Laser cutting and 3D printing Services
Laser Cutting
We’re here to help you laser cut your own designs, one of our many creations, or help you come up with something new & original, courtesy of commercial-grade laser cutter and engraver - 50 watt Epilog Mini.
Pricing:
Standard flat materials (wood/acrylic):
•$10 set up fee
•$2/minute laser time (1 min minimum)
Custom materials/objects (Your items (e.g., boxes, notebooks, mugs etc.) or non-flat objects that require a jig or rotator tool:
•$25 set up fee • $35 set up fee for non-flat objects
•$5/minute laser time (1 min minimum)
+$5 set up for metal engravings (Cermark aka permanent marking spray)
*Set up fees may change based on the object and quantity. Send us an email with your request to get a quote!
Need help with your design?
$100/hour for custom design, including live, 1:1 prototyping - email us to make an appointment to come in!
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Materials
Laser bed size is 24″ x 12″. We have the following material available for purchase (in addition to laser time):
5 mm 24 x 12″ maple plywood – $12
3 mm 24 x 12″ birch plywood – $10
3 mm 24 x 12″ acrylic (available in a range of colours) – $15-37
• Clear - $15
• Black/white/coloured - $18
• Neon - $21
• Mirror - $23
• Coloured mirror - $37
6 mm 24 x 12" acrylic (available in white, black, clear & orange) - $30-36
• clear - $30
• Black/white/coloured - $36
1 mm 24 x 12" Mylar / PETG - $8
Other:
Cork – 8″ trivets – $6
Cork – 3.5″ coaster – $4
Slate – 4″ coaster – $8
Sugar cookies – $4 each (minimum order of 12)
Macarons – $3.50 each (minimum order of 12)
LAMOSE mugs - $50 (includes 2" engraving)
Lunch Thermos - $30 (includes 2" engraving)
Wood cheeseboards - starting at $50 (includes 2" engraving)
Materials we can source, or you can bring yourself:
Plywood
Acrylic
Natural wood – cedar, birch, maple etc
Wood handles – utensils, boxes etc
Live edge wood cuts
Stone
Cheeseboards
Glasses
Leather
Felt
EVA foam
Linoleum (rubber)
Worbla
Silicone
File types & file submission:
Vector based files are best:
.ai
.svg
.eps
We can also help adapt .png, .pdf, .jpg, .psd
You can email files to info@themakerbean.com for an estimate.
Timing:
Standard timing is 1-2 days turnaround (pending print size)
Rush orders: same day (+$40) or guaranteed next day (+$25)
Rush pricing may increase based on project pipeline and time of year
3D Printing
Whether you’ve got your own 3D modelled design, or want to choose from the 1M+ designs available on sites like Thingiverse or myMiniFactory, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll help 3D your ideas with our Prusa i3 MK3!
Pricing:
$5 set up & slicing fee
$10/hour of print time (1 hour minimum)
Material:
PLA filament – available in many different colours (see colours here)
File types & file submission:
.STL preferred, also other file types such as OBJ, AMF, and 3MF
You can also send us a Thingiverse or myMiniFactory link
You can email files to info@themakerbean.com for an estimate.
Timing:
Standard timing is 1-2 days turnaround (pending print size)
Rush orders: same day (+$40) or guaranteed next day (+$25)
Rush pricing may increase based on project pipeline and time of year
Supports
Many 3D prints require supports during printing; we do not remove supports, but they should be easy for you to remove; here's a video with instructions to remove supports
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