About Quandt Customs
A small engineering studio in southern Delaware with a big mission
Our Story
We're a small engineering studio in southern Delaware with a big mission: build clever, useful products today so we can fund the world-changing technologies of tomorrow.
Our story started with one person, one workshop, and a giant 3D printer built during the COVID lockdown. That machine became the heart of our operation — a micro-factory that lets us design and manufacture products with complex geometry and true customization.
We focus on small, high-value products that solve real problems and bring joy to the people who use them. Every sale helps fund the next step toward our long-term goals: sustainable engines, advanced transportation, and technologies that help fight climate change.
We're a team of kind, curious, slightly goofy engineers and makers who believe in doing things differently. We don't chase trends. We don't rely on investors. We build, we test, we learn, and we keep going.
If you like big ideas, clever solutions, and machines that shouldn't exist yet, you'll fit right in.
The Founder
Matt has always built things that shouldn't exist yet. At twelve, he reverse-engineered a car alternator, wired up a Darlington-transistor driver from whatever he could find at RadioShack, and wrote an Arduino script to energize the windings in sequence. It spun on the first try. He burned out the transistors soon after, but the moment stuck with him: if you understand the physics, you can make anything move.
In high school he built drones from scratch and resurrected a cheap Prusa i3 clone that barely worked until he rebuilt it piece by piece. That printer became the seed of something bigger. When COVID hit and college shut down, he dropped out and built a 7-foot-tall, 1200-pound hybrid 3D printer/CNC machine — a personal micro-factory capable of producing the parts he dreamed of.
Those dreams weren't small. A folding-hydrofoil kayak. A guitar with internal resonant tubes. Custom parametric laptop cases. Spherical topographic maps. And eventually, a clean-burning engine that consumes atmospheric CO₂.
But big ideas require big resources. So Matt made a decision: start with small, clever products that people love, use the revenue to fund the next invention, and climb the ladder one breakthrough at a time.
No investors. No shortcuts. Just ingenuity, physics, and persistence. Today, he's turning that philosophy into a company — one that builds useful products now, while quietly developing the technologies that could reshape the future.
Our Mission
Build small things brilliantly → fund the big things responsibly.
We design products that benefit from customization, advanced geometry, and clever engineering — things traditional factories can't make. Each product sold becomes fuel for the next breakthrough.
Our Values
Build, Test, Learn
We believe in hands-on engineering. If you understand the physics, you can make anything move.
Climate Action
We're committed to fighting climate change through smarter design and sustainable technologies.
No Investors, No Shortcuts
We fund our big dreams through selling great products, not venture capital. Ingenuity over influence.
Rural Innovation
We're bringing opportunity to rural Delaware and proving innovation doesn't need a Silicon Valley zip code.
Our Culture
We're intentionally unconventional: a team of misfit engineers, makers, and nerds who love physics, love building things, and love proving that "impossible" is just a starting point.
This is a different kind of startup — one built on creativity, sustainability, and the belief that the future is something you build with your own hands.
Ready to Start Your Custom Project?
Get in touch with us today to discuss your needs and receive a custom quote.