Our Story

Hey! Meet David and Rachel, the owners of NC3D. David has been tinkering around with 3D printers since 2019. Browsing Thingiverse for useful stuff to print, he really only printed a few things here and there at first. That is, until Rachel's 2nd grade class started bringing 3D printed dragons to school in the spring of 2023. The toys helped children to focus during learning times and were imaginative additions to the playground. They downloaded a few files online and printed them right away. Rachel and David were blown away by how the articulated designs opened the door to so many new ideas. They made some dragons, some frogs, and some snakes. They were starting to get hooked so they made 25 little dragons as an end of the year gift for Rachel's students. It wasn't long after that parents and friends were asking for more. They started getting requests for special colors other animals. Their one little printer was running nonstop on the kitchen table so they got another and moved the shop into the garage. By fall of that year, they had 4 printers and a real business. 

The print shop is definitely bigger now and NC3D does a mix of in-person vending at events, online retail, wholesale, and custom orders. NC3D currently pays for commercial licenses to sell the designs of Cinderwing3D, Kekreationsart, FlexiFactory, and STLFLIX.

New designs are coming out every day in the 3D printing world and NC3D is dedicated to sharing their favorites with you all. Don't hesitate to ask questions or make a suggestion!