Spare printer hours become parts that matter.
PrintTime connects non-profits that need physical parts with makers who have printer time to give. Verified requests in, finished parts out - the print time and filament are donated free.
No fees · verified orgs · filament donated by makers
The plate is warming up
Be the first non-profit to post a request - it will show up right here.
Request → print → hand off.
That's the whole model. No invoices, no procurement cycle.
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A non-profit posts a request
A verified organization uploads the model files, material, quantity, and deadline.
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Makers claim what fits
One maker or several split the job, each printing the parts that suit their machine - on their own filament, at their own pace.
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Parts get printed and handed off
Postage or a local hand-off, arranged in the private job chat. The printing and filament are donated free.
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The organization confirms receipt
The job closes only when parts are in hand - and the makers get the credit.
Need parts, not a procurement cycle.
- Post a request in minutes - model files and simple specs
- Free - makers donate the print time and filament
- Delivery arranged with your maker - postage or a local hand-off
Your printer has spare hours. Donate them.
- Claim jobs that match your machine, materials, and schedule
- Print between your own projects - every part counts
- Build a public maker profile with reviews and lifetime impact
Live request board
No open requests yet - be the first.
The board is clear right now. Non-profits: post a request and it shows up here for makers to claim.
early PrintTime is new - we're recruiting founding makers and the first non-profits, starting around Princeton and Auckland. The first prints on this plate will be yours.
Plain answers
- What does PrintTime cost?
- Nothing. Makers donate their printer time and their filament, so the printed parts are always completely free. Neither non-profits nor makers are ever billed by PrintTime.
- Who pays for the filament?
- The maker donates it. Every part printed through PrintTime is made with filament the maker gives for free - the filament never costs the non-profit anything.
- How do the parts get to the non-profit?
- The maker and the non-profit arrange delivery together in the private job chat - postage or a local hand-off, whichever suits both sides. Getting the finished parts delivered is the only cost anywhere in the process.