They don't make it anymore. We do.
A $4 plastic part shouldn't retire a $400 appliance, a machine, or a camper. Bring us the broken piece — we'll measure it, rebuild it as a real CAD model, and make you a new one. Usually stronger than the part that failed.
The parts nobody sells anymore
- Appliance parts — knobs, handles, latches, hinges, feet, and trim for machines whose manufacturer moved on years ago.
- RV & camper fittings — interior clips, vent parts, brackets, and trim pieces that dealers can't order and salvage yards don't have.
- Machine & equipment components — guards, guides, wear parts, and housings for shop equipment that still has years of life left.
- Farm & outdoor equipment parts — the plastic bits on mowers, sprayers, and implements that break first and cost the most in downtime.
- Vintage and one-off parts — pieces for classic gear where the "supplier" stopped existing decades ago.
How a broken part becomes a new one
1. We measure what's left. Calipers, gauges, and the mating parts it attaches to. A cracked or half-missing part is normally enough — geometry that's gone can be reconstructed from the parts around it.
2. We rebuild it in CAD — properly. Not a rough scan mesh: a clean, dimensioned, engineering-grade model. That matters, because it means the part can be printed today, machined later, or reordered forever. The file is yours to keep.
3. We fix why it broke. Plastic parts fail at predictable places — sharp inside corners, thin bosses, brittle material. Reproduction is the moment to add the fillet, thicken the wall, or switch to a tougher material, so the new part isn't scheduled to fail like the old one.
4. We make it. Most replacements are 3D printed in-house in an end-use material and in your hands within the week. Need five spares, or fifty? Small batches cost far less than the first part, because the engineering is already done.
Local means you can just bring it in
No photographing every angle for an upload form. Bring the part to the shop in South Bend (by appointment — call or text (574) 621-2288), or mail it if you're further out in Michiana. An engineer looks at it, tells you honestly whether reproduction makes sense, and quotes the real cost within one business day.
Replacement part questions, answered
Can you make a part that is discontinued or impossible to find?
Yes — that is most of this work. We measure the original (even a broken one), rebuild it as an engineering-grade CAD model, and make a new part. If the original had a weak point, we usually fix it in the same pass so the replacement outlasts the part it replaces.
I only have the broken part. Is that enough to work from?
Almost always. Bring the pieces in a bag — cracks, missing chunks and all. We reconstruct the geometry from what remains, the mating parts it attaches to, and photos of an intact one if you can find any.
How much does a custom replacement part cost?
Simple parts like knobs, clips, caps, and brackets often land under a hundred dollars including the design work. Complex or load-bearing parts cost more because they take real engineering. You get an exact quote within one business day, before anything is made.
Are 3D printed replacement parts strong enough?
For most brackets, housings, knobs, guides, and fittings — yes, printed in the right material at the right orientation they meet or beat the original injection-molded part. When a part genuinely needs metal, we tell you, and can design it for machining instead.
Can you improve the part instead of just copying it?
Yes, and we usually should. The part broke for a reason. Thicker walls where it cracked, a fillet where stress concentrated, a better material than the brittle original — reproducing a part is the perfect moment to fix its design.
Do you make replacement parts for RVs, farm equipment, and appliances?
All three, constantly. Interior fittings and trim clips for RVs around Elkhart, guards and brackets for farm equipment, and the knobs, handles, and latches that appliance makers stopped stocking years ago. If it broke and nobody sells it, that's exactly our job. We're at 746 S Arnold St Suite 8, South Bend — drop-offs by appointment.