Gentleman was short with me on the phone when I called asking some beginner's questions about my…read morefirst rebuild. Over the 5-10 minute call, I felt as though he was uninterested in meeting me where I was at, offering me advice, or perhaps he just didn't want to touch my engine. To give him benefit of the doubt, I HAD called near closing time. Also possible that he's overworked... whatever it was, I understand. That was my sole verbal interaction with a representative of this company. Several weeks since then, I've emailed Action Machine Shop with specific questions regarding work I'd like done on my engine and requesting a quote. I have not heard back in 4 business days. By this point I've seen zero interest from Action Machine in taking my money & business. I may not be their ideal client. At this point, between two well-known shops in the Seattle area, I'm happy sitting on the 6-month waiting list for Pacific Auto Machine. I'd rather wait my turn than beg this shop on my hands and knees to work on my lowly Toyota 4 cylinder, let alone teach me a thing or two.

I'm a retired guy and like to help out family and neighbors with their cars. Had a car with a rough…read moreidle and a leak down showed the problem to be a bad exhaust valve. Action Machine has detailed pricing on their website and from that I quoted the customer a price. 2 hours of my labor to remove the head and an hour to drive to Action only to find out the prices on their website aren't accurate. The new price was +$200 more than what I had quoted my customer. This is called Bait and Switch, is dishonest and broke any trust I had with this business. Didn't feel I could trust them if they told me I had bent valves, worn guides or a warped surface. Discussed with the customer and they decided this was out of their budget and had also lost confidence in this shop to do honest work. I retrieved the head before they did any thing. My customer will bank the $$$ and just put up with the rough idle.

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.

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!

Had these guys weld up a new gas tank for my boat. Great job. Quick service and fair price.read more

I noticed two reviews were "not recommended" by Yelp and therefore not calculated into their…read morerating. Interesting. The owner has over 40 years experience, the technician over 30, rebuilding a restoration engine or getting you more power out of what you do have. Since it seems wrong to not have all reviews included I thought I would point this out and post them again. You can view them if you click on the link under the shown reviews. Don, Federal Way on 12/19/2013-I had a 7.5L Ford engine rebuilt by them this Summer. The engine needed everything! Bores honed, crank ground, heads completely done, etc. Gary and his assistants Were very helpful in advising me with regards to which components to get and were able to supply some that are hard to obtain. They have been in business for a very long time, and have a wealth of knowledge. Their advice is worth its weight in gold. My build was a mild upgrade, but they do antique restorations and race motors as well. My friend, who recommended them, has had numerous engines done there over the years and has never found a flaw in their work! It doesn't get any better than that. The cost was competitive with many run-of -the-mill engine houses, but the care and quality of work is the best. Engine now runs better than any V-8 I've ever owned. Thanks again, guys! Nathan, Ellensburg on 01/30/2014-Ive lived all over the state and down in Oregon and I always bring my motors back up here to have my machine work done. Some people think I'm crazy, I just want it done good and correctly the first time! They have always done their best to make sure I get out of there with the advice, parts, and machine work I need to do the job correctly. I have brought my diesel heads here and my BMW M10 engines as well other miscellaneous engine parts for different projects. I always recommend them to my friends and anybody who works on motors! To make reviews out of easy view, almost hidden, just seems wrong.

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.

It was a pleasure to get legitimate, concise replies to the straightforward questions I supplied…read more Been in this business for decades and it's not difficult to determine when you're dealing with somebody who knows what they're talking about and is simply running a straightforward legitimate business. I will be visiting them soon and have full confidence that my project will turn out properly.

In February 2020 I came to Phil with a basic build for a 1995 Miata turbo engine. It required basic…read moremachining like line honing and boring the cylinders for oversized pistons and a head skim. Throughout the process Phil caused numerous delays, lost parts, and let the work drag on. It was nearly 6 months, in August 2020, before Phil returned the completed longblock to me. While running low boost during break in, a freeze plug popped out. My tuner and I suspected that the head had lifted due to improper installation, in which Phil was paid to do. This would allow compression to get into the coolant cavities and force that plug out. Phil was accommodating and replaced the plug. However, when the plug was replaced the motor had low compression so I specifically asked Phil to test the head. He never tested the compression but "fixed the compression issues" (at my expense) and gave the car back saying the compression was good. He and his partner mechanic claimed the compression was off due to the timing belt being two whole teeth off! Two days after driving the car again, another freeze plug popped out. The car went back into their care and custody in which they decided to blame the tune that the car has been running absolutely fine on throughout its whole life before that engine was built and during. Phil and his mechanic claimed this tune destroyed my engine and I would have to source a whole new block! Subsequent diagnoses by a separate, trusted, machine shop and tuner proved that the gasket blew between all cylinders and into the coolant cavities. There was absolutely no detonation or any potential tune related issues. The trusted shop has examined the head and stated "all valves are leaking and have sealing issues. This could be due to a lack of proper valve guide issues or other valve concerns. The cylinder head is already well below minimum thickness before any additional machine operations were begun." Phil machined, assembled and installed this head and was specifically told it came off an engine that had overheated so we needed to make sure it didn't get skimmed too much. The piston rings were not properly gapped causing the rings to buckle and melt the pistons. The oil squirters were not installed correctly and were found in the oil pan. This was all discovered by a different shop. His neglect and inability to work with his customers caused over a year of wasted time. His lack of craftsmanship and inability to take accountability for his work has left me with an inoperative and expensive engine that has never run correctly since he rebuilt it. Take caution before you go here