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Reverse Engineering

Reverse-engineered door lock — broken original, CAD model, and 3D-printed replacement

Part broke and you can’t find a replacement, or you want a copy of something made and tweaked to better suit your needs? We’ll recreate it from the original.

Typical jobs include discontinued hardware and broken or worn down originals. For examples of various applications of this process scroll down to check out the project gallery.


How reverse engineering works

Recreate a broken or discontinued part — and improve it if you want.

  1. Send the part (or clear photos)

    Drop off or send us the original parts. Good clear photos can also be used to recreate the part in some cases if the part cannot be sent.

  2. We carefully make a digital copy of your part

    The model can be a new design that matches, improves, or builds on the original.

  3. We confirm the details with you

    Fit, material, and any design tweaks before production.

  4. Files, a printed copy, or both

    We hand you the digital model, printed part, or both. Prints can ship or be picked up locally.

Project Gallery

A few of the parts we’ve recreated — before, after, and installed. Tap a photo to enlarge.

Drill press face

Broken drill press face before reverse engineering
Before
New drill press face installed
After
Recreated red drill press face
Installed

Decades in the shop finally took the front face off this drill press — and the part had been discontinued long before. We rebuilt an exact match, then finished it in a sharp new red at the owner’s request.

Sailboat plaque

Weathered sailboat plaque before
Before
Newly printed O'Day Day Sailer II plaques
After
New sailboat plaque installed on the boat
Installed

Years of weather had left this O’Day Day Sailer II plaque chipped and warped. We traced the original lettering, cleaned up the geometry, and printed a fresh remake that looks right at home on the hull again.

ATV storage cover

ATV storage cover with broken mounting tabs
Before
Recreated ATV storage cover
After
ATV storage cover installed on the vehicle
Installed

The mounting tabs on this Arctic Cat rear cover had snapped after heavy use outdoors. We rebuilt the shape for a proper seal, restored the fit, and added a little character with custom text on the finished part.

Door lock mechanism

Broken door lock mechanism before
Before
Recreated door lock mechanism
After
Door lock mechanism installed
Installed

After more than fifty years of service, this lock split apart — and replacements were long gone. We reverse-engineered it from the broken pieces and built a stronger version ready for another few decades of door duty.

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