Private Consulting

Maker Works staff provide up to 15 minutes of free project help when you’re in the shop, but we don’t offer official one-on-one consulting.

If you want any of the following:

  • Assistance with planning a project start to finish

  • 30+ minutes of guidance executing a project

  • Someone to do a project for you

… then we recommend you request a private consultant.

How It Works

1. YOU fill out the form below

Help consultants know what they’re getting into by being specific.

2. MAKER WORKS shares your request with consultants

The consultants are members who have asked to be put on this list.

3. A CONSULTANT will call or email you, if interested

There is no guarantee that someone will contact you.

⌚ Response Time

It varies. Some people are available quickly, others may be busy for months.

If you don’t hear back within 2 weeks, it usually means no one was available for that request right now. You can always submit again later.

💲 Cost

Cost is decided by the consultant.

Most projects start around $60/hr, and details are negotiated between you and the consultant.


⚠ Important Disclaimers! ⚠

  • This is not an official Maker Works service. We don’t guarantee a match or outcomes — we just help you connect to someone who may be able to help you.

  • No requests for firearms, firearm parts, or other weapons.

  • If you’ll personally be using tools in the shop, you are required to follow the normal Maker Works procedure (take the Tool Training for that tool, become a member, and reserve the tool if needed).

  • We do not expose the contact information of the consultants. There is not an available “list of makers” for you to view and choose from.

Finished reading everything above? Fill out the form!

The more specific you are, the higher the chance you’ll get a response. Instead of “I need a table”, you’ll get better results with “I’d like someone to build me a table of this size and using this material”.

Many consultants will not respond if your goals are unclear — for example, do you need assistance while you operate the tools, or are you looking for the consultant to do the project all on their own?

The future is yours to make!