Custom Metal Fabrication in Delaware & Eastern Maryland

Sometimes the part you need doesn't exist, or the one you can buy doesn't fit. That's where fabrication comes in. RickTheWelder builds custom parts in steel, stainless and aluminum, from a single bracket to a full production run, in our Townsend shop or right on your site. We work for homeowners, farms, contractors and businesses across New Castle County and Kent County, Delaware, plus Eastern Maryland.

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Custom steel gusset bracket welded to a base plate on the RickTheWelder shop table

What We Build

Brackets, mounts, gussets and base plates
Security cages and enclosures, built from angle iron, flat bar and expanded metal
Safety rails around a truck service pit, and platforms with handrails
Frames, racks and supports
Gates, railings and handrails, including commercial and stadium/bleacher railing sections (see Gates, Fences & Railings)
Trailer frames, tongues, crossmembers and hitch brackets, new builds and rebuilds (see Trailer Repair)
Marine and dock parts, including work on a crane boat-lift job (see Marine Welding)
Custom aluminum parts (see Aluminum Welding)

Steel picket gate being MIG welded together on the fabrication table

Yellow steel safety rail fabricated, installed and painted around a truck service pit in Elkton, MD

Safety rail we fabricated, installed and painted around a truck service pit in Elkton, MD.

Built to Your Drawings or Specs

Send us a print, a sketch or a spec sheet and we'll fabricate to it. Customers send us their shop drawings, spec sheets and architectural details, and we build the parts to match. Examples include:

Security cages and enclosures, like AC unit cages, built from angle iron, flat bar and expanded metal
Stair rails and handrails made to an architectural detail
Welded posts on base plates, drilled for anchors, and brackets made in production runs

No drawing? A few measurements and a photo of where it goes are enough to get started, and we can sketch it out with you.

From the drawing to the build: a customer's spec sheet for an expanded-metal security cage, and the cages we built from it in our shop.

Customer spec sheet for an angle iron and expanded metal security cage

Expanded metal security cages and a platform with handrails being built in the RickTheWelder shop

Built to an architectural detail: a stair handrail detail with a welded connection, supplied by the customer.

Architectural stair handrail detail showing a welded connection and 2 inch bar rail

Welded posts on base plates: customer drawings for steel tube posts welded to 3/8" plate and drilled for wedge anchors, and drilled steel plates on the bench in our shop.

Customer drawing: 2x2 inch 14 gauge tube post welded to a 3/8 inch base plate, drilled for anchors

Customer drawing: 1x2 inch 14 gauge tube post welded to a 3/8 inch base plate with two anchor holes

Drilled steel plates laid out on the bench in the RickTheWelder shop

One-Offs and Production Runs

Need one part or a stack of them? For a production run we cut all the blanks first, drill them, set up a fit-up so every piece comes out the same, weld them, then clean and paint them. The photos on this page show one of those runs: steel plate cut to size, clamped up square, welded, and painted black.

Stack of steel plate blanks cut to size for a bracket production run

Magnetic drill with an annular cutter drilling through heavy steel, with metal chips piled up

Before and After: Steel Bracket

Before and after: from clamped fit-up to a finished, painted bracket.

Steel bracket clamped square for fit-up before welding

Finished custom steel bracket painted black

Steel, Stainless and Aluminum

Rick is a certified welder who MIG, TIG and stick welds steel, stainless and aluminum, so the material can be chosen for the job: steel for strength and cost, stainless for food service and wet areas, aluminum where weight and corrosion matter. A manufacturer chose him as its on-site repair specialist, so getting it right the first time is his everyday work.

Shop or on Site

Most fabrication happens in our Townsend shop, where parts are cut, drilled, fit and welded on the table. A magnetic drill with annular cutters puts clean holes through heavy plate and beams, in the shop or on site. When something has to be built to fit in place, or installed where it lives, the mobile welding rig brings the shop to you.

Cutting steel tube to length with a cut-off saw, sparks flying across the shop floor

Have a Drawing, a Sketch or Just an Idea?

Send it to Rick and he'll tell you what it'll take. Call or text (302) 532-6240.

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Weekends by appointment.

Since we often work on site, please call to confirm a drop-off time before coming by.

Call (302) 532-6240 | rick@rickthewelder.com

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you build from my drawing?

Yes. Send a print, sketch or spec sheet by email or text, and we'll fabricate to it.

I don't have a drawing. Can you still build it?

Yes. Measurements and a couple of photos of where the part goes are usually enough, and we'll work out the details with you.

Do you do production runs or just one-offs?

Both. We build single custom parts and runs of identical brackets, posts and parts.

What materials do you work with?

Steel, stainless steel and aluminum.

Do you paint or finish the parts?

We can prime and paint, and parts can also be built ready for powder coating or galvanizing. Ask when you call.

Have a drawing, a sketch or just an idea? Send it to Rick and he'll tell you what it'll take. Call or text (302) 532-6240 or email rick@rickthewelder.com.

Other services: Gates, Fences & Railings · Trailer Repair · Marine Welding · Aluminum Welding · Mobile Welding · Heavy Equipment Repair · Gallery

Contact

Reach out for custom welding or mobile service

Email

Phone

rick@rickthewelder.com

(302) 532-6240

Serving Townsend, Middletown, Smyrna, Dover, Newark and Elkton, MD, plus all of New Castle County, Kent County and Eastern Maryland.