MakerNear Beta

Local fabrication, Australia-wide

Get it made by a maker near you

3D printing, CNC, laser cutting, casting, joinery, textiles and electronics from independent workshops. Send a file and a brief; the maker quotes you by email.

  • Free to use
  • No account needed
  • Makers reply to you directly
A white fluted planter, FDM printed in Melbourne
Fluted planter · FDM, PLA
A black three-tier paint carousel holding hobby paints and brushes
Paint carousel · FDM, PETG

Processes

What do you need made?

Eight kinds of workshop, dozens of processes. Pick one to see makers near you.

How it works

No marketplace in the middle. We introduce you; the maker quotes you directly.

01

Search by postcode and process

Enter your postcode and what you need — FDM or resin print, CNC, laser, welding, embroidery and more. Results sort by distance.

02

Send a file and a short brief

Upload your STL, STEP, DXF, SVG, PDF or a photo, and tell the maker what it is for and when you need it.

03

The maker replies with a quote

Your brief lands in the maker's inbox. They reply to your email with a price, turnaround and any questions. You deal with them from there.

Local firstPick up in person or have it posted — you choose makers by distance, not by who pays for placement.
Your files stay privateUploads go only to the maker you picked and are deleted from our servers after 30 days.
Honest betaWe're new and the directory is small. Example listings are always labelled — nothing pretends to be a real maker.

For makers

List your workshop free and get jobs by email

Got a printer, a router, a laser, a welder, a kiln or a sewing machine that could be earning? Get found by people nearby who need exactly what you can make.

  • No listing fees and no commission during beta
  • Jobs arrive as an email with the file and the brief — no app to check
  • You set your own prices, turnaround and terms, always
  • We check every workshop by hand before it goes live
List your workshop — freeSee a live listing
A black wall-mounted paint rack, printed and photographed in the Formada3D workshop
Wall rack · made in Reservoir VIC by Formada3D, the first listed maker