I had a lamp made for my husband and they did an amazing job. He loves it for his man cave! I…read moreshowed them a picture of what I had in mind and they replicated it exactly.

From the owner: I provide high-quality services at competitive prices to clients in the Chicago area. As a…read morequalified Welder since 2018 have the necessary skills and experience to tackle anything that comes my way. Get in touch to learn more

Working with Create Cut Invent has meant a lot to our team. Steve is one of the kindest and most…read moregenuine people we have met. You can tell he truly cares about what he does and about helping students learn about fabricating custom parts.. He has helped us with so many custom parts, from metal side plates and back plates to protective polycarbonate plates. He also did something really special for us that not many teams get the opportunity to do, which is custom machining our own gears. Our robot needed a specific size gears in order to create the perfect RPM for the motor. We were unable to find any available parts online and had to make our own. Steve was extremely helpful and the quality turned out amazing! When we were getting ready for the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship, we were under a ton of pressure with a really tight deadline. We had less than a month to design and build our robot, and there is no way we could have done it without Steve. There were times he got parts done for us the same day. One time, we were a few days out from the World Championship and after initial rounds of testing, we realized our robot could be even faster. Steve was extremely helpful in this matter, where he used his own steel and welded the gears onto a standoff. He was able to get the new custom gears done in just hours, and we were able to attach the new gears onto the robot on the same day! What really stands out is how much he cares. He always took the time to help us, no matter how busy things were, and he treated our team with so much support and respect. Because of him, we were able to succeed at Worlds, earning 3rd place in Design in our division and making it to playoffs. For the 2026 season, we are ranked as one of the top teams in the state of Illinois and regarded as a top caliber team in the world. We are really grateful for everything Steve has done for us. We truly could not have done this without him, and we would recommend Create Cut Invent to anyone, especially for robotics and STEM projects.

I cannot say enough good things about Create Cut Invent's service. I had a smaller sized request…read morefor custom steel plates; other services did not even bother to respond to the request, but Steven replied quickly. Once the details were finalized, it was turned around in just a few hours and it was exactly what I needed! Steven was extremely generous with his time and advice. His incredibly friendly personality paired with enthusiasm for the craft is rare to find these days. Beyond the excellent work, the owner is a Chicago legend. Honored to have Steven's services so close by in the Western Suburbs. I will definitely be using them again for any fabrication!

I walked into the building not knowing what to expect (do they sell to the public in small amounts)…read more? Yes to both. I needed a couple of square steel posts for my deck to mount a sun sail. The area home improvement stores didn't have what I really wanted. These guys cut to size what I needed for a lot less than the retail stores. I left a very happy camper and have since returned for other steel stuff to complete my hair brained projects.

From the owner: We are a Fabricator of Structural, Ornamental &…read moreMiscellaneous Steel products. We also stock & sell various hot rolled steel shapes and sizes.

Jonathan responded to my project within 5 minutes and was at our property within 24 hours to fix…read moreour iron gate. The entire team was professional, courteous, and efficient and the price was fair. Would recommend to others and will use for future jobs. Excellent work Jonathan, Alex, and team!

From the owner: We have over 30 years of experience fabricating staircases, balconies, fencing, window guards, and…read morestructural services for commercial and residential clients. All of our work is custom made to your specifications and up to code. We are licenced, bonded & insured to better serve our community. Please reach out to us for assistance with your next project.

Great place great work great service I would highly…read morerecommend this shop to anyone who needs any type of welding or custom fabrication

Had a very small specialty job that needed to be done by a specific date. I provided drawings and…read morewe agreed on price and delivery. I showed up to pick up the item and he hadn't even began the job. Simply said "we got busy with some bigger jobs". Incredibly disappointing, not sure what else to say?

If you want some custom work done, this is the place to go. These guys are pros. Highly…read morerecommended for those who want the best for their vehicle.

First off Ben and his team at Hocman Fabrication And Speed are certainly leaders of their…read moreindustry!! I first met Ben as a fellow sponsor for our club Chicago Auto Club West (CACW) and got to know him fairly well before having used his services. He was always the first one to jump in and help or provide advice on other projects. After being to his business and seeing his meticulous custom fabrication skills on several occasions I was reassured he was going to be the only choice among many other that I truly felt 100% confident in completing the work on my 2020 Ferrari 812 Superfast project. Ben and his team walked me through every step and what to expect prior to even dropping off the 812 Superfast. Almost instantly after dropping off the Ferrari with him, he was sending me consistent updates via text, photos and best of all high quality videos explaining exactly what was going on. There wasn't any point of time during the project that I had to call him or go check in on the progress, he was reaching out to me so I always knew the status. This was honestly the best customer service I've ever seen! Hochman Fabrication And Speed was installing a Fabspeed exhaust, Novitec Sport Springs and Spacers on the 812 Superfast for me that I had already purchased. Looking back at it I should have been more patient and went with one of his custom fabricated exhaust since we ran into a design flaw with the exhaust I brought him. After installing the exhaust Ben quickly caught things weren't sealing properly causing a leak. His experience and skill was proven at this point because he analyzed the problem, had the solution, fixed the issue and was back on track in under 30min!! This blew my mind! Most other would have probably spent countless hours trying to figure it out or walked away. Not these guys! They pushed through and had it resolved in not time at all!! Getting into this project I was expecting Hochman Fabrication And Speed to need the Ferrari for about a week. To my surprise they were able to knock out everything in 3 days with no corners cut and everything tested to ensure a high quality install!! Since they were installing new springs on a car that has a front lift and tinkering with the exhaust I was anticipating possible dashlight, codes or calibration that would be done by a Ferrari service center and I don't know how Ben and his team did it but that was not the case at all!!!! After their work no dash lights came on, front lift in full working order and nothing needs calibration! Which probably saved me a good chuck of change if I had to take it to the stealership. Thank you Ben and the team at Hocman Fabrication And Speed!! You all have earned a customer for life and can't wait to bring you the next project!!