Ernie's Tool Time

Custom Sheet Metal Fabrication

From contract production to prototyping, we offer clients a wide range of custom sheet metal fabrication processes, including, but not limited to, Waterjet Cutting, Shearing, Bending, Welding, Centerless Grinding & Powder Coating. Our sheet metal fabrication services uphold a (+/-) .03 inch precision tolerance on parts measuring up to .375 inches thick, while our water jet cutting operation upholds a (+/-) .005 inch precision tolerance on parts measuring up to seven inches thick. And, we can work with a maximum sheet metal length of 120 inches.

Our advanced metal fabrication services have successfully served the needs of a wide range of industries, including agricultural, architectural, and medical. Specializing in the manufacturing of Enclosures, Food Processing Equipment, Metal Furniture, Heavy Construction Equipment Assemblies & Signage, our sheet metal products have always met with high industry standards. We invite you to contact Ernie's Tool Time to inquire after our advanced sheet metal fabrication capabilities.

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Grind Station
Grind Station
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Weld Station
Weld Station
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Omax Waterjet Machine
Omax Waterjet Machine
 
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LVD Brake Press
LVD Brake Press
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Interior Wheel Well cover for a
Sprinter Passenger Bus
Interior Wheel Well cover for a Sprinter Passenger Bus
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Step Assembly for a Sprinter
Passenger Bus
Step Assembly for a Sprinter Passenger Bus
 
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Custom License Plate
Custom License Plate
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0.060" thick Perforated PVC cut off
of the Waterjet
0.060" thick Perforated PVC cut off of the Waterjet
 
   

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Specifications

General Capabilities  Contract Manufacturing
Prototypes

Fabrication Process  
Bending
Blanchard Grinding
Centerless Grinding
Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
Forming
Painting
Plating
  • Anodizing
  • Black Oxide
  • Zinc
Powder Coating
Shearing
Stamping
Water Jet Cutting
Welding

Tolerance (+/-)  ±.030 in (Sheet Metal Fabrication)
± .005 in (WaterJet Cutting)

Thickness  
Max (Waterjet Cutting)
7 in
177.8 mm
Max (Sheet Metal Fabrication)
.375 in
9.525 mm

Maximum Sheet Metal Length  Max
144 in
3657.6 mm

Sheet Metal Product  
Enclosures
Food Processing Equipment
Front End Loader Assemblies
Signage

Material (Metals) 
Aluminum
Mild Steel
Stainless Steel
Titanium
Tool Steel

Equipment 
Blanchard Grinder
  • 36" Chuck
Cincinnati #2 Centerless Grinder
  • .750 Dia Minimum
LVD Press Brake
  • 10 ft Bed & CNC Back Gage
(3) Miller Mig Welders
(1) Miller Tig Welders
Flow WaterJet
  • 6ft X 12ft actual cutting area
OMAX WaterJet
  • 4ft X 8ft actual cutting area
OBI Bliss Punch Press
  • 60 Ton
OBI Clearing Punch Press
  • 110 Ton
odick AQ550L Wire EDM
  • Max Weight: 3300 lbs
  • X Travel: 21.6 in
  • Y Travel: 13.7 in
  • Z Travel: 12.6 in

Machinery Capabilities  CNC
Manual

Production Volume Prototype to Production

Lead Times Available Quoted on job by job basis
Emergency services available
Rush Services Available

Industry Focus 
Aerospace
Agricultural
Architectural
Auto/Truck/Transportation
Electronic
Energy
  • Wind Turbine
Medical
Military

Industry Standards 
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
ISO
International Organization for Standardization (Compliant)

File Formats 
AutoCAD (DWG,DWZ)
BMP
Bit Mapped Graphics
Catia (CATDrawing,CATPart)
DXF
Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format
IGES
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, ANSI file format.
Inventor (IDW, IPT)
JPG or JEPG
Joint Photographic Experts Group
PDF
Portable Document Format
Pro-E or Pro/Engineer (DRW,PRT,XPR)
SolidWorks (SLDPRT,SLDDRW,SLDDRT)
STEP
Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data
TIFF
Tagged Image File Format

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