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.
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.
At this time we anodize 5052, 6061, and 7075 aluminum. Many non-ferrous metal materials can be anodized, but aluminum is the best candidate and creates the most successful finish.
Our finishing services can add ~0.0004”-0.01″ to the overall thickness of your parts depending on the finish type (anodizing, plating, or powder coating). See the FAQ or service guidelines for details.
Linear deburring is available for parts as small as 1″ x 3″ and as large as 24″ x 46″ depending on the design, material, and geometry.
Our linear deburring service will clean up imperfections on your laser cut parts. While it won’t give your parts a perfect cosmetic finish, it will prepare them for finishing processes and assembly.
SendCutSend’s laser cutting methods prevent major burr and dross buildup, but both imperfections are still unavoidable parts of the manufacturing process. Read through our material pages to see examples of dross and burr in different thicknesses.
Powder coating adds 3-5 days to an order’s lead time before shipping. For this reason, we recommend ordering finished and unfinished parts separately so we can ship your non-powder coated parts as soon as they’re ready.
You can powder coat bent/formed and tapped parts. Please be aware that die witness marks from the press brake will be visible through the coating. Also, you will have to chase any tapped holes to clear the threads once you receive the parts.
We offer powder coating in seven colors: matte black, gloss black, wrinkle black, gloss white, gloss red, gloss yellow, and emerald green.
We do not offer laser engraving or solid etching at this time. We recommend contacting a specialty engraving or trophy shop for those services.
There will inevitably be scratches left on the surface of your part after the machining process especially on the bottom side that contacts the laser bed. If you want to minimize the effect the scratches will have on the final look of your part, select deburring or tumbling before checkout if your parts are eligible.
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
We accept .ai, .dxf, .dwg, .eps, .stp, and .step
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