The Epic Origin Story
(And Why We Got Banned From Reddit)
10-Spot Tools started the way a lot of good shop ideas do: fixing a problem nobody else bothered to solve.
Pete made himself a better socket insert, posted a photo on Reddit, and things escalated quickly. Orders came in faster than the printers could keep up, and before long he was permanently banned from r/milwaukeetool for “excessive awesomeness.” (We’re pretty sure that’s the official reason.)
At the time, Pete was teaching math in Brooklyn. Within a year, the side project turned into a full-time operation, and then into a full-on print farm.
It hasn’t stopped growing since.
What we do Differently
Everything we make is designed by hand, tested in-house, revised, re-tested, dropped, smacked, thrown, cursed at, printed again, then finally approved. We don’t ship anything we wouldn’t trust in our own Packout.
Why 10-Spot Inserts Hit Different
• Engineered for precision
• Printed on top-tier machines
• Designed for real-world use, not pretty photos
• Constant improvements based on your feedback
• No outsourcing, no gimmicks, no corporate fluff
We solve the problems tool users actually have: not the ones a Madison Avenue marketing team thinks you might have.
The print farm
We run a rapidly expanding print farm including Prusa XLs, Bambu P, H, and A series printers, and an OrangeStorm Giga. These machines run almost nonstop, turning raw filament into rock-solid inserts, latches, and mounts.
MEET THE CREW
This is the crew behind the printers, the prototypes, and the boxes headed your way. Small team, a lot of machines, and everyone here actually uses the stuff we make.
FOUNDER
Designer, customer service, and resident printer whisperer. Pete started 10-Spot by fixing his own tool storage problem and now oversees every insert from first print to final shipment. Hasn’t left his house since the Milwaukee M18 launched, and still names every printer.
Chris runs and fixes the printers, organizes fulfillment, manages social media, and takes all the photos. If it needs to be done right, Chris is your guy.
Morning shift. Cardboard czar. Has had “a case of the Mondays” for approximately 14 consecutive years.
Emotional support, web design, and the saint who keeps Pete from going feral. Captain of the 10-Spot pickleball team.
10-Spot Tools
ALL PRODUCTS DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S.A.