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To keep perpendicular flanges from clashing in a corner, use our Min Corner Relief Distance from Bend Line spec (pictured below). If the clearance between bend lines meets or exceeds that value for your chosen material thickness, you’re in the clear.
Our bending specifications — including bend radius, K factor, flange length, bend angle limits, and more — are listed in our Material Catalog and Bending Calculator. Use them exactly as provided to ensure your parts form within tolerance.
You can suggest new materials, thicknesses, or services through our online suggestion forms. We review every submission, and while we can’t promise to add everything, the most-requested ideas have the best shot at making it into our catalog or service lineup.
We don’t provide Ra or surface roughness specs for our materials because finishes can vary by supplier and batch. If no finishing service is added, your parts will ship with the standard mill finish, which may include light scratches.
No — we can’t guarantee a specific grain direction. Parts are cut for maximum material efficiency, so grain direction can vary. If grain direction matters, apply your desired finish after you receive your parts.
We offer Net 30 terms at SendCutSend! To fund orders with terms and attach purchase orders, read the full FAQ for step-by-step instructions!
Yes — we offer free Fusion 360 gauge tables with our bending specs built in. Import them to set the correct bend radius, K factor, and bend relief for each material thickness we bend.
Bend radius depends on more than just thickness — tooling, material tensile strength, and die width all play a role. Some thinner materials may even have a larger bend radius than thicker ones.
Our bending service requirements are detailed in our Bending Guidelines. Use this checklist of bending considerations to review your designs before uploading part files!
To bend a flange with an irregular shape, add a flat reference edge parallel to the bend line. You can either modify your design to create a straight edge or add break-off tabs that you’ll remove after receiving your part.
Prevent deformation by meeting the minimum flange length, keeping cut features away from the bend line, and adding bend reliefs where needed. These design adjustments give the tooling enough support to form a clean, accurate bend.
Bend relief notches reduce stress and tearing where bends meet corners. For sheet metal, we recommend reliefs — especially on thicker materials. For polycarbonate, reliefs are required and must meet strict shape and depth specs.
Our channel bend (also known as u-channel and c-channel) requirements depend on the material, stock thickness, and part design geometry. Read the full FAQ to learn our general and specific limits for these types of bends!
Window bends have additional requirements since they’re enclosed. Read the full FAQ to learn about minimum sizing and other considerations for window and recessed bends.
Our requirements for joggle bends depend on the material and bend angles. Generally, the more acute the angle, the more space is required between bends. Learn our specific criteria in the full FAQ!
Flange length is measured from the center of a bend to the nearest cut edge. Learn how to apply our minimum flange specs for successful parts and quick turnarounds!
We bend sheet metal and polycarbonate with a process known as air bending. This means our bend radii are set for each material thickness and we’re unable to offer large radiused flanges. compound bends, or custom bend radiuses upon request.
Bending polycarbonate comes with a different set of considerations than forming sheet metal. Learn about design requirements for plastic bending to ensure your parts are processed successfully!
You can access the part preview tools by clicking the preview image on any part in your account, or when getting instant pricing. Then, under the preview image of your part, select the Tools option. From there you can directly measure your part or access material specs.
Find tolerance specifications for each material thickness on each material page in our Material Catalog. We provide cutting, bending, and material thickness tolerances so you can plan accordingly!
To use our online Parts Builder, we recommend logging into your SendCutSend account first. Then select a template. From there, adjust units, dimensions, and feature placement, add bend lines if needed, and save your part before getting instant pricing!
We’re unable to share DXFs for parts created in our Parts Builder. If you want to modify a part beyond the options available in the Parts Builder, we can recommend designers who can help! We also have CAD tutorials for free software like QCAD and Inkscape.
We’re unable to process existing parts that are sent to us, since we cut from in-stock materials and only provide post processing services like bending, tapping, and finishing for parts we have cut.
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