JC WELDING LLC (815) 508-9210

If it's metal and it's broken, bring it in.

Shop welding and fabrication for farmers, gearheads and homeowners around Sycamore and Genoa. From cracked implements and rusted-out frames to custom brackets and exhaust work.

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What we fix & build

All work is done in our shop. If it fits through the door and on the table, we can probably fix it, build it or make it stronger than it was.

Farm & Equipment Repair

Get it back in the field fast.

  • Cracked implements & loader buckets
  • Skid steer attachments & hitches
  • Gates, feeders, trailer repair
  • Hard-facing & build-up on worn steel

Custom Fabrication

Made to fit, built to last.

  • Brackets, mounts & plates
  • Racks, carts & shop tables
  • Steel tube & square-stock builds
  • One-off parts from your sketch

Exhaust Work

Car, truck & equipment exhaust.

  • Pipe repair & custom sections
  • Hangers, flanges & mounts
  • Stainless exhaust work

Auto Body & Rust Repair

Cut out the rot, weld in new metal.

  • Patch & quarter panels
  • Floor pans & rocker panels
  • Frame rail sections & boxing

Aluminum & Stainless

Clean welds on the tricky metals.

  • Aluminum brackets & repairs
  • Stainless parts & tubing
  • Thin sheet metal

Cutting & Heating

Oxy-fuel torch work.

  • Plate cutting & shaping
  • Heating seized bolts & pins
  • Heat bending & straightening

Recent work

Real jobs from the shop.

Rusted-out frame rail, rebuilt

Frame rail rotted through with rust holes, marked for cuttingBefore
Same frame rail rebuilt with new welded steel sectionsAfter
Cut back to solid metal, fabricated replacement sections and welded them in.

Rear quarter panel patch

New quarter panel section being fitted and welded into the rear corner of the carIn progress
Rear of the car with both new quarter panel sections welded inWelded in
Replacement panel fitted and butt-welded into the original body, ready for finishing and paint.

Cracked stainless exhaust, re-welded

Stainless exhaust Y-joint with a crack and pinholes along the old weldBefore
Same stainless exhaust joint after a clean new weldAfter
Cut out the cracked weld and welded the joint back up, sealed and ready to bolt on.

Custom body dolly

Steel body dolly on locking castersBuilt
The dolly holding up a race car body in a shopIn use
Built to size on heavy casters so a full car body can be rolled around the shop.
Black steel tire racks bolted to a flatbed trailer deck
Trailer tire racks
TIG torch and filler rod at the arc
TIG welding
Close-up of an even TIG weld bead
Clean, consistent beads
Welded corner joint on a black steel frame
Frame corner repair
Cutting torch set up to cut steel plate
Plate cutting
Custom black square-tube rack
Custom rack build
Close-up of a weld wrapping a steel bracket corner
Bracket weld
Steel plate repair piece next to a new cut plate
Plate repair

The shop

A clean, well-equipped shop with room to work. Drop off your part or equipment, or bring it by to talk it through first.

Inside the JC Welding shop: workbenches and tools Welding table and shop storage

Service area

Serving Sycamore, Genoa and the surrounding area. Bring your work to the shop.

SycamoreGenoa & the surrounding area

Get a quote

Text a photo of the part or the problem and we'll tell you what it'll take.

Shop rate$70per hour

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Call or text: (815) 508-9210 · Email: jamesrcerny@gmail.com
No set hours. Jobs are taken as they come, so call or text anytime.