Laser cutting and 3D printing

Laser Cutting

   Lasered zippo lighter  

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.

Pricing:

Our materials: $10 set up fee + $2/minute lasering time
+$3/minute for non-flat objects that require a jig or rotator tool

Your items (e.g., boxes, notebooks, etc.): $25 set up fee + $5/minute lasering time; +$5 set up for metal engravings (Cermarking)

Note: set up fees can vary based on size and complexity of order 

$100/hour for custom design, including live, 1:1 prototyping
Materials are extra (see Materials section below)

Material

Laser bed size is 24″ x 12″. We have the following material available for purchase:

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

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)

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
.eps
.svg
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 (+$20)

3D Printing

3D stamp  3D printed PPE

 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 take your idea and make it 3D!

Pricing:
$5 set up & slicing fee
$8/hour of print time

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 (+$20)

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