Wally Kroeker
Wally Kroeker204-799-8082

The FabLab · 3D printing & design

Your local digital blacksmith.

Bring me the broken part or the idea on the back of an envelope. I’ll design it and 3D print it, right here in Manitoba.

My dad grew up watching the Elm Creek blacksmith turn a farmer’s problem into the tool that fixed it. I do the same work, but with digital tools instead of an anvil, using my 20+ years of IT experience to solve local problems.

When I can, you keep the tool we build.

Tell me what you needText me a photo

Free quotes. Local, in Manitoba.

A 3D printer labelled The FabLab on a workbench, with spools of filament
The FabLab: where your part gets made.

01

Fix it

Broken or discontinued parts

A snapped knob, a broken clip, a cracked bracket, a lost cap or cover. If they don’t make it anymore, I can often measure the old one, model it, and print you a new one.

02

Design it

From your idea or sketch

Got something you need that nobody sells? Bring the idea, even if it’s just a sketch on the back of an envelope. Let’s talk it through, and I’ll turn it into something you can hold.

I designed the StillPoint coin from scratch.

A black 3D printed StillPoint coin on a wooden table, with rippled rings circling out from a red touchstone in the centre
The StillPoint coin: a touchstone for your thumb, with ripples circling out from it.
The back of the StillPoint coin, with the words FIND A THIRD WAY and STILLPOINTPROJECT.ORG around the rim
The back reads: Find a third way.
A half-printed green coin on the 3D printer bed with a steel washer set inside it, print heads above
Paused mid-print to drop in a steel washer, so it has real weight in your hand.

03

Make it yours

Names, gifts, toys

Custom name keychains, gifts, toys and fidgets, and favours for weddings, showers and reunions, in the colours you pick.

Custom 3D-printed business cards, with your logo and a QR code that really scans.

Custom name keychains from $6

How it works

  1. 1

    Tell me what you need

    Use the form, or text me a photo.

  2. 2

    I reply with a quote

    Usually within a day or two.

  3. 3

    I print it here

    Locally, in Manitoba.

  4. 4

    You pick it up

    Or I drop it off, if you’re close by.

Prices: custom name keychains from $6. Everything else is quoted per job.

3D printing is one tool in the shop. I also solve tech problems: computers, Wi-Fi, scams, custom sensors and alarms. Just ask.

Tell me what you need

Takes about a minute. I’ll get back to you with a quote.

What do you need?
Photos (optional, up to 3)

For a broken part, a photo with a ruler or a coin beside it helps a lot. For a tech problem or a strange message, a screenshot works.

How should I reach you? Phone or email, either one is fine.

Your details and photos go only to me, and I only use them to answer your request. What I keep.

Rather just talk?

I’m Wally. Text, call, or email, whatever is easiest.

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