About

It started on my workbench in 2013, with a half-built 3D printer and a problem I couldn't solve any other way. I'm Chris — an electrical engineer, and the person who runs Aus3D.

I was at university, building my first machine — a RepRap Prusa i3 — and the parts I needed were hard to get in Australia. Some, like the LM8UU linear bearings, I had to import from overseas, and importing means ordering more than you need. So I put the spares up for other builders stuck on the same problem. They sold quickly — there was a real local appetite for good components, at a fair price, that you didn't have to wait weeks for. That's how Aus3D began.

I started carrying parts from the brands I trusted in my own builds — including E3D, whose hotends I've stocked since 2015. And where the off-the-shelf options weren't good enough, I made my own. The RUMBA+ control board is a good example: the original RUMBA was a solid open-source design, but the versions you could actually buy cut corners on components, so I reworked it properly and had it manufactured with quality name-brand parts. The 32-bit RUMBA32 followed. Both are open-source — you'll find them, and my other designs, on my GitHub.

More than a decade and tens of thousands of orders later, I'm still here, and still building. Aus3D today is a one-person operation run from South Australia — a range of quality parts, stocked because I'd use them myself.

What you'll find here

• Genuine E3D and other quality-brand components — never grey-market clones
• Stock held here in South Australia, with most orders dispatched within 1–2 business days, tracked
• A range curated by someone who designs, builds, and uses this gear
• A real person at the other end — email me and you'll reach the one who packs your order

Have a look around the store. If you can't find what you need, or just want some advice, get in touch — you'll be emailing the person who packs the orders, not a help desk.