Tool & Die Making • Gages • Tooling Components • Prototyping

Top Notch Tools

Who We Are

About Top Notch Tools

Top Notch Tools is a small machine shop located in Beacon Falls, CT, specializing in making tools, dies, gages, tooling components, and part prototyping. We are obsessed with perfection, and nothing leaves our shop until it has exceeded our rigorous quality standards.

Experience

Owner Sam Kosko III has over 30 years of experience and knowledge in the tooling industry. Well known for his precision, Sam is called upon to complete jobs that others find impossible. 

ITAR Certified

Top Notch Tools is ITAR Certified and 100% compliant with all firearms industry regulations and guidelines. 

Made in the USA

Top Notch Tools is proud to be an American owned and operated business. We strive to deliver the quality craftsmanship on which this country was forged.

Fun Facts

With over 30 years experience and rigorous attention to detail, we are the pinnacle of precision.

99

Percent of Satisfied Clients 

522

Projects Completed 

2000

Lbs. of Metal Used Per Year 

0

Limbs/Digits Lost 

Testimonials

What our customers are saying!

  • Glenn Bourgoin- Connecticut Spring & Stamping

    When given a project, Sam is tenacious about getting it done fast and accurate. His abilities come from the fact he has been working in the metal stamping industry for more than 30 years. He has built production tooling for a variety of different industries. Having worked with him over the years, he has consistently proven to be an important asset because of his knowledge and integrity.  

    Glenn Bourgoin- Connecticut Spring & Stamping
  • John Soucy- President, Connecticut Industrial Gauging, Inc.

    Thank you for delivering on time, under budget, and with exceptional quality year after year!

    John Soucy- President, Connecticut Industrial Gauging, Inc.
  • Bob Coloske- Connecticut Spring & Stamping

    Among the most talented professionals I have had the opportunity to collaborate with is Sam Kosko. For the past 10 years I have personally witnessed the impeccable quality of Class-A craftsmanship that Sam consistently produces. 

    Bob Coloske- Connecticut Spring & Stamping
  • Glenn Bourgoin- Connecticut Spring & Stamping

    When given a project, Sam is tenacious about getting it done fast and accurate. His abilities come from the fact he has been working in the metal stamping industry for more than 30 years. He has built production tooling for a variety of different industries. Having worked with him over the years, he has consistently proven to be an important asset because of his knowledge and integrity.  

    Glenn Bourgoin- Connecticut Spring & Stamping
  • John Soucy- President, Connecticut Industrial Gauging, Inc.

    Thank you for delivering on time, under budget, and with exceptional quality year after year!

    John Soucy- President, Connecticut Industrial Gauging, Inc.
  • Bob Coloske- Connecticut Spring & Stamping

    Among the most talented professionals I have had the opportunity to collaborate with is Sam Kosko. For the past 10 years I have personally witnessed the impeccable quality of Class-A craftsmanship that Sam consistently produces. 

    Bob Coloske- Connecticut Spring & Stamping
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