I visited AP recently to have a custom steel part fabricated for my motorcycle. They came highly…read morerecommended from a friend who works at a machine shop. The part I needed was a simple flat piece of mild steel with two bends, 6 holes and some deburring. I included a detailed 2-dimensional drawing and spoke with one of the technicians for about 20 minutes to confirm the details and make notes. He estimated this to be about 1-hour of work or less and that it would cost about $55-60. I informed the technician that I needed the part in less than a week, because I had to install it prior to a trip I was taking. He assured me it would only take a day or two. The following week I still hadn't received a call back from AP, so I called on Tuesday to ask about the status of my part? They said they hadn't gotten to it yet. I reminded them that this was a time-sensitive job. He said to come by to confirm everything with his boss, which I did. The boss raised the price to $85, which is on the high side for such a simple job, however it was still under my $100 budget, so I gave the "Okay". They also demanded a deposit before beginning work. Next they called on Thursday and let me know the part was ready to pick up that evening. I stopped by after work and there was still no part. In fact it hadn't even been started! After wasting time and gas, I once again emphasized that this had to be finished no later than Friday. The next day, on Friday, I finally received a call stating that the part was finished and ready to be picked up. I had a friend stop by after work and retrieve the part, however when I got home, there were some errors. Two holes were drilled far larger than the drawing called for and were in the wrong location. In addition, the sharp corners weren't radiused as specified and nothing was deburred, so it had sharp unfinished edges everywhere. After about an hour of additional work in my garage, I finished the part myself and after redrilling, I was able to make it work. However I wasn't pleased about the delays, the increased estimate, the unnecessary trip, and the poor quality of the finished part. If it weren't for the extremely courteous and apologetic technician I originally spoke with at AP, they would only deserve a one-star rating.

David is very knowledgeable and experienced. He always goes out of his way to make sure we are…read moretaken care of.

This little store is tucked away in an older strip mall location in Simi. Its not very big, but…read morewhen I was in last, they had a varied amount of stuff, including embellishments. They pride themselves on the super fancy crop area. Super comfy chairs and plenty of work space. They had some sort of cutter gizmo in the back they showed me, I think it was something like a Cricut type machine, only fancier and high tech. The two guys who own the shop (the EBB) used to engineers I think, one of the guys was showing me a greeting card technique they came up with, but was puzzled as to why the ladies aren't all jumping to sign up for his class (I'd venture to guess the local ladies would rather just make a 'pretty' card than engineer one!). I also got an earful about scrapbook store gossip from him, some bizzare tale about his former design team turning on him or something. I left there a little puzzled and sad, because I think these guys have all their hearts into this place, but sadly, are missing the mark. The guy I spoke to wants an artsy attitudey store but the ladies in Simi aren't buying into that I think. He waved his hand at the local Joanne's for them to get their 'themed' stickers at, but you know, I think that's where they are actually going. I personally love the artsy stuff, but you better have the people working for you with the talents to showcase it and sell for ya.

Needed some customizing to a roof rack mounted bracket for a 360° Awning, and searched locally…read more Found Brent's info., headed to the shop. We met, he planned and was very direct and upfront with ideas. Before the end of the week, these two brackets were completed and exceeded my expectations. The work was great, he and the staff were great and I will return for all welding needs! Thank you Brent!

Rocco helped me small job I think they don't mind how small…read morejob they take care of it their business. I'm really appreciate it Rocco and Brent .

Rob was a great guy. I needed help to do some automotive machine work and called all list on yelp,…read moreRob was responsive compare to others, plus his price was very resonable. The job was done so i would recommend him on any machine works.

There are not enough positive things I can say about this company!! Rob was outstanding to work…read morewith!!! From the moment I spoke to him, he was attentive and followed through on everything he said. He showed up on time and kept in constant communication w/ me over the course of 3 days while we trouble shot the issues we were having with one of our main machines. He not only made me look good, but got our production in full swing come first thing Monday morning. Thank you is just not enough!! I would and will be recommending them to everyone!!

Such a great place, wow!! We took our students here for a field trip today and it was AMAZING! The…read morefacility is super clean, the teachers were patient, engaging, and professional and led such a cool lesson on woodworking. We all had a blast and can't wait to go back!!

This was an amazing experience! Built my charcuterie board from scratch! Lot of support from Anna &…read moreVictoria who are stellar employees and supports throughout the project! Loved the work! Loved my board

Jaime is a great guy. I would not put any weight on the one negative review, it does not match my…read moreexperience at all. He was transparent from the start, took on my random job without hesitation, and delivered exactly what he said he would. He is knowledgeable, competent, and easy to work with. I would highly recommend him to anyone I know.

I bought a piece of used sports equipment that hasn't been made in over a decade. It was missing a…read morepart and Jamie helped me make it from scratch. I brought everything in, showed him a video and a few pictures and he was confident that he could do the job. The part came out perfect-I would definitely come back to Fab-Tech again.