About Pontiac
Printing Press
01 — What This Is
A Design & Manufacturing Studio
Physical gear vs. CAD model — replacement gear printed in PETG for a gumball machine
OEM (cracked) vs. PPP recreation — same geometry, different material, functional outcome
Pontiac Printing Press is a small design and manufacturing studio built around one idea: make real things with care.
Not novelty prints. Not a race to the bottom print farm chasing the cheapest possible part. This is engineering, craftsmanship, taste, and obsession pointed in the same direction.
I care about the full loop. The idea, the CAD, the material, the print orientation, the surface finish, the fit, the packaging, and the way the thing feels when someone finally picks it up.
That matters to me because I do not think 3D printing is impressive by itself. A printer moving for eight hours does not mean anything if the result is ugly, weak, thoughtless, or annoying to use. The machine is just the machine. The judgment behind it is the difference.
Pontiac Printing Press exists for the work that deserves more than “good enough.” Based in the metro Detroit area — Oakland and Macomb County, Michigan.
02 — The Craft
I Treat This Like a Craft
N64 10 game holder in Amethyst — most people won't show their prints this close up
Skull pick holders — silk red gradient PLA
N64 10 Game Holders — Holds 10 Classic Nintendo 64 games — Designed and Made in Michigan
I learn from every failure and start every print with intention. That sounds simple, but most people do not treat this process that way. They download a file, hit print, accept whatever comes off the bed, and call it manufacturing. That is not enough for me.
3D printing is one of the most powerful manufacturing tools available right now if you actually understand it. It can replace entire workflows, eliminate lead times, and turn ideas into physical parts in hours instead of weeks. But only if you respect the process instead of treating it like a magic box.
With 30,000+ print hours and 5,000+ objects printed, I have learned that most of the important details are not exciting. They are small, repetitive, and easy to ignore. First layers, wall counts, part orientation, material choice, shrinkage, supports, tolerances, post-processing, and whether the part actually survives being used. That is where quality lives.
I design for the manufacturing process, not against it. I care about materials, not just colors. I dial in machines instead of accepting mediocre output. I care about the first layer as much as the last. I test parts in real use, not just on the build plate.
03 — What You're Getting
Judgment, Not Just Printing
Coffee sign for Dad — an homage to his father, who always called his coffee Rocket Fuel
NASA wormball in CAD — vintage earth logo with new age font
Red, white, blue, and black — single multicolor print
Hot off the press! — Printed on the BambuLab H2D
When you support Pontiac Printing Press, you are not supporting a random print shop. You are supporting one person who is fully invested in the outcome. No shareholders, no outsourcing the hard parts, no layers of communication, no one hiding behind a ticket number. Just someone who cares whether the work is right.
That means I am not just here to press print. I will think about the part, the use case, the material, the failure points, and whether the design actually makes sense. If something can be better, I am going to see it. If something should not be printed a certain way, I am going to say that too.
I work best with people who care. Engineers. Builders. Collectors. Shops. People with weird, obsolete, or broken parts that actually matter. People who understand that the difference between something that works and something that lasts is attention to detail. If that's you, we'll get along.
What I offer is not just printing. It is material selection, design input, manufacturing awareness, CAD experience, reverse engineering instincts, and a second set of eyes that actually knows what to look for.
It is 12+ years of 3D modeling experience. It is 6+ years of 3D printing experience. It is thousands of hours of dealing with real machines, real failures, real customers, and real parts that had to work outside of a screenshot. That is the difference between a part that exists and a part that works.
04 — What I Make
Useful Things With Intention
Ford Raptor Aftermarket Headlight Controller & Amplifier Mounting Plate — printed in orange ABS
Juki RS1 trolley wheel — original vs. production batch
Pontiac Printing Press has made a lot of different things because I have a lot of different interests. Retro gaming holders, shop tools, replacement parts, disc golf signage, prototypes, fixtures, display pieces, weird one-off requests, and small products that solve specific problems.
The common thread is that I want the object to make sense. I want the geometry to serve the function. I want the material to match the environment. I want the part to feel like someone actually thought through how it would be used.
That is why I obsess over details that most people never mention. Slot fit. Edge feel. Texture. Weight. Feet. Packaging. Color. Durability. Whether it sits flat. Whether it survives heat, UV, handling, shipping, and normal human abuse.
I want to make things that feel earned. Things that are useful, clean, durable, and better than they needed to be. That is where the satisfaction is.
05 — Where This Is Going
Building With Better Tools
The landscape is changing fast. The tools are getting better, cheaper, and more accessible every year. AI is accelerating design. 3D scanning is making reverse engineering faster. Additive manufacturing is closing the gap between prototype and production. The gatekeepers are losing leverage.
You do not need a giant company to build serious things anymore. One person with the right tools, taste, discipline, and enough obsession can do work that used to require a full shop. Not everything, but a lot more than people think. That is the space Pontiac Printing Press lives in.
Pre-scan calibration — Revopoint MetroY Pro · Blue laser · 0.02mm volumetric accuracy
3D scanning a small clock — A piece of the reverse engineering setup in 2026
Pre-scan calibration — Revopoint MetroY Pro · Blue laser · 0.02mm volumetric accuracy
3D scanning a small clock — A piece of the reverse engineering setup in 2026
Better CAD workflows. AI-assisted design. 3D scanning and reverse engineering. More advanced materials. Cleaner production systems. Eventually, metal and beyond. Whatever increases capability, I am interested.
At the end of the day, Pontiac Printing Press is not about one product or one service. It is about building. Learning faster. Making better decisions. Creating things that did not exist before. Doing the work at a level that can stand on its own.
Pontiac Printing Press is not finished. It is not supposed to be. It is something I am building in real time.