Next Level Maker Conference · Grapevine, TX · Aug 27–29, 2026

Win a year of the whole workshop.

Two winners. One takes a full year of FoundryPass, every Maker Foundry app behind a single login. One takes a $50 Maker Foundry gift card. Drop your email in the ticket. That is the whole entry.

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Winners
$240
A year of the pass
$50
Gift card
$0
To enter
Entry ticket · no purchase necessary NLMC-2026

Enter to win. Two winners drawn.

Prize 1: a year of FoundryPass, $240. Prize 2: a $50 Maker Foundry gift card.

Already bought a pass? Enter anyway. If you win it, we refund what you paid and start the free year. Entries close September 15, 2026. Two winners, drawn September 16 and notified by email. No purchase necessary.

Use at checkout NLMC26

Not waiting on a drawing?

The show code takes 15% off any Maker Foundry membership. It works on the FoundryPass and on every app sold on its own, whether you pay monthly, yearly or once for lifetime. Type it in the promo box at checkout.

15% off one billing period, or one lifetime purchase. Good through September 15, 2026.

What you are entering to win

The pass, and the six tools behind it.

Every one of these runs in a browser. Nothing to install, nothing that only works on the one computer in the shop. They exist because we run a shop too, and we got tired of the workaround.

FoundryPass

The prize

One login that opens the whole workshop. Trade a stack of small subscriptions for a single key.

  • Every app we make, one account, one bill
  • VectorForge included, 40 AI credits every month
  • 7 day trial, cancel any time
  • Master Key is lifetime, and includes every tool we build next
$24/mo · $240/yr · $419 Master Key See the pass

TumblerForge

Tumbler wraps, alive in 3D

Design on a true size wrap template, watch it engrave on a spinning cup, and export files that open at exact size.

  • Real blanks, measured: circumference, taper, safe zones
  • Live 3D proof the customer approves before you burn one
  • Native LightBurn .lbrn2 and xTool .xs, true size
  • 360° spin videos and photo mockups for your listings
$9/mo · $90/yr · $149 lifetime Open TumblerForge

PatchForge

Hat patches, art to cut file

Upload art, auto trace a clean cut line, pick the material, and put it on a real hat before anything gets printed.

  • Auto traced cut lines and one click contour offset
  • UV printed or laser engraved, 170+ two tone leatherettes
  • 800+ real hat colorways, front and back views
  • Gang sheets with registration marks, built for print and cut
  • Exports PDF, SVG, xTool .xs and LightBurn print and cut
$12/mo · $120/yr · $199 lifetime Open PatchForge

ToneSmith

DTF and DTG separations

Drop the artwork, watch the halftone update as you move the sliders, and export print ready separations for DTF or DTG.

  • Live halftone preview, every slider, nothing to wait on
  • Auto Tone gets you a clean separation in one click
  • Mockup Studio: real garments, 80+ colours, front and back
  • Effects Studio: grunge, distress and vintage fades, non destructive
  • Photoshop plugin running the same engine
$7/mo · $47/yr · $149 lifetime Open ToneSmith
New

VectorForge

Image to laser ready

Instant laser ready art. Turn a photo or a logo into clean, layered vectors for the machine you actually own.

  • Free plan to start. You only pay for AI usage
  • Material aware layer arbitration, so nothing double burns
  • Depth relief layers for 3D style engraving
  • Diode, CO2 and fiber profiles, not just one niche
Free plan · $9/mo · $79/yr Open VectorForge
Free

Maker Foundry Settings

Someone already burned the test grid

2,300+ dialed in laser settings across 560+ materials and 53 machines, with the tools to price the job and plan the run.

  • Search by your machine and the material on the bed
  • Export to LightBurn .clb and xTool material files
  • Supplier verified imports labelled next to maker tested entries
  • Quote builder, wattage converter and QR generator
Free. No card, no trial, no paid tier. Open the library
Coming soon

MappSmith

Laser map designer

Design a map of any city, lake or route and get a layered SVG with cut, engrave, water and score already separated.

  • One piece maps, or a stacked multi material build
  • Live 3D assemble and exploded preview
  • Opens in LightBurn, xTool Creative Space or Glowforge
In build. Master Key holders get it at launch.

The math

Buy them one at a time, or take the key.

Same tools either way. The pass costs less than the apps inside it, and the Master Key adds every tool we build next.

Tool Monthly Yearly Lifetime
TumblerForge $9 $90 $149
PatchForge $12 $120 $199
ToneSmith $7 $47 $149
VectorForge $9 $79 no lifetime
Maker Foundry Settings Free Free Free
All four, bought separately $37 $336 $497
FoundryPass, all of it $24 $240 $419 Master Key

With code NLMC26: $24 becomes $20.40 for the first month, $240 becomes $204 for the first year, and the $419 Master Key becomes $356.15. The code works on the single apps too. Note the lifetime column: VectorForge does not sell one, so buying the four separately still leaves you paying for it every month. The Master Key is the only way to get lifetime VectorForge. Prices in USD.

How to enter

Three steps, and one of them is ours.

  1. Drop your email Use the ticket at the top of this page. It takes a few seconds, and no purchase is needed to enter.
  2. Check your inbox Your confirmation is the entry receipt. If it does not land, look in promotions and add us to your contacts.
  3. We draw two winners September 16, 2026. One takes a year of FoundryPass, one takes the $50 gift card. If you already bought a pass and you win it, we refund what you paid.

Fine print, in plain words

Questions worth answering

Do I have to buy anything to enter?

No. Your email address is the entry. No purchase necessary, and buying something does not improve your odds.

I already bought a FoundryPass. Can I still enter?

Yes, and you should. If you win, we refund what you paid and start the free year from the draw date. Nobody gets punished for buying early.

What exactly do the winners get?

Two prizes, two winners. The first is twelve months of FoundryPass, the $240 annual tier: TumblerForge, PatchForge, ToneSmith and VectorForge on one login, with 40 VectorForge AI credits every month, plus the Settings library that is free for everyone anyway. The second is a $50 Maker Foundry gift card.

How do I use the NLMC26 code?

Type it into the promo box at checkout, on the FoundryPass or inside any Maker Foundry app. It takes 15% off one billing period, or 15% off a one time lifetime purchase. It stops working after September 15, 2026.

Can I use the code and still enter the giveaway?

Yes. Enter with your email, buy with the code, and if you win afterwards we refund what you paid.

Do these run on my machine?

They run in a browser, on a laptop, a desktop or a tablet. Nothing to install. The exports are built for LightBurn, xTool Creative Space, Glowforge and standard print and cut workflows.

Who do I talk to if something breaks?

foundrypass@makerfoundryco.com. A person reads it, usually the person who built the thing you are asking about.

Last call

Entries close September 15.

It costs an email address. If you would rather not wait on a drawing, the show code takes 15% off the apps today.

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