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 contacted 3G ( Dave ) after three fence repair companies didn't come through with the…read morenon-standard part needed to repair my aluminum fence gate latch. Although 3G does larger, more complicated fabrications and the part I needed was small scale, Dave came through with 5 gold stars. His charge was extremely reasonable. THANK YOU 3 G / Dave !!!!!

From the owner: High end attention to detail. Customer satisfaction is paramount. Professional, courteous, and…read morehonest fabrication company. Specialize in METAL only fabrication and repair. -trailer repair/hitch fabrication -powder coating available -water, laser, and plasma cutting available -one off custom fabrication -chassis/frame repair/fabrication -railing design, fabrication, and installation. -staircase and decking repair/fabrication/installation

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!!

The railing on our front stairs was very unsafe so we reached out…read moreto find someone who could replace the railing. Gabriel got back to us the same day with a quote after we sent him photos of the steps. He was very responsive and made three trips out to deal with the project. The first was to take detailed measurements of our stairs. The second was a fit up of the uncoated railing where he took final dimensions and cored the mounting holes and the third was to actually install the rails after powder coating. We are very happy both with the product and Gabriel's responsiveness and professionalism. We would use him again although the raisl will probably last for decades.

We are absolutely in love with our new bannister! I messaged here on Yelp and Gabriel responded…read moreright away; came to our house two days later to measure the space and provided a quote that night. His pricing was much more reasonable than other quotes we received. He kept me apprised along the way when he was almost done with iron working the bannister and asked if we wanted powder coating (slightly extra cost) which we did opt in for. The day of install was fast - Gabriel did the install and there was no dust or particles left on our floor after he was done drilling to the ground. The little things like that make a difference to me! Would definitely recommend Gabriel!

We had a new addition to the back of our city house that we wanted finished in copper or zinc. We…read morecontacted Salvo through email, and received a reply within 30 minutes. This kind of quick response time continued throughout our project with them. We now have two floors of bayed addition and columns finished in black zinc, and it is gorgeous. People walking by on the street stop us to complement the back of our house which also faces a street. During the construction the workmen were professional, considerate and always on time. If there were any questions or unexpected findings, they would always consult us. The project was not cheap, but it was fair (in comparison to other quotes we received), and we truly could not be happier. My husband and I (and our architect) highly recommend Salvo.

From the owner: Salvo Metal Works Inc. fabricates a complete line of roofing and rain system products that are…read moresupplied nationwide. On top of our complete line of sheet metal products, we also offer custom fabrication/ replication/ restoration services on just about any sheet metal project. Salvo Metal Works is located in the western suburbs of Chicago in Naperville, IL. SMW was created to supply a superb product at a reasonable price. Call us today to see how we can help assist you with your project.

Thank you for your professionally service.Brian helped me many times when I needed different…read morematerials or advice. Thank you Brian.Regards -Voytek

These folks are good at what they do and have great customer service. I needed just needed a tab…read morewelded back onto a frame for a bunk bed, and we were in-and-out in less than 20 minutes. They even painted the weld! I was expecting to have to do that myself but was pleasantly surprised by these folks going above and beyond what I expected.