I'm probably not the best person to leave a review for them, as I went there asking them if they could make me a reproduction, antique, industrial, steel, French bookshelf. I was looked at cross-eyed by no less than three, big, greasy men who were not amused, but they were patient and kind enough to explain that the price of steel is so high that I would be better off re-enforcing a cheap, store-bought knock-off, like at Urban Outfitters. I can't really fault them for their lack of customer service (took them 15 minutes to acknowledge I was standing in their front door) because they probably thought I showed-up at their door to ask for directions to a nursery.
My boyfriend got better service. He asked to purchase some raw material and they charged him some nominal fee just to charge something. Then, he asked them to make him an arbor for his gear cutter. It took them no time at all, was precision accurate, clean and actually quite impressive. Someone there knew exactly what he was doing, and did it with pride in craftsmanship. They also charged a nominal fee to make it. Now, my boyfriend designs all sorts of things that he's always wanted or needs for his milling machine that Owens Machine shop can make. It's a hobbyist dream come true.
Oh, our neighbor had Owen's weld him a pipe/ladder rack for his truck so that he can haul all sorts of large, antique furniture from auction to his shop. When said neighbor bought a new truck, Owens was able to cut it down and resize the pipe/ladder rack to fit. Again, their price for doing so was very, very cheap, and the quality of work was outstanding. My neighbor recommended Owens to us, and we couldn't be happier. read more