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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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.
This typically occurs because the overall flat part size is too large or too small for the material. Please check that the file is setup at 1:1 scale in inch or millimeter units. Ensure the correct unit is set for your part after uploading the file.
We’re unable to guarantee the translucency or light diffusion capability of our white laser cut acrylic. To determine if the material is a good fit for your application, we recommend using our Parts Builder to create and order small test pieces.
Acrylic and polycarbonate parts are cut and shipped with the manufacturer’s protective covering intact. Protective coverings will need to be removed when the parts get to you.
At SendCutSend we stock over 15 different sheet metal types in a wide range of natural unfinished hues. Additionally, we offer anodizing, plating, and powder coating services that can provide red, yellow, gold, green, blue, white, and black surface finishes.
We do not cut tubing or piping. At this time, SendCutSend provides 2D through-cutting in flat media only. Additionally we only cut in-stock materials which include sheet metal, sheet plastics, wood/boards, and composites. Take a look at our Materials Library and Services page to learn more!
We choose the best cutting method for each material, so we aren’t able to use a different cut process upon request for individual orders. You can find the process by material on our design guidelines pages.
We cannot use a smaller CNC router bit size to cut parts upon request. At this time, we cut all CNC routed materials using a 0.125″ bit.
We make it easy for you to confirm material properties from our Materials Library. Each material has a detailed chart that includes specifications and properties.
If you need to know how thick we can cut at SendCutSend, the best way to confirm this is by visiting our Material Minimum and Maximum Sizes chart. There you can find every stock thickness of material we offer and confirm the cutting process (fiber laser, CO2 laser, waterjet, or CNC router). Please note,
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
