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SHOW AND TELL
Send your napkin scribbles, your 3D renders… whatever you have to explain what you are wanting to create.
Let's make somethingYour passion+Our know how.
You don't have to be an expert in design and fabrication, in e-commerce and shipping.
Tell us what you want to make. We help refine it, produce it, pack it, and ship it—so you can keep building the business.
How Forge Friend works
Four steps. One production friend.
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READY, SET,
We work together to prototype and refine your design until it’s perfect.
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Your idea becomes reality! Using 3D printing, CNC machining and laser cutting, we fabricate your product.
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YOU SELL, WE SHIP, YOU GET PAID
You sell on Etsy, Shopify, TikTok or anywhere else. We pack and ship your orders so you can move forward with your next great idea!
Real makers. Real products.
They trusted us.
Great ideas come from everywhere. We help makers turn them into products people can actually buy.
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Leatherman Garage Batch #009
Garage Batch #009: Adapter is a compact companion to a Leatherman multi-tool, combining a three-position ratcheting driver with modular storage for bits, files, a saw, pen and micro screwdriver.
The limited release sold out almost immediately. We’re very proud to partner with this American institution.
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Pincer: A Gentleman’s War
Julian Birke spent nearly a decade designing, testing and refining Pincer: A Gentleman’s War—a 2–4 player strategy game that combines resource management, tactical combat and long-term planning.
Julian’s years of design and playtesting are finally paying off with a massively successful Kickstarter campaign. We are humbled to have played a small part in the journey.
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Xotic Customs
Xotic Customs creates one-off interiors, motorcycle seats and upholstery for cars, trucks, boats and bikes.
Forge Friend digitized physical upholstery and foam patterns, then CNC-cut repeatable templates so the Xotic team could move from hand tracing to a faster, more consistent workflow. The relationship later expanded into 3D-printed and machined production parts, including custom kickstand spacers.
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Eagle Accessories
Dean and the team at Eagle Accessories set out to build golf-cart accessories that match the quality of today’s high-end carts.
Forge Friend helped turn practical accessory designs—including purpose-built organizers, holders and the Birdie Shot dispenser—into repeatable production parts that could be supplied to golf-cart dealers.
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South-Pak: a small clamp with a big job
South-Pak builds protective cases for equipment that matters. For an AED case project, the team needed a custom clamp that held a camera securely while still making it easy to remove and service.
Forge Friend worked with South-Pak through prototypes and fit testing, refining the design before moving into repeat production. What began as a small component became an ongoing manufacturing partnership.
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Möbius Industries: parts for a new approach to e-waste
Möbius Industries is building a new approach to recovering valuable materials from electronic waste. Its engineering team turned to Forge Friend for the custom components needed to bring an e-waste sorting machine together.
From first samples to production, we helped refine parts for printing and supplied thousands of components.
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University of Georgia: an a-maze-ing project
Allen Rucker and his University of Georgia capstone team were building an autonomous robot that could find its way through a maze. They needed hundreds of accurately fitting pieces to create a reconfigurable course for testing.
Forge Friend helped check the fit, then printed 300 posts and 300 walls. The finished maze became part of the team's Capstone Showcase, bringing their digital designs into a hands-on engineering project.
“Thank you for your support throughout this project. The outcome was excellent, and we received many compliments from faculty and visitors.”
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RideOnTime: bringing the next train home
RideOnTime brings a little of New York's subway platform into the home. Its retro LED displays show live transit arrivals, helping commuters decide when to head out without reaching for their phones.
Forge Friend helped produce custom printed enclosures for RideOnTime's transit displays.
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Gongs Unlimited: from prototype to performance
Gongs Unlimited brings a world of sound to Lincoln, Nebraska, with gongs and accessories for musicians and sound explorers. Sometimes the small details matter just as much as the big instruments, like the Genius Hangers that create more ways to hang gongs and other percussion.
Developing a new product overseas can mean long waits between revisions. By working together locally, we could make changes, test them quickly, and keep refining the design to help bring a new idea to market.
10The MagnaCuff
After years working as an occupational therapist with people with spinal cord injury, Andrew saw that there was a need for a better device to help people eat meals.
Andrew's response was to create The MagnaCuff, a 3D printed magnetized device that allows users to eat meals independently.
“I turned to Forge Friend after running into issues with the original MagnaCuff design, and they far exceeded expectations by not only strengthening the design but enclosing the magnet, making it sleeker, easier to clean, and removing the possibility of the magnet falling off. They consistently provide quality work and are great to collaborate with.”
11Yono Clip
Forge Friend provided 3D printing services until the Yono Clip transitioned into traditional injection molding.
“Our company used at least 10 vendors until I stumbled across Forge Friend at the last minute. Ever since then, Forge Friend has been our go-to service provider. After our Shark Tank appearance, the shipping ports closed leaving a new company like ours out of luck. We fell behind on our promise to our customers because many of our manufacturers were forced to close their doors because of COVID-19. We were left high and dry. Customers were upset and rightfully so. We had to find a solution to the madness. That's where Forge Friend provided a temporary solution. The prints were accurate, solid, and detailed. Forge Friend provides a step above excellence.”
12Further Fabrication
With a Bachelor of Design Innovation and years spent working in the fast paced film industry, Rob has the skills and experience to bring ideas into reality. His products can be found in homes and offices across the globe and his award-winning film work can be seen in blockbuster movies and TV series including Blade Runner 2049 and Thunderbirds are Go.
When Rob launched his laser cutter build series on YouTube, Forge Friend partnered to fulfill US based orders of the 3D printed components for his build.
“Being based in New Zealand I struggled with providing 3D printed parts to customers in the US. Thankfully Forge Friend stepped in and was able to handle the whole process for me. Having a friendly, reliable service in Forge Friend has been great for both me and the customers.”
13V1 Engineering
For over 7 years, Ryan has been an icon in the DIY CNC space. His innovative designs have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. Forge Friend CNC milled and 3D printed kits for Ryan’s popular MPCNC Primo and LowRider builds. We are very proud to be associated with this humble and generous maker.
14Nakozen 3D
3D designer of all sorts of bits and bobs. With a love for aircraft and everything sci-fi, creating little model kits started as a little fun, quickly became a passion project, with hundreds of thousands of downloads worldwide. Sales of these kits, along with commissions and some amazing donors help greatly with the continuation of this work!
Forge Friend 3D printed and shipped Pete’s popular Star Wars card kits to US based customers.
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