I’ve recently been using 3D printing to fabricate some parts for devices I’ve been designing. Here are some (local) resources I found for getting parts printed. Worst case scenario you can always get stuff through the mail but why wait on the mail when in town pick up is an option.
1. 3dhubs.com – Crowd Sourcing Website for 3D printing. Over 13,000 printers world wide on the site at the time of posting with over 40 printers in 25 km of Denver, Co. There is two local hubs there with formlabs form1 printers which is one the higher end for desktop 3D printing. There are also a few local printers with the b9 creator. I’ve head 3 parts printed so far with local hubs with turn around times as quick as next day & pick up so I don’t have to wait for shipping.
2. The 3D Printing Store – Up by I-70 and Monaco (Denver, Co). I found them through google and they were the first people to 3D print a design for me. This was a alignment plate they did on an extrusion based 3D printer. Cost was $10 for 3 parts. I had the parts within 2 hours which was amazing. Lately I’ve been working with them to do higher resolution more intricate designs on their b9 creator.