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Commissions for custom builds and Circuit Bending are currently closed. See below for details/FAQs on the process.

• First off, how much does it cost?
  • That’s going to vary wildly depending on the project. But as a rule if your budget isn’t triple digits probably don’t bother asking? I appreciate the interest, and I’m not trying to be rude about it, but I have plenty of my own passion projects to work on and commissions are a way to fund those.
  • That said, I will work with you to figure out how to get the most out of your budget. So be open with me about your budget! If you have $700 to spend and tell me $500, you aren’t saving $200, you’re getting $200 less cool stuff. Which doesn’t bug me one bit, I’ll work with whatever you tell me; but you can shoot yourself in the foot that way.
• How do I know you aren’t gonna fry my cool stuff?
  • You don’t!
  • Not to freak you out or discourage you, but one of the realities of circuit bending and experimental mods is there’s a risk your cool thing gets cooked. There’s really no getting around that, so I think the best way to handle that is to be up front about it and make sure everyone is cool with exactly how we’ll handle it if that does happen (even though nobody wants it to).
  • First off, if it’s something I can fix, I will. If I blow up a replaceable part, it seems only fair I should replace it. If that happens I’ll let you know immediately and we’ll sort out the specifics of getting it fixed.
  • If it’s dead dead and I have no idea how to bring it back:
    • You won’t pay me anything. I think that’s obvious, but just to be clear I won’t charge you for breaking your stuff.
    • If I ordered parts and there was an advance I’ll return any leftover advance money. Money I already spent on parts will be handled on a case by case basis, but if I can use those parts for other projects/return them I’ll refund those costs (this will be the case in most scenarios).
    • If you want it back, I will ask you to cover the cost of return shipping. If you don’t want it back you can ask and I’ll let you know if I’d be willing to buy it for scrap parts, but fair warning that price won’t compare at all to what a working one is worth.
    • Again that’s only at your request, I’m not running a weird chop shop or something sketchy like that.
  • I’m open to other arrangements if you have concerns about this. My biggest thing is making sure we’re on the same page before I take any money from you. Hopefully it will never come up, but nobody wants to figure those details out after the fact.
• Okay I’m cool with that; so logistically how does this work?
  • First we’ll come up with an initial design. Give me any and all inspirations, asks, etc. Be as super specific or as vague as you want! We’ll figure out what we want to do and I’ll give you a quote based on that design.
  • When we settle on a design and a price, we’ll determine if there is an up-front cost for any parts I need to order. Once that payment is made I’ll put in any orders.
    • I try to avoid this whenever possible, but you’ll know about any exceptions to that rule up front. Since you’re sending me your gear I don’t want to take money too unless I absolutely have to.
  • If I’m customizing/bending a piece you already own, you’ll ship it to me (you’ll cover the shipping cost) after any parts I’m waiting for arrive (that way it’s not just sitting in my closet while parts are in the mail).
  • Once it’s done, I’ll get it packed up and see how much return shipping will cost. I’ll let you know and you’ll pay the remaining balance for the project, plus the return shipping.
  • Once payment is in, I’ll mail it off!
• How long will this take?
  • This also varies by project and we’ll talk about it when figuring out pricing. But to give an idea, assume 6-8 weeks.
  • I consider and treat this work as an artistic endeavor, so please be patient!
    • As a rule I will give you an update every week, or more often if I am hitting milestones or run into preference questions for you.
    • I try to be very collaborative with these projects so expect me to bug you a bunch! If we end up having to wait on parts or something you might not get an update for a few days, but you’ll know if that’s the case.
    • I will also keep you updated throughout on any issues etc. we run into and how they might impact the timeline.
    • And just as a heads up since I’m an impatient person myself and I feel like I would do this: don’t get frustrated if you see me posting other projects, videos etc. while working on yours. I tend to juggle multiple things and like to think I manage my time pretty well. I promise I’m not ignoring your stuff!
• Okay, I wanna do this thing! How do we get started?
  • First step is just to shoot me an email at [email protected] or DM me on one of my socials to talk about what it is you wanna do.
  • If you DM me and I’m not responding it’s cause I’m bad at social media, not that I’m ignoring you. In that case, just email me.