1:1 Machine Training Session with Erik @ Maker Foundry ⚙️🔥

Need help dialing in your machine, your process, or your confidence?

Book a private 1:1 machine training session with Erik — founder of Marked & Made and Maker Foundry — built for makers, engravers, apparel decorators, and personalization business owners who want real-world help with the tools they actually use.

Whether you’re stuck on settings, struggling with materials, trying to improve your workflow, or just tired of guessing your way through every project, this session is designed to help you get clear, get confident, and get moving.

This session is for you if you’re asking things like:

“Why are my engravings inconsistent?”

“What settings should I actually start with?”

“Why does this material work sometimes but not others?”

“How do I make my process faster and cleaner?”

“What am I doing wrong in the software?”

“How do I turn this machine into something that actually makes money?”

What We Can Cover — Pick Your Adventure 🎯

⚙️ Machine Settings & Troubleshooting

Dialing in speed, power, passes, pressure, temperature, or other key settings

Understanding why settings change by material, machine, and design

Troubleshooting inconsistent results, ghosting, scorching, weak marks, peeling, or poor adhesion

Creating repeatable test grids and sample workflows

Knowing when to adjust the file, the material, or the machine

🧱 Materials & Blanks

Choosing the right materials for your machine and product goals

Understanding what works, what doesn’t, and what is worth testing

Material prep, masking, cleaning, curing, finishing, and handling

Avoiding common beginner mistakes that waste time and inventory

Building confidence with tumblers, patches, acrylic, wood, leatherette, apparel, UV blanks, and more

🎨 Design & File Setup

Preparing artwork for better engraving, printing, cutting, or stitching

Vector vs raster basics and when each matters

Cleaning up customer files, logos, and low-quality artwork

Layout, sizing, alignment, jigs, templates, and production-ready files

Design decisions that improve final product quality

🧰 Process & Workflow

Building a repeatable workflow from file setup to finished product

Reducing wasted time between jobs

Creating SOPs for common products and machine setups

Batch production tips for faster, cleaner output

Organizing files, materials, templates, and settings so you stop starting from scratch

🔥 Laser Training

Diode, CO2, fiber, and galvo workflow support

Engraving, cutting, scoring, alignment, jigs, rotary basics, and material testing

Tumblers, patches, leatherette, wood, acrylic, slate, coated metals, and common maker products

Software workflow help for tools like xTool Creative Space, LightBurn, or related design programs

🖨 UV Printer Training

File setup, print placement, product prep, and workflow

Understanding primer, white ink, varnish, curing, and adhesion basics

Troubleshooting dull prints, peeling, banding, alignment issues, and inconsistent results

Creating cleaner, more professional UV printed products

👕 DTF Training

Transfer workflow from design to press

Artwork setup, sizing, placement, heat press settings, and application process

Troubleshooting peeling, cracking, poor adhesion, scorching, or inconsistent results

Building a smoother DTF workflow for custom apparel, events, and small-batch orders

🧵 Embroidery Training

Design and stitch file basics

Hooping, stabilizer, thread, bobbin, and material considerations

Troubleshooting puckering, thread breaks, registration issues, and poor stitch quality

Improving your workflow for hats, apparel, patches, and personalized products

What You’ll Get ✅

✨ A focused 1:1 training call tailored to your machine, software, and goals
🛠 Practical troubleshooting and real-world guidance based on what you’re trying to make
📝 Clear next steps so you know exactly what to test, change, or improve
📌 Honest feedback on your setup, files, process, materials, or workflow

How It Works 🗓️

Step 1: Purchase your session
Step 2: You’ll receive a booking link with instructions to schedule your time and share your goals
Step 3: Before the call, send any photos, screenshots, files, settings, machine details, or examples you want reviewed
Step 4: We meet, troubleshoot, train, and build a plan you can actually use 💪

Perfect For Makers Who Want Hands-On Help 🎁

This session is perfect for makers who want to stop guessing and start producing with more confidence.

Whether you’re learning your first laser, adding UV printing, getting into DTF, improving embroidery, or trying to clean up your entire production process, this session is designed to help you make better products, reduce frustration, and build a workflow that actually works.

Training Topics May Include ✍️

Machine settings
Material testing
Design setup
Software workflow
Production process
Jigs and templates
Troubleshooting
Product quality
Repeatable workflows
Efficiency and scaling
Customer-ready results

Personalization / Notes ✍️

After purchase, you’ll be able to share your top 1–3 topics along with any photos, screenshots, sample files, machine details, software questions, failed tests, or product examples you want reviewed so we can make the most of your session.