At a glance

From £8 — minimum per job, honest pricing published on the main printing page.
PLA · PETG · TPU in stock — ABS, ASA, PC, nylon and carbon-fibre-reinforced engineering materials now printed in-house on our enclosed Bambu P2S.
260 × 260 × 260 mm max build volume (Creality K2); 256 mm on the Bambu A1 and enclosed Bambu P2S for fast multi-colour and engineering materials.
3–7 working days typical turnaround, including dispatch.
Same-day price reply. Email the STL, I reply with a price within hours.

Where I print for

I regularly print for Reading, Lower Earley, Woodley, Caversham, Tilehurst, Winnersh, Wokingham and the surrounding Berkshire towns. Most jobs ship via Royal Mail Tracked 48 or Parcelforce 24, landing the day after I press “print” is done.

Why an independent local workshop

Reading has plenty of FDM printing options on paper, but most are London-based aggregators that route jobs through shared farms — you never know which machine, which operator or which country your part was printed in. Hark Tech is a one-person workshop in Basingstoke: I print every job on a machine I maintain myself, and you talk to the person who pressed start.

What I print

Custom brackets, enclosures, replacement parts, engineering prototypes, display pieces, miniatures, and one-off fittings for furniture, vehicles or workshop tools. The full scope and example work lives on the main 3D printing page and in the workshop gallery. If it’s not listed there, email a description — most things are doable.

Printing problems worth reading first

Before you commit to any workshop — ours or anyone else’s — these articles cover the most common 3D printing failures and the questions worth asking a printer before sending a file:

3D printer first layer not sticking — the single most common print failure and what to check before reprinting.
Under-extrusion — gaps in walls — tuning rather than re-printing is usually the answer.
Creality K2 troubleshooting hub — if you run one at home, this is the printer I use for your jobs too.
How to ship a 3D printer safely — also applies to packing finished parts, particularly thin-walled or long prints.

Send me the file

Email [email protected] with the STL (OBJ and 3MF also fine), a one-line description of what it’s for, and any tolerance or finish requirements. You’ll get a price the same day.

Upload STL — instant price Email the workshop