Ⓢ Resources

Here is our collection of tools and suppliers:

Physical

“Nothing without labour.”
— Lost Art Press

Local Fabricators

★★★★

Powder coating, laser, weld, and fabrication shop. Reliable and timely.
Makin Stuff since 2015:
• 10 Gallon Hat
• Cactus Catchall
• Custom metal fabrication
• Tapping
• Powder coating
• Tumbled parts
tristatefabricators.com
Contact Info:
Jeff Burkey
Account Manager / Sales Engineer
Tri-State Fabricators, Inc.
1146 Ferris Rd.
Amelia, Ohio 45102
jeffburkey@tristatefabricators.com
(Main) 513-752-5005 | (Direct) 513-201-0740
★★★★★

Weld, mill, CNC machining and fabrication shop. Ask Bill about his cigar box guitars and ukuleles. Good vibes. Behind Jungle Jim’s
Makin Stuff since 2016:
• Mobile Collection™ parts
• Astro Collection™ parts
• Swing Dome Light™ shades
• Pipe Light™
• Steel and aluminum couplings
Great people, and honest work ッ
deffrenmachine.com
Brian Suman
Operations Manager
brians@deffrenmachine.com
Deffren Machine Tool Service Inc.
dba AKRO Tool Company
240 Donald Drive
Fairfield, Ohio 45014
513-858-1555
★★★★
Reliable shop for sheetmetal fabrication.
Small and large batch capabilities.
Makin’ Stuff since 2018:
• YL-B (Yoyo Light™ bracket)
• DS-SC (Dimmer™ switch split-cover
• SDL-B (Swing Dome Light™ bracket)
• Cactus Catchall
“Metal Technology Systems (MTS) is a sheet metal fabrication shop located in Cincinnati, Ohio, with expertise in laser cutting, forming, welding, and more. With more than 20 years in business as a sheet metal fabricator, our part quality is second to none.”
Laser Cutting
- Cincinnati CL-440 laser
- 4000 watt
- Mild steel up to 1" thick
- Stainless up to 3/8" thick
- Aluminum up to 1/4" thick
- 5' x 10' sheet size
Welding
- Miller MIG and TIG
- Mild steel, Stainless, and Aluminum
- Spot Welding
- Thin and Heavy gauge
Forming
- Cincinnati Press Brakes
- Up to 225 ton
- Up to 10' bend length
- CNC gauges
Material Handling and More
- 5 Ton Overhead Crane
- Product Delivery
- Powder Coat Outsourcing
- AutoCAD Capabilities
Metal Technology Systems, Inc.
675 Redna Terrace
Cincinnati, OH 45215
(513) 563-1882
mtsfab.com
Perry Joyce
Cell: (513) 484-2696
perry@mtsfab.com
★★★★★
Super friendly ッ
Great shop for test parts and 100–1,000 part runs.
Makin’ Stuff since 2018
• TC-01
• CL-PP
• Couplings
“D&E Machine Company is a machine shop in Ohio, located between Dayton and Cincinnati. We specialize in low and high-production runs, prototyping, new replacement parts for manufacturer’s equipment, repair work, complete machine building, and machined quality fabrications.”
More than 40 years of experience in handling:
- Manufacture of OEM replacement parts you can’t buy anymore.
- Prototyping for the automotive and robotics industries.
- Reverse engineering a part you need for industrial equipment.
- Specialty machining
- CNC milling
- Vertical milling.
- Machining and machining repair
- CNC turning
- Four-axis milling
- Custom design and engineering
- Manufacturing assembly services
D&E MACHINE COMPANY
962 S. US Route 42
Lebanon, OH 45036
513.932.2184
https://demachine.com
Kim Coomer – Vice President
kim.coomer@demachine.com