GFHQ Shop Launch
Turn your machine into a business.
You bring the table and the drive. We give you an instant quote page for your customers, the tools to make their files, a business plan, and a step-by-step list to set up the rest. Open to any CNC plasma or laser table, any brand.
Beta: 25 shops only. START is free through June 1, 2027. CORE and PRO are 50% off when they open.
What you get
GFHQ's own tools, set up for your shop and your prices.
Customers upload a file, see the part, pick material and quantity, get a price and pay a deposit. Your name, your logo, your prices.
Signs, shapes and more made into cut-ready DXF files, plus a library of ready parts they can order.
Every job from quote to paid to cut to pickup, with updates to your customer along the way.
A plan built on your numbers, a startup checklist, and logo, sign and business card files to cut yourself.
New designs every month you can cut and sell right away.
Private onboarding videos, a members-only owners' forum, and a kickoff call with GFHQ.
How it works
You stay in control the whole way. Nothing goes public until you say so.
- Tell us about your shopFill out the Shop Launch questionnaire in your free Design Lab account.
- Set up your accountsFollow your to-do list to open email, payments, website and Etsy in your own name.
- We set up your toolsYour quote page, prices, job tracker and business plan, built from your answers.
- You approveCheck your quote page and prices. Ask for changes in plain words.
- Go liveYour shop opens for business and joins the GFHQ Shop Network.
Pick your launch
One-time setup, then a monthly plan that starts the day your shop goes live. Same price whatever brand of table you run.
- 2D CNC plasma, any size table
- Instant quotes for 2D plasma
- 25 customer files a month, then $1.95 each
- 2D single-layer DXF library
- Job tracker and deposit links
- Business plan and brand pack
- 5 ready-to-sell designs a month
- Onboarding videos, owners' forum, kickoff call
- Coming soon: CNC router
- Everything in START
- 2D laser and round tube laser
- Monograms, photo to part, file checker
- 100 customer files a month
- Full 2D DXF library
- Add-ons, rush orders, customer accounts
- Invoices
- 15 designs a month and a monthly group call
- Coming soon: CNC press brake, tube bending
- Everything in CORE
- Square tube laser
- Multi-layer laser engrave and etch files
- 300 customer files a month
- 3D STEP quotes, hardware insertion
- Business accounts
- 30 designs a month and a quarterly 1-on-1
- First pick of GFHQ leads
- Coming soon: welding, finishes, hardware configurator
Each level includes everything in the level below it. Design Lab plans are billed separately. You pay your own website, email, Shopify and Etsy bills directly to those companies.
Your shop. Your name. Your money.
Payments, Etsy, socials and your domain are opened in your name. We never ask for your passwords.
Customer payments go straight to your account. GFHQ never holds your money.
You check your quote page and prices before anything goes live.
The GFHQ Shop Network
You're not building alone.
Every launched shop joins a growing network of local cutting shops across the country.
- Local customers find you on the GFHQ shop map
- Overflow work shared between shops
- A private owners' forum just for Shop Launch members, with GFHQ admins on hand
- A "Launched by GFHQ" badge for your site
Here's to the builders.
You've got the skills and the drive. Let's get your shop open for business.
Business plans, quotes and estimates are planning tools based on the numbers you give us. They are not a promise of income or results. Talk to a CPA or attorney about taxes, licenses and how to set up your business.