PLA or PETG for parts that live outside in Highveld sun?
PLA softens at about 55 °C. A car dashboard in a Joburg summer gets well past that. Here's how to choose.
Publishing with the launchSmall-scale 3D printing, priced by the gram and the minute. Send us a model and we price it before anything is printed — collection in Johannesburg or delivery nationwide.
Upload a model for a quoteSTL · 3MF · OBJ. We confirm the price before anything is printed.StartOur Bambu Lab A1 mini is made for parts that fit in your hand. You pay for the grams and minutes your part actually uses, not a big-machine minimum per part.
From a clip for your car to a shroud for your graphics card. If it fits on a 180 mm plate, we can probably print it.
Clips, trim tabs, cup holders, badge mounts and the small plastic part the dealer only sells as a whole assembly.
Get a priceGPU supports, fan shrouds, drive caddies, cable combs and brackets for a case that never quite fit.
Get a priceWashing machine knobs, drawer runners, tap handles, blind clips and the fridge shelf bracket that snapped.
Get a priceHelmet parts, armour pieces, prop guns and tabletop terrain, printed in the colour you want.
Get a priceLanding gear, camera mounts, antenna holders and battery trays that survive a hard landing.
Get a priceProject enclosures, jigs, teaching models and the first version of something you plan to manufacture.
Get a priceSend a photo, a sketch or the broken part. We model it in CAD, show you a 3D preview to approve, test the fit and print it. You keep the file.
Photos from a few angles, measurements if you have them, and what the part has to do. WhatsApp is easiest.
5 minutesWe reply with a fixed design price and a date. No surprises: you pay for the design once, prints are quoted separately.
Same dayModelled in CAD to real dimensions, with clearances for screws, clips and moving parts.
1–4 daysYou get a 3D preview link to spin around. Ask for changes; revisions are included in every tier.
Your callFor parts that must fit something, we print a quick test piece first. Then the final print ships with your STEP and STL files.
1–2 daysOne-part fixes: clips, knobs, spacers, caps.
1 revision · 1–2 daysMulti-part assemblies, moving joints, fit-critical parts.
2 revisions · 3–5 daysFull products, enclosures with electronics, production-ready files.
3 revisions · 1–2 weeksMaterial is priced per gram including waste, and machine time is added per hour. Check how each one handles Highveld heat before you choose.
Everyday prints, crisp detail
Chalky finish that hides layer lines
Metallic sheen and a smooth gloss
Tough, outdoor-ready, heat resistant
Rubbery and flexible, prints slowly
Charges in light, glows in the dark
Prices are the filament cost bands we buy at, not the retail price of a spool. The quote applies your chosen material automatically.
Got a colour you love or a spool that came with your own printer? We’ll print with it. You skip the material cost and pay a small handling fee.
We print 1.75 mm PLA, PLA+, Matte, Silk, PETG and TPU (95A or firmer). Our printer has no enclosure and a standard nozzle, so no ABS, ASA, nylon, or carbon- or glass-filled filament.
Not sure? Send a photo of the spool label on WhatsApp.
Pick the material and the closest colour so the preview looks right. The material cost drops to zero and a R25 handling fee covers loading, purging and returning your spool.
The quote tells you exactly how many grams to bring: your part plus about 15 g for purging and calibration. A spool that’s nearly empty may not reach the printer, so at least 50 g left on the reel is best.
Drop it off at our collection point, or send it to us by Pudo with your order number on the bag. Damp filament prints badly, so we can dry it first for R40.
Every spool gets a 5-minute test print first. If it’s wet, brittle or the diameter wanders, we WhatsApp you before printing, at no charge. Leftover filament comes back with your parts.
Best for bigger prints or special filament. For small parts our stock filament usually costs less than the handling fee, and the quote shows you both prices.
Our own product lines, printed in small batches. Starting with Extrudr Pets: toys and accessories made for supervised play.
Treat puzzles, slow feeders and chew-safe shapes in food-grade PETG. Supervised play only.
Under-desk trays, cable combs, headphone hooks and monitor risers sized for real desks.
The bits that break and cost a fortune as an assembly: knobs, clips, brackets, covers.
Join the independent printers we send overflow jobs to. We find the customers, price the jobs and handle payment. You print, pack and get paid weekly.
We are opening to a small group of makers first, so applications are reviewed by hand. There is no fee to join.
Model, multi-colour unit, nozzles, materials and the hours you can spare.
We WhatsApp you a three-part test kit. Print it at your normal settings and send photos.
Your first jobs get a photo check before they ship, so customers always get our standard.
Jobs land in your queue with files and settings. Mark them done, ship by Pudo, get paid every week.
Practical write-ups on materials, design for printing and keeping older printers running.
PLA softens at about 55 °C. A car dashboard in a Joburg summer gets well past that. Here's how to choose.
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