February 6, 2026 Benchmark Abrasives

Tommy Mazz (@jln_weldingservice_)

Welcome to this week's #benchmarkspotlight (formerly the #weldershowcase) - we had the opportunity to sit down with Tommy from @jln_weldingservice_ and talk a little shop.

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Name: Tommy Mazz

Business Name: JLN Welding Service

Location: Staten Island, NY

Socials: IG: @jln_weldingservice_

Specialties: Metalworking/ welding heavy equipment

Tell us about yourself - what inspired you to get into your trade? And how long?

My name is Tommy Mazz. I'm 33 years old. I’ve been in the metalworking arena for almost 20 years. I have been lucky enough to get started in the trade at 14 years old. What inspired me about metal working was monster garage TV and hot rod TV

What keeps you motivated throughout the day?
What keeps me motivated through the day is a good radio and a good music playlist no matter what the conditions or job is if you have a positive outlook in good music, you get it done

What is your favorite shop tool and why?
My favorite shop tool has to be my Milwaukee cordless grinder having no cord makes it easy just to go do a quick cut or grinding

What's your favorite piece that you've worked on?
My favorite job I worked on is this brass soldier.

If you could have any job as it relates to question 1 what would it be and what would you do with that?
If I could have any job, it would be my own full-time shop to do small and large metalworking fabrication and machine work

What BA product is your favorite and why?

My favorite BA product has to be the flap disc. They seem to last longer and don’t clog up with material like the competition.

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What BA product surprised you in terms of quality - what about it set it apart from the competition?

What BA product surprised me in quality is the cutting wheels. They last long and are very durable when it comes to out of position cutting.

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What tips and tricks do you have for us that might be different or eye opening for others to try with BA products?

Tips and tricks that I have are when sanding aluminum rub a little bit of bar soap on the flap disc or sanding belts so the material doesn’t clog up as easy

If there was one person you could collaborate with - who would it be and why?

If I could collaborate with one person, it would have to be Jesse James because he is world renowned, superior, blacksmith, and metal worker