Rakesh Engineering Works

Rakesh Engineering Works is over at 45/11, M. S. P. C. Lane. It’s a narrow lane, so if you’re coming with a big vehicle, you might have some trouble getting in and out. Our workshop is one of those places where there's always the sound of metal being ground or a lathe running in the back. We handle various engineering jobs, mostly fixing things and making small parts that people can’t find in the regular hardware shops anymore. The floor is usually covered in oil and little metal filings, and we all have grease on our hands by the time we go home. It’s definitely not a place for clean clothes. We started this shop because we like taking things apart and seeing how they work. We have some old machines that still do a great job if you know how to handle them just right. There’s no big office here, just a small desk in the corner with a ledger and a telephone that rings quite a lot. We get a lot of walk-ins from the neighborhood with broken gates or some old car parts that need a bit of welding. Sometimes we have to stay late to finish a job that a customer needs to pick up first thing in the morning. We don't do much talking; we just get on with the work that needs doing. It’s a simple way to spend the day and there's always something to fix.