Discontinued
The manufacturer has dropped the part, the model line has ended or the company no longer exists. Instead of replacing the whole thing, you replace just that one part – and I make it.
Spare parts & one-offs
Spare parts recreated – even just one.
Discontinued, overpriced or only sold in a set with parts that still work? I can recreate almost any part – with no minimum order. From the original, from broken pieces or from photos and measurements.
- Even just oneno minimum order
- No drawingfrom the original, broken pieces or photos with measurements
- Free quoteno obligation
- CAD fileon request, for repeat orders
When the original is not an option.
Usually the device, machine or vehicle still works – just one part is broken or missing.
Too expensive for what it is
A small plastic part priced like half a new appliance? The free quote tells you up front what a replacement would cost – then you decide.
Only sold as a set
One clip is broken, but the only thing on sale is the whole assembly – including parts that are perfectly fine. I make just the part you need.
Fix the weak spot
If the original broke in one place, the new part can be made stronger there, printed in a fibre-reinforced material or reinforced with glass-fibre mat.
No minimum order
A one-off is a perfectly normal order.
Injection-moulded parts need an expensive mould – which is why they are often only made in large numbers, or eventually not at all. 3D printing needs no mould: a single part costs what goes into it – measuring, design, material, print time and finishing.
If you need more later, the part can be made again from the same CAD model – as a one-off or a small batch. On request you get the file (STEP or STL) as well.
Helpful for a quick quote
- The original part – even in pieces – or photos from all sides, ideally with a ruler in the picture
- The key dimensions, especially at holes and mating surfaces
- Make and model of the device the part belongs to
- Where it sits and what it has to withstand: load, heat, sunlight, oil
- Quantity – one is fine
How your spare part is made.
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Photos or the original
Send me photos from several sides and a few measurements – or the original part itself, even in pieces.
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Measure or scan
Simple parts I measure by hand. Complex shapes I scan with photogrammetry and scale using measured reference dimensions.
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Rebuild in CAD
A clean CAD model is built: broken or missing areas completed, fits and wall thicknesses designed for printing.
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Test part
If needed, I first print a test piece to check the fit. If it doesn’t fit yet, I adjust the model.
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Finished part
Printed in the right material, reinforced or painted on request – collected in Simmozheim near Stuttgart or shipped.
Scanned and recreated – two examples.
Scan & reverse engineering
Spare part from a scan: engine‑bay fan shroud
Broken, no drawing, no replacement available – scanned, redesigned as a CAD model and printed with glass-fibre reinforcement.
Scan & reverse engineering
3D scan & enlarged replica of a cane head
Starting from a hand-painted steampunk cane head: scanned, digitally prepared and reprinted at a larger scale.
Spare parts: common questions.
Is there a minimum order?
No. A single part is a perfectly normal order, and small batches are fine too.
The part is broken into several pieces – can you still do it?
Yes. I scan what is left of the part and build a clean, complete CAD model from it – with real dimensions instead of warped fragments, and any missing areas filled in. That’s how the engine-bay fan shroud was made.
I no longer have the part – only the device.
Then the mating part it sat on, photos of an intact part or the make and model of the device can help. Tell me what you have – I’ll let you know whether it’s enough.
What does a replacement part cost?
It depends on how much measuring or scanning and design work it needs, plus material, size and finishing. You get a free quote up front and decide then – no obligation.
Do I get the file?
On request, yes – as STEP or STL. That way the part can be made again later.
Got a project in mind?
Need a part you can’t simply buy?
Send me photos, a sketch or a file. You’ll get an honest assessment and a free quote – no obligation.