I got into honey bees and looking to have a no-bells honey extractor made. There are good, professionally made units out there and I dont know if it will be any more economical to have it done locally. But wanted to pass the idea by someone. 

Anyone here are into or know someone who is into sheet metal working involving stainless steel ? 

Where are you located? I know a guy in Lebanon. 

2 minutes ago, fishnut said:

Where are you located? I know a guy in Lebanon. 

I am by Montvale (Bergen County).  If the guy is open to idea of exploring and costing, I can send some plans over. 

I called him earlier and he is not taking any work for a while due to health reasons. He did say it's probably cheaper to buy one unless you need a custom one for specific reason. 

4 hours ago, jackandjill said:

I got into honey bees and looking to have a no-bells honey extractor made. There are good, professionally made units out there and I dont know if it will be any more economical to have it done locally. But wanted to pass the idea by someone. 

Anyone here are into or know someone who is into sheet metal working involving stainless steel ? 

Try Altona custom metal in little ferry, NJ. I've used them for some work in the past. 

32 minutes ago, fishnut said:

I called him earlier and he is not taking any work for a while due to health reasons. He did say it's probably cheaper to buy one unless you need a custom one for specific reason. 

I have a feeling he is right. Thanks for checking. 

Dutra Sheet Metal in Vineland does a lot of stainless fab work for us.  They're good and their prices are reasonable.  I realize they aren't in your neighborhood.

I can't imagine you can have something custom fabricated for less than buying it from the guy who already has his jigs made, already has patterns in his CNC plasma cutter, is buying the unusual fasteners or other odd parts in bulk, and knows exactly how many hours it takes to make one unit from start to finish.