How Do I Order?
Use our secure and automated shopping cart system, just like those you see on many popular Web sites. You’ll need a major credit card, shipping address, email address, and some other information.

You will receive an automated email confirmation once your order is sent, with a unique number for your records. Please keep this email until you receive your order. If you have any problems, contact us as indicated below.

If you don’t feel like using the web and your credit card to order from us, you can email us at service@friodesigns.com, or send us a fax at 972-234-1767 with your specific request, and for a small additional fee we will accept and process your order the old-fashioned way. We also accept other confirmed forms of payment, such as money orders, cashier’s checks, etc. At some point, we may begin accepting payment via electronic payment brokers, such as PayPal.

What About Shipping?
Your order will be processed and shipped as quickly as possible, using automated dispatch and tracking systems provided by UPS. Once we obtain your Zip Code and process your credit card, every effort will be made to speed your order to you via UPS. If you need special shipping arrangements, please specify these on your order and we will do all we can to help out. Additional fees may be charged for special handling and/or shipping arrangements.

Can I Get Your Products Already Made?
Our business is designed around the needs of talented build-it-yourselfers, who like creating things from scratch. Of course, we are also in business to serve as many customers as possible. To start, we are offering our designs to build-it-yourselfers and manufacturers who wish to license and mass produce our designs. We have chosen this model to keep overhead costs low, and to more quickly serve the largest market possible.

As our business grows however, we may become manufacturers or we may enlist manufacturers to produce our products and drop-ship them directly to you. If you really like our products and cannot find a way to build them yourself, or cannot find someone in your area to build the products for you, contact us at: makeit@friodesigns.com or call us at 972-234-1767 with your problem, and we will do our best to assist you.

What Skills are Required to Build This Stuff?

Our products are designed for talented build-it-yourselfers, but do not require advanced degrees in engineering to understand. If you are reasonably good with your hands, and have

experience building things made of wood and metal, our designs are perfect for you.

Each product is assigned a grade on our skill scale, based on how difficult to build we believe it is. Check out the pop-up window Skills Required to see what we really mean by this, and then take a look at the product you’re interested in to see how it compares.

Most of the products made with steel or aluminum require welding, as this is simply the most efficient way to connect these materials. But don’t let this stop you from purchasing the designs…this country is blessed with many welding shops that can easily handle our designs. No exotic or unusual welding techniques are required.

The products made of wood require experience with common power tools, such as table saws and drills, but do not require more than the typical handyperson’s garage array of tools.

What if I’m Not Happy with My Order?
After you receive your order, if for any reason you are not completely satisfied, just Contact Us, and we will help you with returns, refunds or exchanges.

We design our products to solve specific problems, usually when no other solution exists in the marketplace, or so you can build your own stuff to save money.

If you want to return your items because they appear to be too difficult to build, please contact us at service@friodesigns.com, or send us a fax at 972-234-1767 with your problem, and we will try to help.  We plan to market step-by-step videos in the future that illustrate each step of the fabrication process for our products.

Can I Make a Bunch of These and Sell Them?
Not if you are a law-abiding, ethical person.  Our products are intended for single-use, individual customers, and are protected by trademark, copyright, and patent laws as applicable.  Please purchase one design for each item built.

If you are a manufacturer and/or vendor, and wish to license our designs for mass production, see our Licensing section.

Can I Make a Copy of Your Design and Lend It to a Friend?
Not if you are a law-abiding, ethical person. Our products are intended for single-use, individual customers, and are protected by trademark, copyright, and patent laws as applicable. Please purchase one design for each item built.

I Have an Idea for a Product I Don’t See Here … Do You Take Suggestions?
Certainly … almost everyone we know has an idea for some gizmo they’ve always wanted, but no one makes.

Please submit your idea using our Suggestions pop-up window.

I Need a Specific Design Problem Solved … Can You Help?
Yes – we may be able to help you with that one-of-a-kind, special item you need for a nasty problem.

Please submit your problem using our Custom Design Services pop-up window.

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