Datum Labs · For repair shops
The part is discontinued. I'll make you a new one.
Reverse-engineered and 3D printed replacements for parts you can't buy anymore. Snap a few photos of the broken original from your phone — that's all it takes to get a fixed-price quote.
How it works
Three steps, no account, no phone tag.
Send a photo
From your phone, right now. The broken part, a ruler next to it if you have one. That's enough to start.
I model it and quote
You get a fixed price and a ship date within 24 hours. No charge to look, no obligation.
Printed and shipped
Approved parts ship in 3–5 business days. If it doesn't fit, I revise the model and reprint it.
Get a quote
Measure or photograph your part.
Two ways to send it: measure it in your browser for the tightest quote, or just upload photos. Either way I reply with a fixed price and a ship date within one business day — I read every one myself.
Recommended · Tightest quote
Measure it in your browser first
CamScan opens right here — a free tool I built, no install or account. Add each angle, set its orientation, and mark the dimensions; the annotated photos then drop straight into the form below. Best for an exact quote.
Set the scale
Lay a printed marker — or a coin, card, or ruler — flat beside the part. CamScan finds it and corrects for tilt automatically.
Measure each angle
Pick the view — Top, Front or Side — then mark the edges, holes and gaps. Add another photo for each angle.
It fills the form
Hit Review & Submit and the annotated, measured photos drop into the form below — no re-uploading.
Free browser tool — no install, no account. It runs right on this page.
or just upload photos
Got it — your photos are with me.
I'll reply with a fixed price and a ship date within one business day. If it's urgent, call or text and say you sent a part through the site.
Quote goes to the email you entered. Nothing else to do on your end.
What I make
Obsolete plastic, mostly.
If the original was injection-moulded plastic and the manufacturer stopped making it, it's probably in scope. I'll tell you straight when printing isn't the right answer rather than sell you a part that will fail — load-bearing metal, gas-wetted, and food-contact parts are the usual no. Have your own design or 3D file? I take general print jobs too — send it over.
Price & turnaround
What this usually costs.
Every job is quoted before you commit — free, no obligation. The tiers below are where most land, not a rate card you're locked into.
Already have a 3D file? Send an STL or STEP and I'll print it — a replacement, a prototype, or any model. PLA, PETG, or carbon-fiber PETG. General print jobs welcome, not just replacements.
A clip, knob, spacer, or bracket I can model from a clear photo and one known dimension. Simple geometry, quick turnaround.
Measured or multi-view parts with tighter tolerances — most land around $120. A second identical part is far cheaper than the first, so say up front if you need a few.
No original to copy? I'll engineer it from your requirements — priced hourly or by the project.
Quote back within 24 hours; approved parts ship in 3–5 business days. $25 minimum · quotes always free · repeat parts discounted · rush sometimes possible, just ask. New repair shops: your first simple part is on me.
Common questions
Questions, answered.
Can you make a part that's no longer available?
Yes. I reverse-engineer and 3D print discontinued and obsolete plastic parts from a photo or your measurements — knobs, clips, gears, brackets, housings, bezels and more.
What do you need to quote a replacement part?
A clear photo of the broken original with something for scale (a coin or ruler), plus the equipment make and model and the old part number if you have them. That's enough to start.
How much does a custom 3D printed part cost?
Simple parts like clips, knobs and spacers start at $29; most reverse-engineered parts run $75–250. Send your own 3D file and it's material + $15. Every job is quoted free before you commit.
How long does it take?
You get a fixed price and a ship date within one business day, and approved parts ship in 3–5 business days.
Are 3D printed replacement parts strong enough?
For most non-structural plastic parts, yes — I print in durable PLA, PETG or carbon-fiber PETG to match the original. I'll tell you honestly if a part should be metal or isn't a good fit for printing (load-bearing, pressure-holding or food-contact parts).
Can you print my own 3D file, or design a part from scratch?
Both. Send a ready STL or STEP and I'll print it — any part, not just replacements — or I'll design one from your requirements if there's no original to copy.
Do I have to be a repair shop?
No. I make parts for repair shops, restorers, hobbyists and anyone who needs a discontinued or custom part.
Capability demo
Measured from photos. Modelled. Printed.
A demonstration of the process end to end — an existing part measured from photographs, rebuilt in CAD, and printed. This is a demonstration build, not a customer job; real shop work will replace it here as it comes in.
Carabiner — measured from photos, rebuilt, printed
No original drawings and nothing to trace: the part was measured from ordinary photographs against a calibration target, rebuilt in CAD to those dimensions, and printed. Same three steps your part goes through — which is why a clear photo with something for scale is all I need to start.
Printed as a shape-and-fit demonstration. A printed carabiner is not load-bearing and is not a substitute for a rated climbing component.