blind brackets, furniture feet, drawer runners, shelf pins, and window and screen-door hardware.
Tools and outdoor gear
Garage door opener gears, pressure washer seals, battery covers, and knobs for snowblowers, trimmers and mowers.
Easier to use
Lever grips for round taps, bigger knobs, and key turners for hands that don’t grip like they used to.
Hobbies and toys
RC and model parts, drone mounts, board game inserts, and battery doors for toys that still work fine.
Shops and equipment
Knobs, covers, guards and cable clips for older machines whose makers have moved on.
A copy that outlasts the original
Most plastic parts fail at a thin wall, a sharp inside corner, or a material chosen to save a few cents. A straight copy fails the same way, so we don’t stop at copying.
- Measured, not guessed
Calipers on everything that meets another part, teeth counted on gears, and the thread pitch checked on anything that screws on.
- Weak spots fixed
Thicker walls where it cracked, rounded corners where the stress gathered, and ribs where it flexed too far.
- The right plastic
Nylon for gears, TPU for seals, ASA for anything that lives outside. Compare the materials.
- Printed the strong way
A printed part is weakest between its layers, so we lay it on the bed with the load running along the layers, not across them.
No part? Send photos.
Photos and a few measurements are enough for most parts. A few minutes of setup saves a round of back and forth.
- Shoot straight down. An angled photo makes the far end look smaller.
- Put a ruler beside it, at the same height as the part.
- Use a plain background. A sheet of printer paper is perfect.
- Get every side: top, bottom and each end.
- Measure what connects: holes, pins, clips, and the gap the part fits into.
- For seals and gaskets, measure the groove, not the old seal, which shrinks and warps with age.
| Item | In the shot | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Every piece | Laid out the way they fit together, not glued |
| 2 | A ruler | Beside the part and at the same height, so the scale is true |
| 3 | Plain paper | Contrast makes the edges easy to trace |
When printing isn’t the answer
Printed plastic is the right fix for a lot of things, but not everything. Parts that carry heavy loads, sit against something hot, or keep someone safe usually need metal or the original part.
If yours is one of them, we’ll say so up front, and the quote won’t cost you anything.
What replacement parts usually cost
Every job gets its own quote, and quotes are free.
| Job | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Copy of a broken partClips, gears, gaskets and knobs, from a sample or good measurements | $25 to $60 |
| Part designed to fitBrackets, adapters, mounts and panels modelled from scratch | $80 to $250 |
Prices before tax. Every price is confirmed before we start. All prices and common questions
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Tell us what broke.
Photos with a ruler in the shot are a good start. The broken part itself is better, so mail it in if you can.
Rather email or call? Write to hello@norcode.com or call 519-697-8524.