What is it a machine shop? Is it the same as an auto garage?

[gotsmack]

I have to get a bolt drilled out of my engine. A guy I kinda know at the dealer (he's doing private work gfor me) said that it was a 6 hour job because it was the last bolt and to go to a machine shop becaue it was cheaper.

So is a machine shiop the same as one of the garages they have at the gas station?

 

[Looney]

No, a machine shop does metal working... welding, molding, cutting, grinding, etc.

 

[d33pt]

no, a machine shop is where they have metal shop machines.. kinda hard to explain.. they just work with metal. for anything..not just for cars... sometimes a bigger napa or kragen will have a machine shop...

 

[feralkid]

No, it's where they have "machine tools" like lathes, milling machines, etc.

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic
No, a machine shop does metal working... welding, molding, cutting, grinding, etc.

 

[Looney]

You ever hear of a tool and die shop? Same thing. I think that's what they may be listed under the yellow pages.

 

[gotsmack]

ok, thanks everyone. I found 3 listings in my town under Machine shop at Yellowbook.com

Affinito Machine & Tool LLC
255 Highland Cross
Rutherford NJ 201-438-6300

Trust Precision Co
51 Chestnut St
Rutherford NJ 201-460-9539

Universal Precision Co Inc
Rutherford NJ 07070 201-896-3052

I'm going to call and ask tomorrow.

 

[Scarpozzi]

The only time I ever had to go to a machine shop was to get a head plained out after it blew a head gasket.

 

[HappyPuppy]

It does not take 6 hours to drill out/remove a broken bolt, even if it's stainless steel, which yours probably isn't.

 

[Zebo]

A machine shop can be different things.

Some do just metal working.
Some do stuctural steel work for buildings in house.
Some do engine work, like boreing out your motor, heads etc.

 

[notfred]

there are automotive machine shops that just do automotive work. My engine is at one right now.

 

[gotsmack]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
It does not take 6 hours to drill out/remove a broken bolt, even if it's stainless steel, which yours probably isn't.

The mechanic said 6 hours becasue it was the last bolt and he said no anglar drill was strong enough to do it, so everything had to come out and then put back in.