Custom Metal Fabrication in Midland, TX
One-off brackets, equipment mounts, repair plates, and custom metal work at Chris’s Diesel Service in Midland. Custom welding and fabrication in steel, aluminum, and stainless, for trucks, trailers, and heavy equipment. Bring the drawing, the damaged part, or the goal. We will quote it honestly and build it to fit, in the same shop that repairs the machines the part bolts onto.
Measured. Built. Fit to the Machine.
Custom work succeeds or fails at the measuring stage. Three steps, and the part fits the first time.
Measure and Plan
Whether you bring a drawing, a broken part, or a problem, the job starts with real measurements off the actual vehicle or machine.
- Drawing, sample part, or described goal all work
- Measurements taken from the real mounting points
- Material and thickness chosen for the load
- Honest call if an off-the-shelf part does it cheaper
- Itemized quote before metal gets cut
Cut, Form, and Weld
Cut, formed, drilled, and welded in-house. The same welding standards that go into structural frame welding go into every bracket.
- Steel, aluminum, and stainless work in-house
- Welds matched to material and load
- Holes and slots placed off the measurements, not hope
- Edges dressed, corners eased, no snag hazards
- Primed or painted so it does not rust first
Install and Verify
The part goes on the machine here, not in your driveway with a grinder. Fit verified, hardware torqued, and the job proven before pickup.
- Test-fit on the actual vehicle or equipment
- Adjustments made in the same visit
- Mounting hardware sized and torqued
- Function checked under real use
- One invoice for part and install
The Part Nobody Sells. Built Here.
Most fabrication requests exist because the catalog part does not. These are the custom welding and fabrication categories that come through the shop.
- Equipment and accessory mounting brackets
- Toolbox, tank, and rack mounts
- Light bar and antenna mounts
- Engine and component brackets for swaps
- Obsolete brackets recreated from the broken one
- Vibration-aware designs that do not crack
- Fish plates and frame reinforcement
- Wear plates cut to fit buckets and beds
- Gussets for chronic crack points
- Patch panels for equipment and truck beds
- Skid plates and underbody protection
- Material matched to the parent steel
- Headache racks and bed rails
- Steps, grab handles, and bumpers
- Hitch setups and receiver work
- Tie-down points and D-ring anchors
- Ramps, gates, and hinge repair parts
- Utility bed modifications
- Aluminum welding on tanks, beds, and toolboxes
- Stainless steel welding on exhaust and trim
- Aluminum brackets where weight matters
- Iron welding and cast repair where the part allows
- Process and filler matched to the alloy
- Honest material recommendation for the load
- Custom parts for restorations and diesel builds
- Winch and recovery mounts built to the frame
- Oilfield-specific mounts and guards
- Prototype vehicle parts fabricated from a sketch
- Modifications the manufacturer never offered
- If it is metal and it bolts on, ask
Fabricated by the Shop That Installs It.
A metal welding shop that never sees the machine guesses how the part will mount. This shop measures the machine in the next bay, builds the part, and bolts it on before you pick it up. That loop is why our parts fit the first time.
- Real-World Fit Parts test-fitted on the actual vehicle or machine before delivery, with adjustments made on the spot instead of after your third trip.
- Built for the Load Material, thickness, and weld sizing chosen for what the part carries. A bracket that flexes is a crack on a schedule.
- Steel, Aluminum, and Stainless Steel fabrication is the bulk of the work. Aluminum welding on tanks and beds, and stainless steel welding on exhaust and trim, are in scope as well with the process matched to the alloy.
- Honest Scoping When a catalog part solves it for less, we say so. Custom work is for the parts nobody sells, not for padding invoices.
- Full Shop Behind It Mechanics, paint and body, and heavy equipment repair in the same building, so fabricated parts integrate with the rest of the job instead of fighting it.
Common Questions
Do I need a drawing to get something fabricated?
Can you recreate a part that is no longer made?
Do you work with aluminum and stainless, or just steel?
Will you install what you fabricate?
Do you fabricate new parts or only repair broken ones?
What does custom fabrication cost in Midland, TX?
Need a Part Nobody Sells?
Bring the drawing, the broken piece, or the goal. Quoted honestly, built to fit, and installed by the same hands that made it.