This machine works is a family owned and operated business that has endured over 7 decades known…read morefor precision work. Everything from fine edges on giant damn doors to precision tooling used on the Space Needle years ago, that make Bert & Betty proud to fine tooling and meticulous work continued by their Son, Gary Lindmark and longtime employees who care about the work they turn out. It's no accident job bidder, Budd Hagstrom left teaching and continues to serve second generation family President Gary Lindmark, because the work has been varied and challenging year after year. They love what they do and take pride in workmanship- rare these days, despite heavy road traffic plus inflated costs to maintain a private business in Seattle. DJR

Gary was a big help and nice guy! He ask me to meet him at the shop at 10am and he was on time. The…read morework was good and I was very happy with the outcome.

Great prices and fast service! Took my 2.2 Ecotech head to be resurfaced and got it back the very…read morenext day! Quality service I highly recommend. If you need machine work done this is the place to go!!

Took a head here a while back. Was done perfectly, quick, reasonable prices. It's getting hard to…read morefind machine shops, don't hesitate to take something here. I recommend it to my friends and coworkers.

This review is for the machine shop. Quality service and nice manager…read more I Broke a drill bit drying to helicoil an intake manifold. They fixed it with a specialty extra long carbide drill bit and helicoiled the thread. Charged $150 ish. The manifold was worth $220 ish. But they were able to do it in a day so I guess I saved buying a new one, and shipping. The book time and labor cost was fair. The only way to get this out properly was going to be pricey, I don't really fault them for it. If the intake wasn't just duracoated I probably would have sold it and bought another.

Went in and grabbed a few tools and then proceeded to the register and stood there for 10 min. Not…read morea one person came over to ring me up or tell me ill be right with you. Just got ignored with that said I'd have to say there customer service sucks!!! Went to o oreilys down the street and i was in and out!! Also i ordered a part a while back from them and then called later that week just to come to find out the part was never ordered..

Professional and knowledgeable, prices are agreeable for the region. Staff is friendly and helpful.read more

Brought my head In to get some work done. Staff was super friendly and turn around time was just…read moreabout 4 hours. They cleaned the head re surfaced and did a valve leak down test. Definitely will have more business from me. Dropped the head off at 830 and got called just after 12 same day to pick up. Awesome place and awesome staff.

Jeremey and Will were incredible to work with! I needed help with my AC unit and they were able to…read moreprovide support quickly and helped walk me through everything I needed to do. 10/10 would recommend them and use them again for my next project.

Huge shoutout to Greg, Jeremy, and Amy!…read more They created beautiful weathering steel planter walls for us, staying exactly on budget and on schedule. The best part of the experience was their flexibility. When I thought I'd made a measurement error, they were ready to fabricate a fix that same day without hesitation. It's rare to find a vendor so dedicated to problem-solving. Ballard Sheet Metal Works is now our go-to for custom metal design!

They did a good job on my flywheel. Nice guys at the shop and great service. Inflation sucks.read more

I was sending work to Gary since he was able to sneak in cylinder heads and some block work, do to…read morehis Machinist retiring and only working 1 day a week. However in the last several months the quality or work had dropped off or he has started severely overcharging. I had him clean a couple oil pans and a few parts and even though I told him to only run them through the sprayer booth he without consent media blasted and other thing to the tune of 500$. Once I returned to the shop I found a bit of runt on a Rod journal and called him to give him a heads up. next visit I took him a cylinder head and what I received in return was half of a camshaft out of a running OEM engine (with out any rust) came back badly rusted. When ever I spoke with him all I heard about the job was "AH!". Gary seems to have no idea what is going on. It's very sad to see this shop going out of business. When you attempt to drop off items the entire driveway has been sold to the tire shop. When asked about the significant rust they left on my clients camshafts, Gary simply said you'll need to remove the rust. He stated the he "Never looked at the job." It unfortunate that his brain can't wrap itself around the fact that it's time to sell before there is nothing left. they are doing greater damage then any benefit possible. I'm sorry to see you go Gary!!! These cams may have been coated with oil but there was NO!! "rust" prior to visiting Pacific Auto Machine!!!

I had a special problem with my trailer hitch and they did a great job cutting it down to work for…read moreme. Thanks to your helpful staff.

From the owner: Ballard Machine Works began many years ago with an overwhelming desire to work with metal. I…read morecompleted my own projects and cast about making others projects. This led to better tools, and faster project completion, needing more projects to work on. Now we are 5 employees and running as much work through the shop as we can, helping people's projects and parts come to fruition.

Great shop that can handle basic machinery and weld repair up to turn key manufacturing of very…read moreprecise machines and equipment

From the owner: We specialize in 5 axis machining and fabrication of precision prototype and short run projects for…read moreaerospace, marine, energy, heavy equipment and more. We are the largest machine shop in the Pacific Northwest serving local, national and international clients. The parts we make can be found on equipment at the bottom of the ocean to the far reaches of space. Send us your prints and we'll make your parts.