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Designed. Refined. Built.

Useful things, made better.

Hess Custom Works develops practical products, improves existing ideas, builds prototypes, and produces small runs for people who need something that actually works, not just something that looks good on a screen.

Practical design

Parts and products shaped around how they'll really be used.

Rapid prototyping

Get a physical version in hand fast, then refine the fit.

Small-run production

Repeatable batches without the minimums of a big factory.

Problem solving

Bring the problem. We'll work out the part that fixes it.

Recent work

From the shop

Products we make, plus custom work built around real problems, from shop tools to consumer prototypes.

Products

Shipping: flat $5 per order, added at checkout. Local to 17042? Use a Free local pickup link instead and we'll text you to set a time.

Note: occasionally a bank will decline a first-time online payment as a routine security check — that's not an issue with our shop. If it happens, try again, use a different card, or email us and we'll get it sorted.

Twelve unpainted Christmas ornaments including Santa, a snowman, a reindeer and a gingerbread man
Seasonal$10 + tax

Bring your own colors to the holidays.

Paintable Christmas Ornaments

Raised-detail ornaments left unpainted so you can color them yourself. Santa, a snowman, a reindeer, a gnome, gingerbread and more, each with a built-in hanging loop.

Order for $10 + tax Free local pickup (17042) →

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Eight unpainted horror-themed face ornaments
Seasonal$10 + tax

Deck the halls… if you dare.

Paintable Horror Ornaments

Detailed horror-movie faces ready for your own paint job. A tree ornament for people who'd rather keep Halloween going all year.

Order for $10 + tax Free local pickup (17042) →

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Hex rotor holder tool printed in black high-temp nylon carbon fiber
Shop tool$10 + tax

No more three-handed rotor juggling.

Hex Rotor Holder Tool

Holds the rotor snug against the hub while you work, so lining up the caliper bracket, pads, and caliper is a one-person job instead of three hands and a prayer. Printed in PAHT-CF, a high-temp nylon carbon fiber, for the strength and heat resistance shop use demands.

Order for $10 + tax Free local pickup (17042) →

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Home & garden · New4 colors · $18 each + tax

Glow in the Dark Sugar Skull Pots

The same floral sugar skull planter, printed in glow-in-the-dark filament. Set it in the light during the day and it glows after dark. Tap a color to order it straight from Square.

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Scent diffuser cup and perforated lid printed in pink, teal and purple multi-color filament
Home & garden$10 + tax

Make any room smell like you did something about it.

Scent Diffuser Cup

A 4 oz cup to hold your favorite scented material — laundry beads, potpourri, wax melts, whatever you like. Shown in the pink-to-teal-to-purple color shift pictured; other colors can be requested, note your preference at checkout.

Order for $10 + tax Free local pickup (17042) →

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Custom projects

Next up

Your project

Have a part that keeps breaking, a tool you wish existed, or a product idea on a napkin? Start here.

Start a project
How it works

Idea to part in hand

  1. Talk it through

    Tell us what it needs to do, where it goes, and what hasn't worked so far.

  2. Design

    We model it around real measurements and real use.

  3. Prototype

    You test a physical version. We adjust until it fits and works.

  4. Produce

    One piece or a small run, made repeatable and ready to use.

Get in touch

Talk about your idea

Send a short description of what you need, plus photos or rough measurements if you have them. We'll reply with next steps.

Email is preferred for all inquiries. It keeps your photos, measurements, and project details in one place.

Email us