Custom metal fabrication · Delta, CO
Bringing your ideas, plans, and dreams to reality.
Welfelt Fabrication is a full-service metal shop with 46+ years of experience in every facet of metal fabrication, from luxury mountain homes and commercial breweries to farm, ranch, and electrical substation work across the United States.
Years of experience and knowledge in all facets of metal fabrication
Shop with in-house machining and water jet cutting
Metals we work in, from steel and stainless to copper, bronze, and titanium
Where our certified welders have worked with substation contractors
Who we serve
One shop. Every scale of project.
From modest homes to big-scale overhaul projects, electrical substations, rafts, and outdoor equipment. Our portfolio is broad because our experience is.
Homes, modest to luxury
Custom metal for homes, including the luxury homes of Aspen, Telluride, Vail, and Crested Butte.
02Restaurants, breweries & industry
Custom welding and fabrication for restaurants, commercial breweries, dairies, and industrial clients.
03Farms, ranches & BLM
Yak screens and irrigation projects for farm, ranch, and Bureau of Land Management work.
04Substation contractors
Certified substation welders with fully equipped trucks and 45+ years of substation experience.
05River runners
Custom-designed, hand-made raft frames, the NEXUS frame, Hyside rafts sold with custom frames, and river gear accessories.
What we do
Custom fabrication, cutting, machining, and welding under one roof.
Residential & architectural
Counter tops, hand rails, staircases, showers, doors, fireplaces, window frames, water features, privacy fences, furniture and more.
Residential metalworkCommercial & industrial
Custom welding and fabrication for restaurants, commercial breweries, dairies, and industrial projects.
Commercial fabricationFarm & ranch
Yak screens and irrigation projects for farm, ranch, and BLM.
Farm & ranch workElectrical substation welding
Certified, highly trained substation welders with fully equipped trucks to weld and fabricate bus, with vast experience in the field throughout the U.S.
Substation weldingWater jet cutting
87,000 psi water and abrasive cuts just about any material, stone to metal, from any computer-generated drawing.
Water jet cuttingMachining, press brake & finishes
In-house machining, a 10 ft, 175-ton computer-operated press brake, and finishes from powder coat to polish, mirror, and patina.
Machining & finishesMobile welding
Mobile welding units bring our fabricators to your site when the work can't come to the shop.
Mobile weldingPrototypes & metal art
Entrepreneurial ideas turned into real-life prototypes, exclusive titanium tent stoves, and metal art sculptures.
Prototypes & artMaterials & finishes
Extensive experience in most all the metals.
Steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, bronze, brass, zinc, and titanium. And we're experts in finishes beyond powder coating, including polishes, mirror finishes, and patinas that give a piece its own character.
Inside the shop
A 16,000+ sq ft fabrication and machine shop, fully equipped with the latest equipment.
The building includes in-house machining and water jet cutting, alongside a computer-operated press brake, mobile welding units, and fully equipped substation trucks.
- Press brakeComputer-operated10 ft · 175 ton
- Water jet cuttingCuts just about any material, stone to metal87,000 psi
- MachiningIn-house, under the same roof as fabricationIn-house
- Mobile welding unitsFabricators in the fieldMobile
- Substation trucksFully equipped to weld and fabricate bus11 states
Electrical substations
45+ years of electrical substation welding.
Certified, highly trained substation welders with vast experience in the field throughout the U.S., and fully equipped trucks to weld and fabricate bus on site.
Substation experience
Our crews have worked with substation contractors in these states.
- Colorado · home
- Utah
- New Mexico
- Texas
- Arizona
- California
- Wyoming
- Montana
- Washington
- Iowa
- Ohio
Project range
Projects covering all spectrums of the metal world.
- 01Luxury homes of Aspen, Telluride, Vail and Crested ButteResidential
- 02Yak screens and irrigation projectsFarm · Ranch · BLM
- 03Commercial breweries and restaurantsCommercial
- 04Electrical substations throughout the United StatesSubstations
- 05Custom frames for raftsRiver gear
- 06Entrepreneurial ideas turned into real-life prototypesPrototyping
- 07Exclusive titanium heat stoves for tentsOutdoor equipment
- 08Metal art sculpturesArt
River gear
Custom raft frames, rafts, and river gear.
The original Welfelt frame
Lightweight aluminum with rust-proof stainless fittings and a honeycomb fiberglass bench seat. A perfect setup to backpack into remote rivers. Fits the Hyside Mini-Me and Mini-Max.
Frame details 3 bay · 47 lbNEXUS frame
Aircraft-grade aluminum, a compound curve that hugs the tubes, and a vault-like pin locking system with fold-down oar towers.
NEXUS specs RaftsHyside rafts & accessories
Hyside Mini-Me, Mini-Max, Max 12.0, ThunderCat 14.0 and Nimbus 12.0 rafts, plus oar locks, counterweights, and foot straps.
Rafts & pricesOur goal is to work closely with you to determine what you have in mind, and create a finished project that is a reflection of your needs. Whatever the project.
Our team brings a broad knowledge of interior and exterior design, construction means and methods, and the all-important practical application for getting the job done.
Start a project
Tell us what you have in mind.
Call the shop, send an email, or use the request form. We'll talk through the project and what it will take to build it.