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Getting Started with SendCutSend

Welcome to SendCutSend! We’re excited to help you bring your ideas to life using our laser and waterjet cutting services. 

Get a quote through our online quote system for fast and accurate pricing in any of our materials.

How to Order Parts on SendCutSend

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It starts with a CAD design

Upload your CAD design, get an instant quote, we manufacture it and ship it right to your door. All within 2-4 days for standard orders. 

We currently only work with 2D vector files. These files need to be in 1:1 scale, in .dxf, .dwg, .ai, or .eps format. There should only be one part per file, and only the cut lines for the part you wish us to produce.

Follow our design guidelines

Make sure your file is set up for our lasers by following our Design Guidelines. Get tips on how to prepare your artwork for each of our cutting services that we provide. We also have additional design criteria listed on each of the Materials Pages.

No CAD file? Try our Parts Builder

If you don’t have a DXF file for laser cutting, no problem! You can now select, customize and order a variety of parts from simple brackets to house numbers in a matter of minutes.

SendCutSend's online part builder

Utilize our additional services

We offer a variety of finishing processes and services to get your parts looking exactly how you imagine. Familiarize yourself with our services and guidelines before uploading your design.

 

Anodizing

Choose anodizing for lightweight corrosion resistance. Our convenient Class II anodizing service adds durability and character to your laser-cut parts.

Bending

We know your projects are multi-dimensional. Get freshly bent metal parts, right off the machine.

Countersinking

For flush surfaces, there’s countersinking. Increase the lifespan of your part and preserve your hardware from long-term wear.

Hardware

Let SendCutSend and PEM fasteners set your parts up for success with self-clinching nuts, studs, and stand-offs.

Plating

Protect your designs with plating. Zinc electroplating helps defend your parts from rust while increasing strength and resistance to wear.

Powder Coating

Custom powder coating gives your laser and waterjet cut parts a bold, long-lasting finish and protective layer which provides corrosion, oxidation, and damage resistance.

Tapping

Utilizing specialized, automated equipment, we precisely laser-cut a hole, create some threading, and send you on your way with your completed part.

Deburring

Our laser cut deburring/finishing process is included at no cost because we want you to have good-looking parts when they arrive at your door.

Understand our limitations

We can cut just about anything, but there are certain material specifications we need to meet for our lasers to cut their best. While we provide free 3-5 day shipping on all standard orders and $19 shipping to Canada, we have some shipping limitations as well.

Our Laser Cutting Service FAQs

How can I design a part file on an iPad?

We strongly recommend using a desktop program such as Fusion 360 (3D) or QCAD (2D) to design parts if at all possible. However if an iPad is the only option available, Shapr3D is preferred by iPad users and we have DXF export advice here for that program.  Be sure to review our design guidelines

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Can you bend parts with a custom bend radius?

SendCutSend does not provide a custom bend radius for any bent parts since it is set for each material and thickness. Take a look at the material page for your chosen material to find the bend radius by thickness, or check out the bending specifications table at the bottom of our Bending Calculator page. The value for each

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How should I enter bend definitions?

Per our bending guidelines, please enter bend definitions as measured from the outside of the bend. In the illustration below, you will see that the acute bend is being called out as 130°. You can think of it as the number of degrees the flange is actually bent from a flat position.  When you enter

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Will my laser cut sheet metal parts be perfectly flat?

Our typical raw material flatness deviation is +/- 0.030” per foot in our laser cut sheet metals. Individual part flatness depends on the cut geometry and stress relief when material is removed during the cut process, so we’re not able to guarantee the flatness of finished parts. Learn more about this and how to

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Will other services be performed before or after finishing?

Bending, countersinking, and tapping services are performed before finishing services. Hardware is installed after anodizing and plating, but before powder coating. Parts with both hardware and powder coating services will have the hardware capped/plugged before being powder coated. Check out the individual guidelines pages for each service so you’ll know what to expect when you receive your parts!

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Can I send you an .stl file?

We’re unable to accept STL files since we require 2D vector files to quote and produce parts. Learn which file formats we can accept and check out our guidelines here. Take a look at our tutorials for assistance exporting cut-ready files!

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Start your first SendCutSend project today!

Upload your CAD design or use our parts builder and get a free instant quote on your custom laser cut parts, all delivered to your door in a matter of days.

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We proudly use hardware by PEM

Flush Standoff, 4-40, .250" Zinc plus Clear Chromate

SKUSO-440-8
Thread Size4-40 x .250″
Hole size in sheet (+0.003/-.0.000).168″
Minimum sheet thickness0.040″
Maximum sheet thickness.125″
Fastener materialSteel
Minimum distance hole C/L to edge0.230″
When determining the distance between two or more fasteners, you can calculate the distance by the formula, C/L to edge + 1/2 the diameter of the second mounting hole..314″
Recommended panel materialSteel/Aluminum
Coating typeZinc
Length.250″
Aluminum material ranges (5052, 6061, 7075)0.040″-0.125″
Steel material ranges (CRS, HRPO, HR)0.048″-0.119″