On this episode of Rottler Featured Series, join us in El Paso, Texas at Mike & Son’s Machine Shop.

Family owned and operated, Mike & Sons is an automotive-specific machine shop, focusing on engine rebuilds for everything from daily grocery getters to classic cars and performance work.

Machinist Chris Palumbo told us that as a family operation, every engine they work on they treat with care as if it were there own personal engine. To get the quality of work they demand, Chris and his father-in-law, Mike Garcia, rely on a quartet of Rottler machines including an SG9 seat & guide machine, an HP6A (precursor to the H85AX) hone, an EM69ATC engine machining center, and a classic Rottler F2.

Chris tells us he needs precision to maintain modern standards and the EM69ATC delivers. It has “endless capabilities,” he said.

Mike backed him up on the quality of the Rottler equipment too. “Once you see the quality of the work the machine turns out… when I saw the first cut Chris made with the [SG9], I said ‘I should have bought this a long time ago,” he said.

If you’re down in El Paso and you need engine work, you can be sure that Mike & Sons will deliver. Check out their story!

On this episode of Rottler Featured Series join us at East Holmes Auto Repair and Holmes Performance and Machine in Millersburg, Ohio.

Co-owners Steve Troyer and Casey Butler founded East Holmes in 2016. Today they’re a full service automotive performance and industrial machine shop with a particular focus on work trucks and fleet vehicles.

Knowing that many of their customer depend on the vehicles and equipment to get their work done, East Holmes puts attention to detail on everything they send out the door. “We want to give our customers peace of mind,” Troyer said.

As part of that dedication to quality, one of East Holmes’ first investments was in an H85AX automatic hone. A short time later they added an EM79 engine machining center that gives them the ability to machine everything from a 4 cylinder block all the way up to Cat C15s, Detroits, and even bigger blocks.

“Often times there’s promises made but not promises kept. That’s not true with Rottler,” Troyer told us. “If they say they’re going to do it, they do it.”

“And its not just the machines, it’s the relationships we’ve made with other people in this industry through Rottler. That’s just been huge,” Butler added.

Here at Rottler, we’re proud to call East Holmes a customer and partner. Check out their story!

The Rottler V6/V8 Fixture (Part #502-1-72F) for FA & F10 series machines is the trusted companion for the automotive machine shop.

Designed to handle any domestic V6 or V8 block, this fixture makes everything—bores, main-to-deck-squaring, cleanup & minimum material removal, you name it—a breeze.

Fast, precise and easy-to-use, the V6/V8 fixture is a great addition to any automotive shop whether you’re a job shop or a large manufacturing facility.

Check out Ryan’s video!

And if you’re interested in purchasing the fixture, give our parts team a call at +1 (253) 872-7050, or contact us via the web!