3D Printing / Materials
The everyday all-rounder
A dependable everyday material for prototypes, enclosures and display pieces.
Reach for it when you want
Skip it for: Hot cars and dishwashers — it softens around 60 °C.
11 colours in stock
Tough and weather-happy
A tougher, more weather-resistant material for functional parts.
Reach for it when you want
Skip it for: Ultra-fine miniatures — PLA+ resolves crisper detail.
12 colours in stock
Bends, bounces, grips
A flexible material for grips, bumpers and parts that need to bend.
Reach for it when you want
Skip it for: Rigid structural parts — it is deliberately soft.
2 colours in stock
Heat-hardened workhorse
The engineering choice for parts that live near heat or sun — car interiors, tool jigs, mechanical parts. ASA adds serious UV resistance for permanent outdoor duty.
Reach for it when you want
Skip it for: Large flat plates — the material likes to warp; talk to us first.
PLA+ for anything decorative or indoor, PETG for anything functional or outdoor. Those two cover the vast majority of jobs — and the quote tool lets you flick between materials to compare prices instantly.
Materials flagged food-safe are printed with that in mind, but FDM printing leaves microscopic layer grooves that can harbour bacteria — treat prints as food-contact-occasional (cookie cutters, dry goods) rather than daily-use tableware.
Often, yes. Contact us with the colour and material and we can usually order it in for your job — small lead time, no drama.
Most parts print at 0.2 mm layers — the sweet spot of strength, finish and price. Fine-detail pieces are printed finer where the model benefits; we make that call during the pre-print check.
Upload your part and flick between materials in the quote tool — the price updates live, so comparing costs nothing.
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