Howlett Machine Works

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746 Folger Ave
Berkeley, CA 94710
Howlett Machine Works was established in 1921, and has been involved in the manufacturing of a wide variety of components for the construction industry for more than 40 years. They have held more than 25 patents in the U.S. Howlett's developments include: The Howlett Grip Nut Anchorage and The Howlett Grip Coupler for bar Tendons ( 1957 ) ; The Howlett Custom Drive Transmission ( 1960 ) ; The Howlett Tank Post-Tensioning System ( 1963 ) ; The S/H Multistand Anchorage ( 1968 ) ; The Fox-Howlett No-Slip Threaded Rebar Coupler ( 1970 ) ; and many more. Products More Recently we have been machining test samples for the local test labs in the San Francisco Bay Area. We've also been supplying Test Fixtures both custom as well as standard to labs all over the U.S. ; some of which are ; The Howlett Rebar Test Fixture ; The Cylinder Bond Test Fixture ; An Apparatus for Bonding Strength Test in Center Point Loading ; Twin Ram Jacking Setup for use in Dowell Testing ; Rebar Wedges, Pulling Heads and many more.

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5.09 reviews
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Adam T.
2/9/2024

Reached out for help with custom residential metalwork. Mike generously squeezed me in on short notice and was both precise and quick in workmanship. I'm very happy with the result and the quote....

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Michael G.
12/5/2024

Mike's a great guy easy to work with great attitude. He got my job completed with a smile

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flubadub A.
7/23/2018

I went in to get some help with a toilet handle that keeps falling off. Bob (I think that was his name, if not, I apologize) showed me the problem was that I was using a non-metric Allen wrench....

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Cj L.
2/20/2014

The guys at Howlett are top notch. This is a tried and true machine shop that truly knows how to "get the job done." Their shop is large, filled with the quality vintage tools, presses, brakes,...

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A T.
11/16/2017

I needed some stainless steal hand railings cut. I stopped by without an appointment and they made the cuts in about 30 minutes. Extremely friendly and efficient. Shop rate is something like $100...

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