The Open Bench offer

Your problem.
Our next product.

Tell us about a small, specific problem nobody makes a fix for. If it works, you keep the first one and we start selling it. That's the whole deal.

How it works

Three steps, no catch

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Describe it

Use the form below. Send photos, and measurements if you've got calipers or a tape handy.

YOU
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We take a swing

If we can design a solution, we build it and iterate until it actually works. Not every idea makes the cut. We'll tell you either way.

US
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First one's free

The finished product ships to you, free. If it's good enough that other people want one, it joins the catalog.

FREE

Calibration

What makes a good candidate

A real object with a real jobA mount, a bracket, a holder, an adapter, a dispenser. Something you can measure and hold.
MeasurableDimensions you can caliper, or at least photograph next to a tape measure.
YoursA problem you actually have, not one you imagine someone else having. The weirdly specific stuff is exactly what we're after.

Why do this? Because the best product ideas we've had all came from somebody complaining about one specific thing. This is how we find the next one, and it's a lot cheaper than guessing.

Things that usually don't fit: electronics design, food-contact items, safety-critical load-bearing parts, and anything that's really a licensing question about someone else's product. When in doubt, ask anyway.

Submit a problem

Submit a problem

Tell us what's bugging you

You don't need a budget or a timeline for this one. Just tell us the problem.

Photos and files are included when you hit send. A few files, about 2 MB each.

You'll hear back either way, usually within a few days.