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Parts people actually needed

Nearly every part here started with somebody photographing a broken thing and typing a sentence about it. You get their photo, the words they sent, and the part that came back. Rotate it, see what the run cost, and take the files.

They're one-off repairs for a chair leg, a plant pot, a light switch and a gate post, plus the odd thing nobody sells any more, and that is the sort of job that used to mean an afternoon in CAD or simply giving up on it. One part on the page is a standard fastener out of the catalogue rather than a job somebody brought us, and its card says so.

13 parts, and Make built every one of them.

  • A black twin-wheel office chair caster held in an open palm in front of a sofa
    What they sent
    Office chair caster, the part Make built
    What Make built

    Office chair caster

    From a photograph
    this wheel thing fell off the office chair, thats it in my hand. can you copy it? no ruler sorry

    A twin-wheel caster with a central fork, free-running wheels and a push-in stem.

    Size
    44 × 30 × 80 mm
    Build steps
    11
    Revisions
    3
    Model calls
    100
    Thinking time
    25m 53s
  • A white light switch on a cream wall, standing proud of the plaster with a dark gap round it
    What they sent
    Light switch spacer, the part Make built
    What Make built

    Light switch spacer

    From a photograph
    light switch sits proud of the plaster, theres a gap around it. i dont need a new plate, i need a little frame/spacer that goes behind so it looks finished

    A thin surround that sits behind a light switch and covers the gap in the plaster.

    Size
    92 × 92 × 4 mm
    Build steps
    9
    Revisions
    3
    Model calls
    18
    Thinking time
    6m 34s
  • A square metal chair leg standing on a tiled floor with its open end uppermost
    What they sent
    Chair leg foot, the part Make built
    What Make built

    Chair leg foot

    From a photograph
    this but a foot for it

    A push-in foot for the open end of a square chair leg.

    Size
    32 × 32 × 23 mm
    Build steps
    10
    Revisions
    3
    Model calls
    29
    Thinking time
    4m 33s
  • A vacuum brush roller wound with hair, lying on a carpet with its end cap facing the camera
    What they sent
    Vacuum roller end cap, the part Make built
    What Make built

    Vacuum roller end cap

    From a photograph
    end cap for the brush roller, still on the vacuum in the photo, hair everywhere. need a spare before this one splits

    An end cap for a vacuum brush roller, with a spigot, a bore and perimeter notches.

    The runtime has been corrected since this run, so the part here is what the same recipe builds today. A screw seat was being placed from the body’s bounding box rather than from the material under it, which moved this counterbore by 1.5 mm and took the solid from 8287.93 to 8137.51 cubic millimetres.

    Size
    34.8 × 35 × 15 mm
    Build steps
    11
    Revisions
    3
    Model calls
    11
    Thinking time
    2m 26s
  • A weathered grey gate post with an empty rectangular mortise cut into it
    What they sent
    Gate latch plate, the part Make built
    What Make built

    Gate latch plate

    From a photograph
    latch plate is gone, thats the recess in the post. make me a new plate that sits in there. painted wood, outdoor

    A keep plate for the mortise left in a gate post when the old one went.

    Size
    24 × 100 × 3 mm
    Build steps
    6
    Revisions
    3
    Model calls
    5
    Thinking time
    1m 26s
  • A cracked white shower head bracket clamped to a chrome rail on a tiled wall
    What they sent
    Shower head bracket, the part Make built
    What Make built

    Shower head bracket

    From a photograph
    recreate this bracket please, pipe in the middle is 30mm wide

    A wall bracket for a shower rail, with the cradle the cracked one had.

    Size
    37.99 × 66.09 × 90 mm
    Build steps
    15
    Revisions
    3
    Model calls
    164
    Thinking time
    20m 11s
  • An upturned terracotta plant pot showing the oversized hole in its base
    What they sent
    Plant pot drainage plug, the part Make built
    What Make built

    Plant pot drainage plug

    From a photograph
    the hole in the pot is too big and soil falls out. want a little mesh plug that sits in that hole. pot is flipped in the pic

    A slotted plug for a pot hole that keeps the soil in and lets the water out.

    Size
    35 × 35 × 9.6 mm
    Build steps
    8
    Revisions
    3
    Model calls
    9
    Thinking time
    1m 45s
  • A black 3D printed bracket on a printer bed with an allen key beside it
    What they sent
    Reinforced shelf bracket, the part Make built
    What Make built

    Reinforced shelf bracket

    From a photograph
    this print split on me, the layer lines just gave up at the corner. can you do the same bracket but thicker where it cracked? its a shelf for paint tins

    The same bracket again, thicker at the corner where the printed one split.

    Size
    120 × 36 × 120 mm
    Build steps
    7
    Revisions
    6
    Model calls
    40
    Thinking time
    7m 45s
  • A USB hub hanging off a laptop port on a wooden desk, with cables trailing below it
    What they sent
    USB hub stand, the part Make built
    What Make built

    USB hub stand

    From a photograph
    hub keeps hanging off the macbook and im scared the port will go. dont need a model of the hub, i need a little stand/support that holds it up. photo is the problem

    A desktop pedestal with an open cradle that supports the hub without blocking its cables.

    Size
    70 × 50 × 49.5 mm
    Build steps
    6
    Revisions
    9
    Model calls
    29
    Thinking time
    5m 55s
  • A printed bearing datasheet page on a desk, showing a drawing and a table of dimensions
    What they sent
    UCP204 pillow block, the part Make built
    What Make built

    UCP204 pillow block

    From a datasheet
    make the pillow block from this page, i photographed the printout because i cant find the file. no part to copy just the numbers

    A pillow block housing built from a photograph of a printed datasheet.

    Size
    140 × 38 × 68 mm
    Build steps
    13
    Revisions
    3
    Model calls
    24
    Thinking time
    7m 36s
  • Ribbed control knob, the part Make built
    What Make built

    Ribbed control knob

    Typed, no photo
    A round knob with ribs round the outside so it grips, and a flat top. Size does not matter yet, I will scale it before printing.

    A ribbed control knob with a shaft bore, a side fixing hole and a bevelled top.

    Size
    41.6 × 41.6 × 26 mm
    Build steps
    8
    Revisions
    3
    Model calls
    10
    Thinking time
    2m 3s
  • M8 x 50 threaded rod, the part Make built
    What Make built

    M8 x 50 threaded rod

    Typed, no photo
    M8 threaded rod, 50 mm long, coarse pitch, both ends chamfered.

    Fifty millimetres of studding with a real helical thread and a chamfer each end.

    Size
    8 × 8 × 50 mm
    Build steps
    4
    Revisions
    3
    Model calls
    12
    Thinking time
    2m 36s
  • M10 x 100 socket head cap screw, the part Make built
    What Make built

    M10 x 100 socket head cap screw

    Standard part, no run

    A cap screw with a hex socket drive and a real M10 thread cut to ISO 4762.

    Size
    16 × 16 × 110 mm
    Build steps
    6
    Thread
    M10 x 1.5 coarse
    Threaded length
    26 mm

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