Every instant-quote site wants a CAD file and a minimum order. You have a single broken part, a sketch, or a photo — and you need exactly one. That's an order we take.
It sounds like it should be the easy case — one part, not a thousand. In practice it's the order most suppliers quietly refuse. The big online machining platforms are built around an instant CAD upload: no model, no quote. The local job shop is busy with production runs and a single piece barely covers the paperwork. And the OEM, if it still exists, wants you to buy an assembly to get the one component inside it. So the part that would take an afternoon to make becomes the part nobody will quote.
We built this around the opposite assumption. Most of our work starts with one part — a worn original, a rough sketch, a photo with a ruler beside it — and the buyer needs a single replacement, not a production contract. MOQ 1 isn't a concession here; it's the normal order. You send what you have, a person reviews it, and you get a real quote for exactly the quantity you need.
One bushing, one gear, one bracket to put a machine back in service — not a case of spares.
Hand us the failed part; we copy it to form, fit and function. See parts from a sample.
One piece to test fit and function before you commit to a batch. Iterate, then scale.
Just a sketch or photo, no model. The drawing is our job — see ordering with no CAD.
One part like the original but with a changed dimension, thread or material upgrade.
2–10 pieces of the same part — the run where the unit price drops fastest.
The honest answer most platforms won't give you: on a one-off, you're mostly paying for setup, not cutting. Programming the toolpaths, building the fixture, choosing and loading tools, and inspecting the first article all happen once — whether you order one part or fifty. On a single piece, that whole cost lands on one part. Once the machine is set up, each extra piece is mostly material and run time, which is why ordering a few spares together changes the unit economics so much.
| Quantity | What it's good for | Unit-price reality |
|---|---|---|
| 1 piece | Emergency repair, a part you'll likely never need again | Highest per part — full setup on one piece |
| 2–5 pieces | One to fit now, spares on the shelf for next time | Sharp drop; spares cost a fraction of the first piece |
| 5–20 pieces | A wear part that fails on a schedule | Lowest practical unit price for low-volume work |
We quote the single piece you asked for and show you the spare-part price beside it, so the decision is yours rather than a surprise. There's no pressure to take the batch — many customers order one and that's the right call.
No CAD, no problem — and no upload wall. A photo with one known dimension, a dimensioned sketch, or the physical part is enough to quote. This page is about quantity; for the full how-to on ordering without a model, see order CNC parts with no CAD.
If the single part is failing right now and the machine is down, say so — for failure-driven jobs see broken part reproduction, where we machine a new piece straight from the broken one.
We genuinely make one. MOQ 1 is standard for repair parts, prototypes and replacements. There's no hidden batch minimum — the only thing quantity changes is the unit price, because the setup cost is spread over one piece instead of many. We'll show you both the single-piece price and what 3–5 pieces would cost so you can decide.
Yes. Instant-quote platforms are built around a CAD upload, so a single repair or replacement part with no drawing falls outside what they handle. We work the other way: send a sample, a dimensioned sketch or clear photos with one known dimension, and a person reviews it and quotes. The drawing, if one is needed, is something we create.
Most of the cost of a machined part isn't the cutting time — it's the setup: programming, fixturing, tool selection and first-article inspection. That work happens once whether you order one part or five, so it's fully loaded onto a single piece. Once the machine is set up, each additional piece is mostly just material and run time, which is why 3–5 spares in the same run drop the unit price sharply.
If a standard part fits, buying it is almost always cheaper and faster — we'll tell you when that's the case. One-off machining earns its cost when the part is non-standard, discontinued, load-bearing, or holds tolerances a generic part won't, and when redesigning the surrounding assembly would cost more than the part. We're happy to advise before you commit.
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Send the part, sketch or photo — we quote a single piece, show you the spare-part price, and ship. MOQ 1, quote in 24 hours.