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Tooling expertise. Custom merch, coordinated.

Mold design and production diagnosis, backed by hands-on engineering. Plus sourcing, kitting and shipping coordination for original creators, IP brands and crowdfunding teams.

Two service lines. A written scope and quote before paid work begins.No cost. No obligation.

the Shifu, 40-year mold maker
40Years of Molds
Tooling expertiseCustom merch sourcingAssembly & kittingShipping coordination
Tooling Services

Design it. Diagnose it. Audit it.

Mold Design

Full 3D mold design, a labeled DFM report, BOM and design notes. Detailed 2D machining drawings are included when we also build the mold.

from $800 / mold
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Production Rescue

A remote root-cause review and ranked corrective plan for an injection mold already making defective parts.

from $499 / issue
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DFM & Mold Audit

Review a new part before tooling, or check an existing mold’s risks and documentation before transfer.

from $99 / part / mold
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Engineering services are quoted against your files and agreed scope. A free DFM Mini is available before you commit.

Merch Services

Make the merch. Bring the bundle together.

For creators with a product plan, brands placing bulk orders and teams preparing physical rewards.

Character figure retail packs in three formats

Sourcing & Production

Bring an item list or references. We scope suppliers, samples, product specifications and checks.

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Workers checking parcels on a packing line

Kitting & Fulfillment

Match products to bundle rules, agree packing checks and plan a warehouse or recipient handoff.

Plan your bundles ↗

Product and packing images are supplied format references, not MoldShifu client projects or owned facilities. Supplier and delivery responsibilities are agreed per project.

Our work

What 40 years looks like.

These aren't products for sale. They're proof — three builds from the Shifu's four decades, from automotive tooling to optical acrylic to tungsten-carbide MIM.

Automotive wheel cap — from CAD to the curb
Acrylic Buddha — from steel to crystal
Tungsten carbide MIM — from powder to part

Plastic, acrylic, or powder metal — if it comes out of a mold, we've built it. That's the eye now reading yours.

The tooling workshop

Design, mold, and trial — all under one roof.

These workshop photos show the tooling side of MoldShifu. Merch projects can involve partner suppliers and delivery providers; the project plan identifies who performs each step.

A finished mold with its ejector pins

Standard mold base, done right

A finished mold on a proper standard mold base — guide pins, ejector pins, return springs, all where they belong. This is textbook construction, not a shortcut. The kind of tooling that runs for years without surprises.

A mold mounted in the injection press

Mounted and trialed in-house

The mold, craned into the injection press and clamped up for trial — the standard, correct way to prove a tool. We design it, build it, and run it ourselves, so every part of the process is under one roof and one pair of eyes.

The old drill-press bench

Every step in the shop

Drill press, grinder, hardened bits — the machining is done here, in-house, not farmed out to strangers. From cavity to cooling to the finished bore, one shop owns the whole chain and stands behind it.

The workbench by the window

Hand-finished and checked

The final fitting and finishing bench. Cavities are polished, shut-offs checked, fits corrected by hand before anything ships. Old tools, exact standards — the details a buyer can trust, start to finish.

the Shifu in his workshop
The Shifu

"A craftsman doesn't measure himself by the size of his shop — but by what he's studied, and settled into his hands over the years."

the Shifu has cut molds since the days of Wenzhou lighter shells — through acrylic, automotive, and tungsten MIM tooling. His old machines aren't a lack of budget: they're the tools four decades proved right.

How it works

Four steps. No meetings required.

1

Upload

STEP file or mold photos, through the form. Big files? Paste a link.

2

We read it

AI runs the geometry and Moldflow. the Shifu reads what software can't.

3

You get a plan

A written report with ranked fixes — evidence first, in plain English.

4

It runs

Your floor executes. Two free re-diagnosis rounds if it doesn't land.

Where we stand

Diagnosis first. Zero pressure.

We earn your trust by fixing the mold you have — not by pushing a new one. If a rebuild turns out to be the right answer, we'll tell you honestly. And we'll be ready.

Deliverables, timelines & after-care policy →
A real name, a real face. One master, 40 years, his name on the work.
Evidence before payment. Free DFM check first — judge us by the work.
Written scope. Written plans. Two free re-diagnosis rounds.

Send us your part. Get answers.

Upload a STEP file — free manufacturability check, replied within one business day.

Get My Free DFM Check →

Reviewed by hand. No cost, no obligation.