J&L Automotive (609) 704‑8211

Welding & fabrication in Hammonton, NJ · Metal Is Metal Steel, stainless, aluminum.

The fab side of the shop: frame repair, racks, trailers, T-tops, rails and the one-off pieces nobody else will build.

Fabrication drawings with dimensioned plate shapes spread across a bench
Metal Is Metal, specializing in all metals

Bring the idea. Leave with the part.

The fab shop gets all kinds of requests, from functional to decorative. (They put the “fun” in functional.)

Restaurants, diners, garages, retail stores and homes: a fancy sign frame, a stand to keep the microwave off the counter, a net around a fish pond. A few years back it was an aluminum swordfish for the front of a truck.

Frame work

Frames, rails and crossmembers.

Rotted steel cut out, new rail sections and crossmembers welded in, with the truck up on the lift.

A new black steel rail section welded into a rusty truck frame, the truck up on the lift
A new rail section welded into the original frame
A new tube crossmember welded between the frame rails
New tube crossmember
The new crossmember from the other side, screw jacks supporting the frame
Supported and welded in
Looking up at the rear frame from under the truck, rust cleaned back to the rails
The rear frame, opened up on the lift
New spring hangers and brackets welded onto the frame rail
New hangers and brackets on the rail
What comes out of the fab shop

Racks, trailers, rails, one-offs.

Frame repair

Rotted rails, crossmembers and hangers replaced with new steel.

Aluminum rims

Holes and cracks in aluminum rims welded, often the same day.

Motorcycle welding

Frames, brackets and mounts welded, and the pieces nobody sells any more fabricated.

Ladder racks

Polished aluminum racks for work trucks, like the one on the shop’s own truck.

Trailers

Aluminum-railed trailers built and repaired.

Boat T-tops & rails

Bent and welded aluminum frames for center consoles. See marine.

Stainless & custom pieces

Bar rails, stands, sign frames and decorative work for businesses and homes.

From the fab floor

Built on Tenth Street.

The shop’s white Ford F-350 service truck with its polished aluminum ladder rack
The shop truck and its aluminum rack
The aluminum swordfish grille guard on a Ford pickup
The aluminum swordfish
A curved stainless steel bar front with a polished foot rail
Stainless bar front and foot rail
A polished aluminum ladder rack on a red work truck
An aluminum ladder rack
A tandem-axle trailer with aluminum rails, parked in the yard
An aluminum-railed trailer
A custom tank trailer with its hatch open, in the shop
A custom tank trailer
A fabricator fitting up a large steel frame in the shop
Fitting up a big steel frame
Small aluminum work

Rims and bikes, not just frames.

Two jobs people never think to bring a welder, and both of them walk in here regularly.

Aluminum rims. A cracked or holed aluminum rim is usually weldable, and welding it costs a fraction of replacing the wheel. Curb damage, a crack that is leaking air slowly, a hole you can see daylight through. Bring the wheel in, often it goes back out the same day.

Motorcycle welding. Frames, brackets, mounts and the aluminum pieces that crack where they are always going to crack. If it snapped and nobody sells the replacement, that is a fabrication job, and the fab shop is right here.

Neither one is a big job, which is exactly why most shops will not take them. Call (609) 704‑8211 and describe it, or bring the piece in and put it on the counter.

Chrome wheels and rims lined up on the wall at the shop
★★★★★

Popped a whole in my rim, searched on google for a welder of aluminum rims and found these guys. … Did great work. Same day service within reasonable time and price. Would recommend to anyone

Jamar Parker · Google review (excerpt)
★★★★★

Picked up the things that I needed to be cleaned and welded together. Great work. Can’t see where it was repaired. Quality work reasonable time and affordable rates.

Minister Lloyd · Google review
And talk about unique

They built their own blaster.

A machine that uses high-pressure water and an aggregate mix to “sand blast” just about anything, without harming the metal underneath.

Questions

Straight answers.

Anything else? Call (609) 704‑8211.

What metals do you weld?

Steel, stainless and aluminum, from cracked aluminum rims to frame rails and stainless rails.

Can you build something from my idea?

Yes. The fab shop gets all kinds of requests, functional to decorative. Bring a drawing, a photo or just the idea.

Do you repair truck frames?

Yes. Rotted rails and crossmembers get cut out and replaced with new steel, then primed and painted.

Can you weld a cracked aluminum rim?

Usually, yes. Cracks and holes in aluminum rims get welded here, and it is a fraction of the cost of a new wheel. Bring the rim in and it often goes back out the same day.

Do you weld motorcycle frames and parts?

Yes. Frames, brackets, mounts and cracked aluminum pieces. If the part is no longer sold, the fab shop can make a new one. This is welding and fabrication rather than motorcycle servicing.

Get it in the shop

Got something to build or fix?

Call with a photo in mind, or send the form and describe it.

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