About the lab
Built in the Kootenays. Made for anywhere.
A small lab with a big obsession: turning ideas into objects that work.
Jaffray, BC — 49.42°N, 115.30°W
Our story
Where curiosity meets machinery
Durham Thinkworks Lab was founded in 2026 by Charlie Durham on a simple frustration: great ideas too often stall between imagination and reality. A broken part with no replacement. A product concept with no prototype. A gift that exists only in someone's head.
Based in Jaffray, British Columbia, we serve makers, homeowners, hobbyists and businesses across the East Kootenay region — and ship anywhere in Canada. 3D printing is where we start; the Thinkworks name leaves room for wherever the tools take us next.
Charlie Durham
Founder · Est. 2026
How we work
Three principles, zero shortcuts
Precision first
Tolerances matter. We measure twice, print once, and check every part before it leaves the lab.
Honest advice
If 3D printing isn't the right solution for your problem, we'll tell you — and point you toward what is.
Craft over volume
We're a lab, not a factory. Every job gets individual attention from quote to delivery.
Bigger than the lab
Small lab. Long-term goals.
Precision work is what we do. Leaving things better than we found them is why we do it.
Retired printers find new classrooms
Machines don't stay cutting-edge forever — but they never stop being great teachers. When a printer in our lab is due for replacement, it doesn't get sold off or sent to a landfill. We service it, tune it, load it with fresh filament and donate it to a school in the East Kootenay region.
For a student, a working 3D printer turns an abstract lesson into something they can hold: a part they designed, printed and tested themselves. Our goal is simple — every retired Thinkworks printer becomes some kid's first step into design, making and problem-solving. That's how this industry grows: one curious student at a time.
Recycled materials, wherever possible
3D printing shouldn't cost the planet. Wherever the job allows, we print with recycled and recyclable filaments — including rPLA and rPETG made from reclaimed plastic — and we're always testing new recycled stock as it becomes available.
Failed prints, support structures and offcuts are collected and sent for recycling instead of the bin. It won't solve pollution overnight, but every spool of reclaimed plastic is one less spool of new plastic — and we believe precision work and responsibility should come off the same print bed.
Ask us about recycled filament for your project
The name
Why "Thinkworks"?
Because the printing is only half the job. The thinking — design, materials, structure, problem-solving — is the other half. The lab was named for growth: today it's 3D printing and design; tomorrow it could be laser work, electronics, or fabrication we haven't imagined yet. The bolt in our logo says it all: electricity, ingenuity, momentum.
See what we do
Inventing. Designing.
3D printing.
Ideas made real.
Ready when you are
Have an idea? Let's make it real.
Email us a model, a sketch, or a rough description. We'll come back with a clear quote and honest advice.