A maker in Jacksonville, building things worth keeping.
Parametric design, made physical.
CornerCAD started from a simple frustration: most 3D-printed products are novelties. They look clever for about twenty minutes, then live in a drawer. I wanted to make the opposite — objects that earn their place on a shelf, a desk, or a car, and stay there.
Everything here begins in FreeCAD as a real parametric model — dimensioned, tolerance-checked, and designed to do its job before a printer ever turns on. Then it’s made on the right machine for the material: a Creality K2 Plus for functional multi-material prints, an Elegoo Saturn 16K for fine-detail resin work, and a Longer Ray5 laser for engraving wood and slate. One printer forced to do everything is how you get mediocre everything; matching the process to the product is how you get something that lasts.
Automotive parts are one example of that standard in action. Brackets, dash mounts, brake-cooling ducts, and door cards get designed and tested on my own Daytona Coupe before they’re offered to anyone else — if a part can’t survive heat, vibration, and daily use on a real car, it doesn’t ship. But the same rule applies to a vase, a planter, or a set of coasters: it should earn its place and keep it.
I’m a computer engineer by trade, but I’ve always been a hobby craftsman — I built my first bookcase in college back in the late ’80s. Most of my life I’ve made practical things, or fixed whatever needed fixing on whichever vehicle we had at the time. 3D printing fascinated me for a good ten years before I acted on it. In September 2025 I decided the technology had finally caught up and the prices had come down, so I bought my first FDM printer, a Creality K2 Plus Combo. A Longer Ray5 20W diode laser followed not long after, and an Elegoo Saturn 16K Ultra a few months after that.
Most of what I make is made to order. When you buy something, I build it — so the print is fresh, the finish is current, and I can offer it in the material and color you actually want. It takes a few days longer than pulling stock off a shelf. That’s the point.
Where to find us
- Based in: Jacksonville, FL
- What we make: made-to-order 3D-printed and laser-engraved products — vases, planters, lamps, coasters (print, wood, slate), and custom/automotive parts.
- In person: We sell at select Jacksonville-area events. Following a QR code from one of our coasters? Welcome — you’re in the right place.
- Custom & wholesale: Individual custom work → Custom Work. Business, wholesale, or volume orders → CornerCADWorks.com.
Get in touch
Questions about a product, a custom project, or an event? Send a note and I’ll get back to you.