About the shop
An independent machine shop, built by machinists.
We started this shop because we got tired of customers being told their job was "too small," "too custom," or "not worth the setup." If you've got a part to make or fix, we want to hear about it.
Meet the owner
I fix what other people give up on.
For 25+ years, I've worked inside high-volume manufacturing — as a machinist, a die maker, a tooling lead, and now a technical account manager bridging the gap between broken equipment and the businesses that depend on it. I've held tight tolerances down to ±0.0001", rebuilt progressive dies running 100–800 strokes per minute, and turned a six-month production bottleneck into a three-week fix that saved a customer relationship on the verge of walking.
I don't just patch problems — I find why they happened and build a fix that holds. That's meant managing $7.5M tooling operations, leading teams of 35+ machinists and die makers, and growing a service book by $1.2M through 30 new manufacturing clients who needed someone who actually understood their floor, not just their PO.
Food production. Heavy equipment. Automotive. Aerospace. Different industries, same standard: precision tooling, optimized processes, and equipment that runs when you need it to.
If your tooling, dies, or precision machinery are costing you uptime, let's talk.
How we work
Most of the parts we make never had a drawing to begin with. A customer walks in with a broken bracket, a worn shaft, or a snapped shifter linkage — and a story about what it's supposed to do. We take it from there.
Sometimes we work from a finished engineering print. Sometimes we measure your sample part with calipers and a height gauge and build a model from scratch. Sometimes you bring us the raw stock and tell us how thick to leave the flange.
Whatever the starting point, the goal is the same: a finished part that fits, runs, and lasts.
Start a quoteWhat we stand for
The way we run the shop
Precision First
Every part is inspected. We don't ship something we wouldn't install ourselves.
Straight Talk
Real pricing, real timelines, and a straight answer when something is tricky.
Built for Every Customer
From a one-off bushing for a homeowner to a 200-piece run for an OEM — same care.
Modern Equipment, Old-School Craft
CNC mills and lathes paired with the experience to know when to slow down and measure.
In the shop
A day at Masters Hand
