If your design has perpendicular flanges that meet in a corner, like a box, you’ll want to ensure there’s enough clearance so the flanges don’t collide and prevent the operations from being completed. Learn how to build clearance into your designs!
Our material bending specifications are set by stock thickness and include bend radius, K factor, tolerances, and minimum flange length. Learn how to find critical specs in our Material Catalog and Bending Calculator!
If you’d like to suggest new material or service options, we’ve made it easy! Suggest new material or service options through the Material Suggestion and Service Suggestion forms available on our website.
We don’t provide Ra or surface roughness specifications at this time. To provide the best value, material suppliers can change and mill finishes may have varying surface roughness. If one of our finishing services is not added for sheet metal parts, your parts will ship with the mill finish.
We’re unable to provide a specific grain direction for your sheet metal parts since they are automatically cut in the most efficient way possible. If a specific grain direction is important for your project we recommend finishing parts when they get to you.
We have free font packages you can download in both stencil-style and loose letter options to use in your next text-based design project.
Preventing or fixing dense nodes in your design file results in better edge quality for your parts. Learn what nodes are, why they can affect your part, and how to prevent or correct excessive nodes in your design file.
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!
At SendCutSend we do offer gauge tables for Autodesk Fusion! Our Fusion gauge tables simplify sheet metal rule setup so you can use SendCutSend’s bending specifications for the material thicknesses you need. Learn how to import our sheet metal rules in the full FAQ.
The effective bend radius is set for each material thickness at SendCutSend. For some materials the bend radius will not correlate linearly with stock thickness due to tensile strength and other factors. Confirm the bend radius specification for the material you need in our Material Catalog!
Our bending service requirements are detailed in our Bending Guidelines. Use this checklist of bending considerations to review your designs before uploading part files!
If your bent part requires an odd flange shape, we can bend it if you create a flat reference point or “break-off tab.” Learn how to set up your design for successful bending with an irregular flange shape.
You can prevent deformation and tearing with bent parts by adjusting flange length, moving cut features away from the bend line, or adding bend reliefs. Read the full FAQ to learn how!
Our bend relief requirements depend on the material chosen for your part. We provide a relief depth specification for each bendable material thickness to remove the guesswork. Read the full FAQ to learn how to apply it!
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!
Mirrored parts are easy to order at SendCutSend. Learn about operation and material considerations for part mirroring and how to order these types of parts by either using our Duplicate item button or uploading a separate file.
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 an instant quote!
Everything you need to know to design for laser-cutting, CNC routing, bending, and tapping.
Everything from software-specific tutorials to material selection tips.
We have sheet metals, plastics, composites, and wood/boards for every project.
Min and Max part sizes for all our materials
