Clear Cut Custom Lab · Build it or source it

Need something made? Send a picture.

Clear Cut Custom Lab is a small studio in Mississauga, Ontario that builds and sources custom physical objects for customers in Canada and the United States. You can start from a photo, a sketch, an image you made with AI, a CAD file or just a description. No CAD file needed.

A real person reads every request and tells you honestly whether and how it can be made.

Start with

  • A photo of something that exists
  • An image you made with AI
  • A sketch or drawing
  • A CAD file
  • A description of what you need

End with

  • A prototype of a product idea
  • A display or presentation model
  • A replica of something that exists
  • A small batch of custom pieces
  • The right part or product, sourced for you
1 piece to about 100 per designLarger runs through factory partnersCanada & United States

What we do

We build it, source it, or do both.

Most jobs mix the two: the custom parts are made here, and anything better made elsewhere is sourced and brought together into one finished piece.

Built in-house

Made in our Mississauga studio

  • 3D modeling from photos, sketches, AI-generated images and descriptions, or from your own CAD files.
  • FDM 3D printing in polymer.
  • Laser cutting and engraving.
  • UV printing of graphics, labels and plaques.
  • Woodworking for bases, display cases and parts.
  • Painting, hand finishing and assembly.
  • Functional prototypes as well as look-alike and display models.

Sourced for you

Found, ordered and coordinated

  • Parts and components: hardware, electronics, magnets, lights and bases, built into your piece.
  • Outsourced processes: parts we don't make in-house, made by suppliers and coordinated with the rest of the job.
  • Overseas factory production for larger runs, including samples and shipping.
  • Existing products: if what you need already exists, or something close does, we find it and get it for you.

What we don't do. We are not an engineering firm. Products that must be certified or carry safety, electrical, structural or medical requirements need separate engineering, testing or certification, and we'll tell you when a job needs that. We make one piece to about 100 per design ourselves; beyond that we coordinate factory production rather than make it here.

Our work so far

Photos in, a finished object out.

Most of our completed work is custom architectural models: we take a customer's photographs of a building that exists only in the real world, model it digitally, then print, finish and ship it. It is the same path an AI image, a sketch or a product idea takes.

How it works

Show us, we look properly, you get a straight answer.

  1. 01 / Send

    Show us what it is

    Up to three pictures, plus what it's for, how many you need and by when. It takes about two minutes.

  2. 02 / Review

    We look at it properly

    If something is missing, such as sizes or the sides a picture doesn't show, we ask. If it isn't something we can make well, we say so.

  3. 03 / Answer

    How it could be made

    Which parts we'd build, which we'd source, and a quote if it's a fit.

  4. 04 / Make

    Build, source, deliver

    We make and gather the parts, finish and assemble the piece, and ship it to you in Canada or the United States.

Before you send a picture

Do I need a CAD file?

No. A photo, a sketch or an AI-generated image is enough to start. If you do have CAD files, send them too.

Can you make something I generated with AI?

Yes. AI images usually leave things out, such as real dimensions or what the back looks like, so we ask about whatever is missing and model it before anything is made.

How many can you make?

From a single piece to about 100 per design in our studio. For larger quantities we find and manage a factory, including samples and shipping.

Can you find parts or a manufacturer for me?

Yes. We source components, have suppliers make the parts we don't make in-house, work with overseas factories for larger runs, and track down existing products when what you need already exists.

Where are you, and where do you ship?

Our studio is in Mississauga, Ontario. We work with customers across Canada and the United States.