Evan is a true craftsman. He fabricated my zinc countertops to my specs, after my contractor…read morefailed to provide a sample. Evan made it right. I appreciate his patience with this job.

Giving them one star at all is gracious gift. They were contracted to create a stainless steel…read morecounter top for our kitchen. We met with the fabricator on site and went through the design, finish and sink edge in detail. The owner and fabricator assured us that the countertop would be ready in two weeks. Two months later we received the counter top which was measured incorrectly, the sink has a sloppy rollered indent around the edge which was supposed to be smooth and flush with the sink, and a swirled finish that was supposed to be smooth satin and in a straight line pattern. The owner's son who fabricated it came out to view the counter top and talk to us about the issues which he admitted were not acceptable going so far to say that he rushed the job and it could have been better. He promised on his grandfather's reputation (the founder of the company) that he would remove the counter top and replace it. He said he would call us that afternoon to arrange the removal and provide a time frame for the new counter. However when we phoned him after days of hearing nothing, he said they were not going to do anything at all. So now we are stuck with this horrendous blunder that cost us over $2,600 which Bishop Metals has kept. They are a dishonest company who do shoddy work and do NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS. A disgrace.

The cleaning, refinishing, and gluing work Bob did on my two pressed back dining chairs was great!…read moreThe chairs I took to him had many years of grime and paint splashes on them, the spindles were rickety, and the leg pads made the chairs uneven. Bob very quickly fixed them up and made them as good as new - in only a few days! They are now absolutely beautiful - and are solid to sit on to boot. His work was done with care and precision. The "stickiness" was gone. The coats of spray he put on were spectacular. The old paint splatters were cleaned up and gone. And the legs now sit evenly - all thanks to Bob's diligent workmanship. His cost was reasonable for the work done. Bob Lewicky is a down-to-earth guy who really knows what he is doing! I would highly recommend him to my friends if they have wooden furniture that needs refinishing. Thanks a bunch Bob!

Bob's skill in furniture refinishing is awesome. Our kitchen table had several large burn marks on…read moreit and Bob made it look brand new.

Absolutely amazing experience from beginning to end. Craig and Andy were such wonderful teachers…read more This class really showed how much fun forging metal can be. I learned more about anvils than I would have ever dreamed. I also learned more about railroad spikes and Craig's medical history than I could have ever dreamed. It was easy, it was entertaining, it was a blast. I would recommend this to anyone wanting a family outing or a date night or even just acquiring a new hobby. The bottle opener class was a home run. Remember, whatever you do... DONT DROP ANYTHING ON CRAIG's TOES!!!

Super fun experience, perfect for a date-night. Craig the instructor is very funny and…read moreunderstanding. I made a bottle-opener out of a railroad spike and I learned about 19th century child labor laws. 5/5 would blacksmith here again.

Back in 2021 I had the headlight reflectors done on my 1917 Buick. The original plating is real…read moresilver, not chrome or mylar aluminum. It was hard to find a plating service who knew how to plate real silver but Frank Mance and his wife and family have been doing it for decades and knew just what to do. They scrubbed off all the old platings down to the original steel, filled in the gaps and scratches, got a nice mirror surface on the steel, plated it with copper, then a plate of nickel, then another plate of copper, and then a nice plate of silver. It came out so well you can see yourself in them like a mirror. The price was less than it should have been. I'm 100% happy. This is how American businesses should be run. Make the customer happy and that's what they did.

Brought it an art deco torchiere lamp that I had bought on eBay. The poor thing didn't present as…read morewell in real life as it did in the eBay pictures. Thought it was a lost cause but this shop did incredible work polishing up pieces that were aluminum, chrome and every other kind of metal. They worked on dents and they also dipped a pole cover several times in nickel to restore it. Reasonable prices too! I will try to post a before/after photo after I get the lamp rewired. Dan is a nice guy. Don't be put off by the place's appearance. All platers/polishing shops look like this! It's a dirty, hard business.

Reliable and consistent, kind and accountable. They've been doing my dry cleaning for 20 years and…read morealterations kindly

Ruined a rug we took to have cleaned there. Told me their machine caught the fabric and started to…read moreunravel the bottom. They kept the rug after explaining they had someone who would fix it. Went to pick up the rug and was called a liar and how they would never tell me something like that. Originally they explained the first guy who could Fix it got sick and couldn't and that her father( owner ) would be able to put some stitch in to fix it. He called and told Me he couldn't fix it. I asked why when they told me their machine did this. He was never told that by his daughter and called me back and said he would work with me on it. I will gladly take my business somewhere else after being yelled at and called a liar over and over.

I had my parents' 50-year-old dining room set restored here, and the workmanship exceeded my…read moreexpectations! The owner is a highly skilled, true craftsman, and the price was reasonable.

If you are calling JJ, check your ego at the door…read more JJ thinks you are an idiot. You don't take care of your tools. He thinks you put crappy gas in your mower. He knows you didn't run the tank to full empty before storing for the winter. Your grass is too high and when you pick it up, later you're going to cut it on low and kill the grass and your motor. That even assumes you pick it up; he bets you will never show up again and he'll just spend time and labor and have to scrap the mower two years later. He thinks your weed wacker is a piece of crap. And he's probably right. I know because his garage is full of mowers and weed wackers. And they all suffer from this lack of caring for your tools. But you should go to JJ because he will fix your mower, clean it and make it like new, do it quickly, and charge you next to nothing. And JJ is a cool guy. You will consider breaking your mower again just so you can listen to JJ complain about his customers. Thank you, JJ.

Took $200.00 cash to repair my mower, after quoting me $100…read more But the problem it had was NOT fixed whatsover! It was worse!! I was ready to throw it out, but was told by a neighbor where to get the job done right...and it cost me only $50.00. I would not recommend J-J Mower repair in Brookline, PA.

I brought a 289 that needed rebuilt. Machined and clean it. Gave me the short black back. Currently…read moreinstall and running flawlessly. I called back numerous times just for questions about the motor I was building. Always took time out of his day to answer my questions. Super knowledgeable. Will bring all my motors to ics!

ICS Automotive Machines in Pittsburgh is the machine shop that would be on the Andy Griffith Show…read morebecause they provide small-hometown service, reasonable prices and quality work. The work is only done by the two business owners. Engine was a BMW S54 from a 2004 M3. I called several shops and one told me that he would not touch my engine for $1 million dollars. Another was too busy and a third shop hung up on me. I choose ICS because Bob spent time discussing their work on the phone. I drove almost 2 hours to Pittsburgh and Bob explained their process for 30 minutes and showed me the blown head gasket that caused the low compression in the cylinders. I explained my budget to Bob. So, he called after he accessed the engine to provide the options and prices for the head, crank, and block but I was not sure about the valve job because of my budget. Therefore, Bob tested the head for leaks and called me back and told me that the head did not currently need a valve job. I decided not to do the valves but changed my mind within 24 hours because I was not sure how long the valve seats would last on a head with 186,000 miles. Bob reduced the price of the valve job by at least 25% from the quoted price. AFTER I RECEIVED THE ENGINE FROM ICS I told Bob that the piston rings from online retailers were expensive at $732 - $834. So, I ordered racing pistons with the rings from an online retailer for $823 and Bob told me that I would not be happy with pistons containing 2618 alloy. Therefore, I canceled the online order and Bob ordered the rings for me at only $107. The correct rings for the engine were sent but they did not meet the specs. So, he provided a refund and spent 90 minutes on Hastings's website searching for the correct piston rings. Bob asked his distributor about NPR rings after I told him that I found NPR rings in England. Unfortunately, I had to purchase the rings in Europe because NPR USA does not manufacture the rings. My bank is an hour and half drive from my location but the bank is close to ICS. So, Bob offered to deposit the check for the piston-rings refund at the bank on his drive home. Additionally, Bob spent over 2 hours on the phone, at least 2 hours attempting to find piston rings to save me money, and at least 1 - 2 hours replying to my emails for no charge. I also heard about an instance when Bob drove 45 minutes to help someone after they installed their engine. Bob determined that the issue was the newly rebuilt carburetor from a different company. So, he called a friend who is a carburetor expert who fixed the carburetor for free. ICS Automotive Machines in Pittsburgh does great and honest machine work at a fair price but I wanted to show that they care about others, will do their best to keep the cost within budget, and go out of their way to help others.