Tortoise Industries

I measured and drew out plans for a rain debris catch to sit in a culvert running along my property line. I am no engineer but I did my best to draw the project to scale. I provided the drawing and measurements to Steve. They had the debris catch built in no time and it was solid as a rock and fit PERFECT! Steve was so cool and I can’t wait to use him again in the future. Thanks Tortoise!

I have a mid-​century chair that had broken off from the base and needed to be welding back. Even though this is much smaller job than they were used to doing, they were very helpful and didn’t make me feel foolish for asking if they could help. Howard was very nice and after they gave me a price and tool the chair, he offered me a tour of the shop and walked me through all they do there. It was cool!
My chair was ready the next day and it was done perfectly. The price was $ 60, which was in my opinion a bit more expensive than what I was looking to pay but I realize simple welding is not really what they do there. I’ll still give it 5 stars because they are pros but if you’re looking for something simple like I needed you may want to look for a more affordable welding shop that specializes in smaller furniture jobs.

I have louvered (jalousie) windows and I had one window in an entire house full of these windows with one broken clip. I spent the better part of a year trying to source a replacement window operator or replacement clip. I talked to Steve and he was able to weld that clip back into place in a matter of minutes. On top of that, he didn’t even charge me.
Fantastic experience. I look forward to sending my outdoor metal dining set for a new color.

Love these guys! I needed to have a flimsy iron backing for a Mediterranean-​style mirror reinforced. They did a great job and finished it quickly and for an incredibly reasonable price. On top of that, everyone I met was super nice. I’m so glad I found Tortoise!

Had a off road bumper powder coated here because one of my employees works there as a second job. Awesome job and is holding up great to the abuse.

I love this place! I needed to have a some metal pieces shaped, powder coated, and attached to my couch back (it’s a mid century couch and it needed reinforcement).
The pieces came out so beautiful and look amazing. Now I can finally lean back on my couch without worrying if it is going to launch me backwards.
Thanks so much Steve for helping me with this! You and your team couldn’t have been nicer.

Don’t plan on using anything powder coated here outdoors, it will rapidly rust. Within 6 months my chairs had quite a bit of rust, a waste of time and money,

Awesome service and communication!!! Had to make two furniture prototype here and got pretty much all the metal works done here and powder-​coated. They are super good with responding to feedback and willing to take their time to fix and get the parts right. This is definitely my first place to go for metal works.

Tortoise is a great name for them. Impossibly slow to get a response. Impossible to get a call back. Impossible to have anyone follow up on anything ever. Just to get a simple quote took 2 weeks and even then that was from constant emails and calls. Nothing worked. Is this really a business? Had such high hopes but I give up.

I brought in a rusty metal stand, that I wanted to modify to top with a gumball machine. I brought it in on the first of December, a very busy month for them, but Steve, was still willing to take on my small project. The stand came out perfect. They even powder coated it for me. When I wanted to pay for the services, he just told me, «Merry Christmas» and didn’t charge me a cent. I’ve recently been going through many great frustrations with a contractor renovating my backyard, and had been feeling like everyone was a bloodsucking scrooge. Steve not only fixed my stand, but also my spirits. They are experts in metal, and customer service, and I recommend using this company for your needs, you will not be disappointed.

I have never written any reviews before and I probably won’t write any unless I meet someone as helpful as Steve and his crew. Steve is super easy to work with, willing to listen and very knowledgeable. I am not talking about making conventional stuff and just making it look somewhat decent. I am talking about one off art piece combines with digital fabrication, and making it look nice. And Steve nailed it! You can see it for yourself —-

Steve and company are great. Tortoise does a lot of production jobs, but they are also willing to take on smaller one off’s and art projects. I had a table that needed to be repaired and powder coated and they were able to work it out for me. I also had them fabricate a set of legs for a new table. Great neighborhood find!

These guys are the best. I had a art piece that I needed powder coated and Steve totally worked with me. They were fast and were great to work with. Their facilities are so cool and they can fabricate almost anything. I look forward to working with them again!

Who do you go to when you need help when you procrastinate? Tortoise Industries! I needed help fabricating these pieces and was on tight time restraints. Howard, the owner helped me with my project and gave me a tour of the warehouse explaining the process. Everyone was very helpful and knowledgable. Will return for all my future projects!

After unsuccessful attempts to get a spark arrestor welded onto the tip of my quad’s exhaust by several muffler shops and/​or welders, I met Steve. He was very friendly, knowledgeable and willing to help. Within an hour I was at his centrally located shop and he innovatively was able to get the JOB DONE!!! I highly recommend them and give them 5+ stars!

Steve, Gordo and the crew are awesome. Tortoise Industries powder coated my 69′ Datsun Roadster Frame and Roll bar for an amazing deal and picked up and delivered it to me in mint condition. I appreciate the hard work and quality as well as taking care of me under their busy schedules.
A+++++++++++X1000, As well as I will be bringing the Datsuns Body tomorrow to have it blasted as well. So far, Tortoise has been more than expected. Thank you!
Best part is I live 5 miles from them. Amazing. Thank you again.

The folks at Tortoise Industries do all kinds of amazing metal fabrication and finish work. They have great customer service, too. Super nice folks. They recently blasted/​powder-​coating a bicycle frame and fork for me. My old, scratched up bike now looks perfect. The folks at the bike shop building it up couldn’t believe the quality of the coating. During the build-​up process, they kept complimenting the characteristics of the surface. They see a lot of new paint jobs in that shop, but not powder-​coating like this. They gave me a great deal, too. Thank you, Tortoise Industries!

Who would’ve thought that I would ever feel so strongly about a metal fabricator that I had to immediately review them and sing their praises? But seriously, Steve is a rockstar. I had the tiniest of jobs. I just needed a two-​piece donut cutter combined into one. Not only did they treat me like I was an important customer but they were able to get to my little project quickly and send me on my way with said cutters after only a short weight. I feel like I have to find more things to be welded!
Thank you, Tortoise!

I had borrowed a neighbors manual juicer and while using it part of the metal frame cracked. If you haven’t seen one of these things it is a huge aluminum beast of a machine. Upon seeing the crack my heart sank. These things cost about $ 120 and that was money I just didn’t have to spend so I looked for a local business that could weld it back together for me.
Tortoise was the first place that popped up in my search so I e-​mailed them asking for a quote. I received a quick response back from Steve who said that he could help me out and asked me to bring the juicer in for an accurate quote.
So, on my errand day, I decided to head to Tortoise after taking care of a few other things. One of the tasks on my to do list was to exchange something at Staples. Not to veer too far off course but the exchange at Staples turned into one of those encounters that often happens at nationwide corporate chains. I came in with the item to exchange, the employee at Staples wouldn’t accept it and after a lot of unnecessary back and forth and a visit to a second Staples the exchange was accepted and I was on my way. It was frustrating to say the least.
I only mention my experience at Staples because it is the exact opposite of the experience that I had at Tortoise. When I arrived at Tortoise, I was directed to Steve who remembered the e-​mail and began examining the juicer. After explaining my situation to him he pondered for a bit and then said, «Let me take this out back and show it to my guys to see if they can do something with it.»
After about 5 minutes he returned with a smile on his face and the juicer in his hands. I tried to reach for it but he stopped me and said, «Don’t grab it. It’s hot.» Steve had fixed it while I was inside waiting for a quote.
After he had cooled it off sufficiently he handed the juicer to me and said «Merry Christmas.» I replied, stunned, «How much do I owe you? » Steve shook his head and smiled, «Don’t worry about it. Just remember when you get rich and famous to come back here.»
Unfortunately, I am not rich and famous yet so until then all I can do is write this review to tell anyone who sees it that Tortoise is the place to go if you want service that is honest, personal and thoughtful.
Your concerns will not be met with pre-​worded, corporate mandated, cold responses and your service wont be subject to the burden of the bottom line.
At Tortoise you will be treated like a person, with financial concerns, time constraints, and life going on outside of your business transaction with them.
It is unfortunate, how rare this type of customer service is at most businesses. At least Tortoise is here to keep the torch burning.

I’ve been going to Tortoise for almost a decade with misc welding and powder coating jobs. I always work directly with Steve who with his father owns and operates this huge shop on. There are a lot of powder coating shops in LA and most people I talk to have their favorites. This is always going to be mine. I’ve seen them working on furniture for movie stars, street lamps and huge steel benches headed for amusement parks, motorcycles and hot rod parts being sand-​blasted and powder coated, and a lot of mass produced steel gizmos that they make and coat right there under one roof.
They’ve got it dialed in at this place. Good service and very fair prices. It’s in Los Angeles but it’s kind of in Glendale.