Who writes this
Refabrication is built and written by Peter Peeters, who measures the parts, runs the prints and publishes what broke.
Most pages about 3D printed replacement parts are written by people who have not printed the part. This one is written from the bench: a real measured brief, a Blender script, a sliced file, and a photograph of the result.
What I actually do here
- Measure the object and the mating part, and write the numbers down with their datums.
- Model the part from a fixed script, so the geometry can be re-run and checked rather than hand-drawn once.
- Check the mesh, slice it, and print it.
- Publish the failure as well as the result. The sample on the homepage went through modelling and slicing checks; it is a nameplate, not a load-bearing part, and the page says so.
How to check any of this
The tested sample is downloadable as STL and 3MF from the sample section, with its dimensions, layer count and estimated filament. The guides cite the numbers they were written from. Where a claim cannot be checked, the page says that instead of dressing it up.
What I will not do
I will not print parts that carry mains voltage, seal gas or water, touch food, sit against a heat source, or hold a person or a structural load. That refusal is not caution theatre: it is the most useful thing this site can tell you. The decision guide explains where each line sits.
What this site is today
A public preview. The brief builder validates your measurements and gives you a file to keep. Automatic generation of a new model is not connected yet, and no page pretends otherwise. When it is, the same rule applies: a validated brief is never presented as a finished part.
Contact
Corrections and awkward questions are welcome: hello@refabrication.com.