Precision Engineering & Fabrication
Precision workshop at Seventeen Mile Rocks with fabrication tables, blue press brake and mezzanine

Seventeen Mile Rocks workshop | April 2025 | Precision archive

About us / Inside the workshop

Personal involvement.
Precision in the details.

Led by Shahil Maharaj, Precision Engineering & Fabrication works from Seventeen Mile Rocks in Brisbane.

The business began in 1995. Today, the focus is the same: thoughtful design, hands-on making and a finished result that does the idea justice.

Shahil Maharaj Director

Talk directly with Shahil

What we do / Our capabilities

One-off pieces.
Considered solutions.

Brass and copper are a particular focus. We also work in stainless steel, aluminium and steel, with timber and other materials brought into the design where the project calls for them.

Bring us your project
BRASSCOPPERSTAINLESSALUMINIUMSTEEL
01Design, detailing & prototypes

Take an idea into drawings, digital models and trial pieces. Work through dimensions, material selection, connections and fabrication before committing to the finished piece.

02Architectural metalwork & interiors

Custom doors, screens, dividers, trims, cladding and fireplace surrounds. Develop the details that connect a design to the space it needs to fit.

03Public art & sculpture

Turn an artist’s concept into a physical piece. Resolve formed sections, joints, assembly and finish in collaboration with the project team.

04Furniture, hardware & fixtures

Bespoke tables, bases, handles, shelving, planters and display cases. Made around the dimensions, use and finish your project needs.

05Signage & custom lighting

Fabricated lettering, illuminated signs and metal lighting components. We develop the physical piece and coordinate electrical requirements with the project’s electrician.

06Components, repairs & restoration

Discuss custom parts, replacement components, modifications and specialist metal restoration. Send photographs and dimensions so we can assess what’s possible.

For architects, designers, artists, builders & people with an idea

When the answer
isn’t off the shelf.

You know what you want to achieve. We help work out how to get there—with practical design, material knowledge and hands-on fabrication. From a single custom detail to a sculptural centrepiece.

Behind the finished piece

The solution is
in the making.

A beautiful shape still needs the right connections, a workable fabrication sequence and a finish that suits its setting. We think through those details with you.

Develop the detail
Drawings, digital models and sample pieces help resolve proportions, interfaces and the way an assembly goes together.
Choose the manufacturing method
Cutting, machining, folding, rolling and joining each have a place. We look for a practical route that suits the material and reduces unnecessary work.
Plan the finish and assembly
Visible edges, fixing access and the finishing sequence matter. Discussing them early helps bring the finished piece closer to the original idea.
Brass ring light frames during fabrication in the workshop
Brass lighting frames / In the workshop
Concept model showing the connection detail of a lighting assembly
Lighting connection / Design development render

Horseshoe Hill

From the router to the entrance.

Letter forms in the workshop, and the finished brass signage beside the mailbox and intercom stand.

Horseshoe Hill entrance with brass lettering, mailbox, gate and freestanding intercom
Finished entrance / Brass lettering, mailbox and intercom · June 2025
Horseshoe Hill plywood letter forms being cut on the CNC router in the workshop
In the workshop / Plywood letter forms on the CNC router · December 2024
CAD / CAMCNC routing & machiningPress-brake foldingRolling & formingWelding & brazingFinishing & assembly

Bring us your idea

Let’s work
it out.

Discuss a project