Request Something Custom
Have an Idea? Let’s See What We Can Make.
Sometimes you know exactly what you need.
Sometimes you have a rough sketch.
And sometimes you simply have an idea and are not sure how to make it real.
Through Made @ Monumental Impact, individuals, businesses, nonprofits, schools, and community organizations can submit ideas for custom products and projects that may be a good fit for our makerspace capabilities, equipment, programs, and community.
When Monumental Impact accepts a custom request, the project is developed and delivered through Made @ Monumental Impact. Along the way, the project may create opportunities for community members, interns, volunteers, and team participants to apply and develop their skills through a real-world need.
Submit a Custom Request → Email us at custom-requests @ monumentalimpact.org
What Could We Help Create?
Requests might include:
- Personalized gifts and keepsakes
- Awards and recognition items
- Signs and displays
- Event items
- Promotional and commemorative pieces
- Laser-cut or engraved creations
- 3D-printed parts and objects
- Prototypes
- Replacement or specialty parts
- Robotics or STEM-related components
- Artwork and mixed-media projects
- Small-batch or limited-run items
- Other unique ideas that could use a maker’s touch
Every project is different.
Capabilities, timing, materials, costs, and our ability to accept a project will depend on the nature of the request and available equipment, program capacity, and community resources.
From Idea to Something Real
Depending on the project, a custom request may involve several steps:
- Share Your Idea: Tell us what you are trying to create, why you need it, your desired timeline, and any sketches, photos, examples, or specifications you already have.
- Explore the Possibilities: We’ll consider whether the request is a good fit for our equipment, capabilities, programs, available resources, and opportunities for hands-on learning.
- Develop the Approach: Some projects may require design work, prototyping, material testing, iteration, or collaboration before a final product can be produced.
- Make It Real: When there’s a good fit, the project can move forward with clear expectations around scope, cost, timing, and delivery through Made @ Monumental Impact.
Start a Custom Request → Email us at custom-requests @ monumentalimpact.org
Custom Projects Can Also Create Learning Opportunities
A custom request can become more than something that gets made.
When appropriate, Made @ Monumental Impact projects provide opportunities for community members, interns, volunteers, and team participants to work with real-world needs while developing technology, engineering, entrepreneurship, business, and career-readiness skills.
Depending on the project, that experience might include:
- Understanding a customer’s need
- Researching and developing concepts
- Creating digital designs
- Selecting and testing materials
- Prototyping
- Fabricating and producing
- Testing and refining
- Estimating costs and considering pricing
- Planning production
- Communicating with a customer
- Quality control
- Delivering a finished product
- Gathering feedback
- Evaluating what could be improved next time
It’s another way we use real products and projects as a learning environment—moving from an idea or need through creating, testing, delivering, and evaluating something real.
Looking for an Independent Maker?
Not every request needs to become a Made @ Monumental Impact project.
If you’re looking to connect directly with a community member about their independently offered products, services, skills, or business, explore our Maker Directory.
Products and services offered independently by community members are separate from Made @ Monumental Impact, and arrangements are made directly with the individual community member.