About Us
Family Owned And Operated
Roland H. Ripley opened up shop in the heart of Portsmouth NH in 1923 to help meet the commercial and industrial needs of the busy port town. Nearly a century later, R. H. Ripley & Son Inc. (Ripley's Machine Shop) is still operating in the original location. The shop is currently run by Roland and Jonathan Ripley (Father and Son) . Roland is a 3rd generation machinist and Jonathan is the 4th generation. Keeping up with market demand, Ripley's Machine Shop utilizes a variety of manual as well as CNC machinery. This allows the highest quality of machining whether the customer needs 1 part or 100.
Services
At R. H. Ripley & Son Inc. we offer a wide array of services. We are a true Jobbing Machine Shop as we have the diversity of machinery and skills to tackle most any project from start to finish. We have a variety of turning and milling capabilities (manual Machinery as well as CNC Machinery). We pride ourselves on the quality of our machining, with tolerance capabilities of +- 0.0005". We are outfitted with CAD-CAM software for more complex geometry as well as for the convenience of our customers. Other services we offer are bearing surface repair, shaft repair, thread repair, shaft straightening (hydraulic piston rods), weldments, bearing removal and replacement with hydraulic press capabilities up to 100 ton.
Materials
As a machine shop specializing in custom work we are familiar with a variety of materials. Alloy steels, Stainless, Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Plastics and Thermosets. Additionally for the convenience of our customers we stock a variety of structural steel, HR steel, CR steel, 4140 and 1045 (for pins and shafting), Steel Tubing, Stainless and Aluminum. This way we are able to optimize production and deliver finished parts faster.