Laser cutting and 3D printing
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.
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) – $15-21
6mm 24 x 12" acrylic (available in white, black, clear & orange) - $30
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
.psd
We can also help adapt .png, .pdf, .jpg
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
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