Useful 3D Prints Update: B2B 3D Printing, Custom Manufacturing & New Stockist in Melbourne
- 3dprintsjrc
- Jul 8
- 4 min read
What a wild few months
Hello everyone!
It's been super quiet on our blogs lately... and honestly, that's been a good thing. We've just been incredibly busy!
Over the past few months we've taken on several B2B 3D printing projects, with a few more currently in the works, which has been incredibly exciting. On top of that, our custom 3D printing enquiries have absolutely been pumping, so a huge thank you to everyone who's reached out.
We've also locked in a couple of events we'll be attending later this year as traders, specifically Victorius '26 and MeGA '26. And we've officially become stocked in a local Melbourne game store at Top Table Games in Williams Landing!
We're only just at the beginning of the financial year, but it's already shaping up to be one of our busiest yet.
B2B 3D Printing, Manufacturing and Custom 3D Printing Melbourne
B2B? What's B2B?
B2B simply means Business to Business work rather than retail orders or individual custom prints.
We've recently completed two projects that we're particularly proud of.
The first is one I unfortunately can't say too much about just yet. We were asked to produce rapid prototypes for a design studio to help support a client pitch.
It was an incredibly tight turnaround. We first spoke on Tuesday, had the correct material and colour already in stock, and by Wednesday night two prototypes were completed and in their hands before their Thursday morning presentation.
It was one of those jobs that reminded me why I love offering a rapid turnaround 3D printing service. Being able to help another business meet an important deadline was genuinely rewarding, and hopefully I'll be able to share more once the project becomes public.
Our second project was for a local manufacturer who required custom-designed clips to be produced.
This became one of our largest single production runs to date:
500 printed components
Approximately 140 hours of print time
Around 4kg of material
Large production runs like this really demonstrate how 3D printing can support Australian manufacturing, whether it's prototyping, replacement parts or low-volume production.
Another B2B project we completed last financial year involved producing custom light fixtures for an art installation displayed in Adelaide.
Each project is different, which is one of the things I enjoy most about custom manufacturing.
If you're a business looking for reliable Custom 3D printing in Melbourne, whether you need prototypes, production parts or short manufacturing runs, we'd love to chat.
Upcoming Events
We've locked in two events for later this year.
The first is Victorius '26, taking place in Box Hill on 15 August.
This one's coming around quickly, so I should probably stop writing blogs and start getting my event stock organised!
Our second event will be MeGA '26 at Kensington Town Hall on 28 November.
We'll do a proper event preview as both weekends get a little closer, but we're looking forward to seeing plenty of familiar faces and hopefully meeting a lot of new ones too.
Lastly, where'd your stock go JC??
You Can Now Find Useful 3D Prints in Store
We're now on consignment at Top Table Games in Williams Landing!
I got the opportunity to meet Liam the store owner on their opening day and we got along great, both with really similar visions for the respective communities that we want to grow, Liam himself being an avid 40k fan, and myself being an avid AoS and D&D Player.
I offered up some initial stock for him to keep for the store to run some D&D sessions with or just to have some material for the players to use if they come into store, (some encounter bundles, a few heroes, and some battle maps). And shortly after that, a few customers came in asking about whether they could purchase these items or not. After a bit of discussion, we decided to go in together and get some stock on consignment!
So if you're in Melbourne's west and want to support two local small businesses with one purchase, head down to:
Top Table Games1/87 Overton Road, Williams Landing
The Mural on the wall that Liam is hand painting, is actually sick and I can't wait to see it finished.
While our stock allocation is light at the moment, we've previously been working pretty much entirely off a print on demand workflow, but we'll look at expanding, and getting some of our bigger dragons and cooler creatures in the mix!
Will another Tiamat make the shelves?
...Probably not.
That thing was an adventure all by itself, so it might remain a print-on-demand exclusive!
Thanks for Supporting Useful 3D Prints
Whether you've placed an order, shared our work, recommended us to a friend or simply followed along from the sidelines, thank you.
Every order helps us continue growing this little business into something bigger, and we're excited to see where this financial year takes us.
If you'd like to become a site member, don't forget we also offer our monthly bundle, which includes three random hero miniatures, loyalty rewards, plus 10% off future shop purchases.
See you in the next update!
If you've got any custom print requests, filling in this form is the best way to get a quote.
If you want to browse our full catalogue, you can find that here.
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