DGL Engineering

DGL Engineering DGL Engineering: Your trusted job shop for prototyping, custom one-offs, small batch production, modifications, and repairs.

Precision and quality in every project!

Finished a batch of six gearbox components for a restoration company.These were reverse‑engineered from an original part...
13/08/2026

Finished a batch of six gearbox components for a restoration company.These were reverse‑engineered from an original part and machined with a 6‑start ACME thread on the outside diameter, leaving a clean bore inside. The thread was CNC‑milled for accuracy across all six pieces.Great to see older machinery getting a second life.

Another DGL Engineering success story — reverse‑engineered left and right suspension top mounts for Tein Coilcover after...
31/07/2026

Another DGL Engineering success story — reverse‑engineered left and right suspension top mounts for Tein Coilcover after catastrophic failure.
Laser‑cut profiles provided, then manual turning and drilling, and a custom jig made for CNC‑milling the profile for perfect alignment.
All done in‑house for precision and reliability.

Another repeat customer project ✅Custom titanium harness adjusters machined with a single 6 mm heat‑resistant cutter. Ji...
15/07/2026

Another repeat customer project ✅
Custom titanium harness adjusters machined with a single 6 mm heat‑resistant cutter. Jig design includes a pause in the program to add bolts mid‑cycle — stopping any rattle while machining the profile.

The hand‑drawn drawings behind these parts are brilliant — full of thought and detail on how they’ll be made.

Reverse‑engineered a missing table saw guard for a 50‑year‑old machine this week. No drawings. No spares. Just geometry ...
08/07/2026

Reverse‑engineered a missing table saw guard for a 50‑year‑old machine this week. No drawings. No spares. Just geometry and problem‑solving. I modelled a new guard, split it into three printable sections, added mating dovetails, printed each part, then bonded the assembly with epoxy for a rigid, accurate fit. Another obsolete component brought back into safe working order.

Had a morning free waiting for tooling and materials to arrive… so I went skydiving.Back in the workshop this afternoon ...
25/06/2026

Had a morning free waiting for tooling and materials to arrive… so I went skydiving.

Back in the workshop this afternoon machining parts for customers.

Finished a tidy little precision job today — a set of four brake‑adjuster gears machined from solid EN8 using 3‑axis 3D ...
17/06/2026

Finished a tidy little precision job today — a set of four brake‑adjuster gears machined from solid EN8 using 3‑axis 3D profiling with a 2 mm ball‑nose cutter.

Also made four matching bolts from 4140, with the threads screw‑cut on the lathe for a proper engineered fit.

Small parts, but a satisfying amount of detail.

#4140

27/05/2026

A first‑time customer trusted me with a solid batch job — 20 top‑hat bushes for Access & Lifting.
Plenty of heavy material removal on these, all machined in‑house here in Northampton.
Great start to a new working relationship.

If you need one‑offs or batch work, DGL Engineering is open.

21/05/2026

Another titanium job finished up.

Customer brought the material and a brilliant hand‑drawn technical drawing.
The long taper meant offsetting the tailstock by 10 mm and turning between centres.

Then I moved to the CNC mill with a 5C indexing head and tailstock to cut the flats — and match the large internal radius in the corner so everything blended cleanly with the lathe work.

I also made a mistake on one diameter. It happens to all of us. The important bit is fixing it and delivering the part properly.

Another titanium job finished up.Customer brought the material and a brilliant hand‑drawn technical drawing.The long tap...
21/05/2026

Another titanium job finished up.

Customer brought the material and a brilliant hand‑drawn technical drawing.
The long taper meant offsetting the tailstock by 10 mm and turning between centres.

Then I moved to the CNC mill with a 5C indexing head and tailstock to cut the flats — and match the large internal radius in the corner so everything blended cleanly with the lathe work.

I also made a mistake on one diameter. It happens to all of us. The important bit is fixing it and delivering the part properly.

08/05/2026

Another repeat job completed this week — a customer needed another batch of aluminium light brackets I originally reverse‑engineered for them.
The originals were plastic and kept breaking, so I modelled and CNC machined a stronger aluminium version.
Now they just come back for small batches whenever they need them.
Love seeing practical engineering make someone’s life easier.

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Northampton

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Monday 9pm - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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+44 7870 505626

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