How We Produce and Design Our Parts

How We Design, Test, and Manufacture Our Tools

Every tool we make goes through a long, careful process to make sure it works, even though it’s plastic. Suspension tooling is extremely precise. The tolerances we aim for are often within 0.01 mm. Unfortunately, public specs for suspension dimensions are often vague, incomplete, or just plain wrong, so we do our own measurements from real components and shocks.

I started by building tools for my own suspensions. Once I saw how well they worked, thanks to the low torque involved (usually under 20 Nm), I started designing tools for friends. I tested everything on shocks from Cane Creek, RockShox, Fox. Each time, I refined the designs further.

Designing one single tool can take a full week. Because plastic flexes and behaves differently than aluminum, the shape, wall thickness, and tolerances need to be dialed in perfectly. Some designs are so snug, they can hold a full shock in the air with just friction. That’s the level of precision we aim for.

Some tools require special features like sacrificial teeth (e.g., for Float X2 air can wrenches), which are designed to wear out slowly over time. Instead of replacing the whole tool, you just swap out a $2 part. It clips in and keeps everything running smoothly.

All tools are printed in PETG or Nylon on a high-end, calibrated 3D printer. We perform full recalibrations every few days, replace nozzles frequently, and inspect prints with tight quality control. Before every job, we do calibrations for nozzle flow and first layer consistency. That’s how we maintain dimensional accuracy and strength at every print.

Every design we sell has been tested, not just on a screen, but on real shocks. That’s what makes our tools work.

We keep production very low volume on purpose. Every tool is produced by the same person who designed it, no outsourcing, no automated fulfillment, no random factory. We have one printer, and for now, that’s enough. This lets us personally inspect and test every single tool before it ships. We believe that’s the only way to keep quality high and results consistent.

Nothing leaves our workshop unless we’ve personally handled it, checked it, and confirmed it meets the standard we’d trust on our own suspensions.