When a standard trailer setup doesn’t fit the vehicle, sometimes the best solution is to build exactly what’s needed. A customer approached Pottsies Fabrication with a problem: the front tires of their vehicle were too wide to fit between the fenders of their trailer. They needed a way to raise the vehicle’s front tires above …
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Not every fabrication project starts with a CAD file or a detailed set of engineering drawings. Sometimes it starts with a piece of paper, a few dimensions, and an idea of what the customer needs. That’s exactly how this project came to Pottsies Fabrication. A customer needed a custom stainless steel cable guard and brought …
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Sometimes a fabrication project starts with a customer drawing or a broken part. Other times, it starts with buying something that should make life easier—then realizing there’s nowhere to put it. That was the case with the new electric hydraulic pump for my shop press. The pump itself solved one problem. Instead of relying on …
Read more “Old Press, New Power: Fabricating a Custom Hydraulic Pump Mount”
One of the challenges with building and maintaining a race car is that eventually you run out of easy places to put things. This car needed a fuel pump mounted in the engine compartment. The problem wasn’t simply making a bracket to hold it. The pump needed to be mounted securely, positioned where it could …
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Pottsies Fab is a machine and fabrication shop serving Charlestown, Indiana and the surrounding area. We specialize in CNC and manual machining, precision welding, and custom metal fabrication. Our shop is set up to handle everything from one-off custom parts and repairs to prototypes and short-run production. We also work with other businesses that need …
